National Academy of Design

06/12/2025

Thank you Surface Magazine for covering “Kinetic Traces” which opens today, June 12 👏

“Kinetic Traces” is a group show featuring works from the class of 28 National Academicians inducted in 2024.

We welcome you to join us tonight from 6pm onwards.

📍National Academy of Design
519 W 26th St, Floor Two
New York, NY 10001

On view through September 13, 2025.

“Kinetic Traces” has been curated by Natalia Viera Salgado.

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06/11/2025

"Join us tomorrow for the opening of ""Kinetic Traces,"" a group exhibition showcasing the work of the twenty-eight artists and architects elected as National Academicians in the Fall of 2024.

""Kinetic Traces"" highlights the array of imaginative perspectives, range of creative achievements, and depth of craftsmanship of each artist and architect.

🗓️ June 12, 2025
6–8 pm

📍National Academy of Design
519 W 26th St, Floor Two
New York, NY 10001

🔗RSVP here: https://Kinetic_Traces.eventbrite.com

On view through September 13, 2025.

""Kinetic Traces"" has been curated by Natalia Viera Salgado. See you there!

Image: Amy Sherald, As Soft as She Is…, 2023. 70-color screenprint on Lana Aquarelle 600gsm. 45 1/4 × 37 in. © Amy Sherald. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth.

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05/22/2025

A big thank you to everyone who supported our 2025 Benefit Auction!

Whether you attended the party, made a bid on a work or made a donation, doing so says you believe in the arts and the future of the National Academy of Design as we approach our 200th Anniversary.

Thank you to the 28 National Academicians who donated works to the auction:
Marina Abramović, Ann Agee, Frances Barth, Hugo Xavier Bastidas, Sue Coe, Jane Dickson, Angela Dufresne, Richard Estes, Brenda Goodman, Richard Haas, Peter Halley, Julie Heffernan, David Humphrey, Robert Kushner, Judith Murray, John Newman, David Reed, Mira Schor, Joyce J. Scott, Andres Serrano, Kiki Smith, Kyle Staver, Jessica Stockholder, Barbara Takenaga, Fred Tomaselli, Dan Walsh, Stephen Westfall, and the Estate of Joseph Zirker.

Photography by: Argenis Apolinario.

https://nationalacademy.org/perspectives/The-2025-Benefit-Auction

05/06/2025

Supporting our auction means supporting the Academy, the oldest artist- and architect-run organization in the country!

Have you bid yet?

Browse and bid now on 28 works by artists including:

Marina Abramović, Ann Agee, Frances Barth, Hugo Bastidas, Sue Coe, Jane Dickson, Angela Dufresne, Richard Estes, Brenda Goodman, Richard Haas, Peter Halley, Julie Heffernan, David Humphrey, Robert Kushner, Judith Murray, John Newman, David Reed, Mira Schor, Joyce Scott, Andres Serrano, Kiki Smith, Kyle Staver, Jessica Stockholder, Barbara Takenaga, Fred Tomaselli, Dan Walsh, Stephen Westfall, and the Estate of Joseph Zirker.

Bid here: https://www.artsy.net/auction/national-academy-of-design-benefit-auction-2025?sort=sale_position

05/01/2025

Have you registered yet? Click the link in our bio to register with and get ready to bid on your favorite works starting tomorrow!

🖼️ Online Auction: May 2–16
🎉 Auction Party: May 15 | 6–8 PM
📍 RSVP required — space is limited! Secure your spot.

This year’s benefit auction showcases exceptional works by National Academicians, including:

Marina Abramović, Ann Agee, Frances Barth, Hugo Bastidas, Sue Coe, Jane Dickson, Angela Dufresne, Richard Estes, Brenda Goodman, Richard Haas, Peter Halley, Julie Heffernan, David Humphrey, Robert Kushner, Judith Murray, John Newman, David Reed, Mira Schor, Joyce Scott, Andres Serrano, Kiki Smith, Kyle Staver, Jessica Stockholder, Barbara Takenaga, Fred Tomaselli, Dan Walsh, Stephen Westfall, and the Estate of Joseph Zirker.

Support the future of art and artists — one bid at a time.

RSVP here: https://nationalacademy.org/calendar/2025-Benefit-Auction-Party

04/30/2025

Join us on May 7 for a virtual conversation featuring Susan Wides, Director and Curator of ‘T’ Space | Steven Myron Holl Foundation (SMHF).

Since 2010, SMHF has exhibited diverse emerging and established artists at its ‘T’ Space Gallery.

The SMHF Archive building houses a collection that records the passage of trends in contemporary design from 1977 to the present—over 1,200 models, 4,400 books, 20,000 watercolors, furniture, artwork, drawings, and documents.

The collection, displayed throughout the building, is the most comprehensive architectural resource open to the public in the region, and represents every stage in the design process. Designed by Steven Holl Architects, the building itself is an exemplar of ecological excellence that features a smart green roof, geothermal heating and cooling, recyclable aluminum cladding, high-tech operable skylights, and local building materials.

🗓️ May 7, 2025
4-6 pm

📍On zoom

🔗Admission is free but reservations are required.
https://nationalacademy.org/calendar/cs-tspace

04/29/2025

RSVP to our biggest party of the year, the 2025 Benefit Auction celebration! Champion our vibrant and visionary community and view the spectacular works all donated by National Academicians.

Space is limited—click the link in our bio to secure your spot!

📅 Online Auction: May 2–16
📅 Auction Party: May 15, 2025 | 6–8 PM 🎉

This year’s auction features incredible works by National Academicians, including:
Marina Abramović / Ann Agee / Frances Barth / Hugo Bastidas / Sue Coe / Jane Dickson / Angela Dufresne / Richard Estes / Brenda Goodman / Richard Haas / Peter Halley / Julie Heffernan / David Humphrey / Robert Kushner / Judith Murray / John Newman / David Reed / Mira Schor / Joyce Scott / Andres Serrano / Kiki Smith / Kyle Staver / Jessica Stockholder / Barbara Takenaga / Fred Tomaselli / Dan Walsh / Stephen Westfall / Estate of Joseph Zirker.





RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-benefit-auction-tickets-1313016751449?aff=oddtdtcreator

04/29/2025

In the late 1960s Richard Estes emerged, along with a number of other like-minded artists who were working in a highly realistic style that in many ways was a response to the minimalist and other pervasive abstract styles of the day.

As a recognized leader in the contemporary movement that became known as Photorealism, his work has been seen with ever-increasing frequency in exhibitions presented by museums and galleries throughout the United States and Europe.

During the late 1960s and through the 1970s it was the urban landscape that most captivated the artist. Estes was struck with wonderment by the variety of the city and the reflections created by the massive amounts of glass building fronts.

“NYC Parking Lot” illustrates the artist’s interest in capturing these effects by depicting a group of cars and the distorted reflections of the city around them. Working from photographs, the artist recreates and often readjusts the images once the composition is underway.

On his use of the camera, Estes wrote, “the camera is like one eye and it really deals only with values. And painting is trickery, because you can make people respond by guiding their eyes around the picture.”

Image: Richard Estes, NYC Parking Lot, 1969. Oil on Masonite. 23 3/4 × 36 in. National Academy of Design, New York, NY © Richard Estes

04/28/2025

Did you catch Kiki Smith NA in last week’s program, “While You Wait: The Power of Art in Public Spaces”? Get ready to bid on one of her works at our upcoming 2025 Benefit Auction!

Celebrate the extraordinary talents of National Academicians. Proceeds support the Academy’s exhibitions and public programs advancing American art and architecture.

🖼️ Online Auction: May 2–16, powered by Artsy
🎉 Auction Party: May 15 | 6–8 PM
🔗 RSVP via the link in our bio (capacity is limited).

This year’s auction features incredible works by National Academicians, including: Marina Abramović / Ann Agee / Frances Barth / Hugo Bastidas / Sue Coe / Jane Dickson / Angela Dufresne / Richard Estes / Brenda Goodman / Richard Haas / Peter Halley / Julie Heffernan / David Humphrey / Robert Kushner / Judith Murray / John Newman / David Reed / Mira Schor / Joyce Scott / Andres Serrano / Kiki Smith / Kyle Staver / Jessica Stockholder / Barbara Takenaga / Fred Tomaselli / Dan Walsh / Stephen Westfall / Estate of Joseph Zirker.

Join us to celebrate, bid, and support the future of the National Academy of Design.



https://nationalacademy.org/calendar/2025-Benefit-Auction-Party

04/25/2025

Don't miss your chance to apply for the 2025 Abbey Mural Prize!

Every year, the prize awards $125,000 to support the creation and restoration of public murals—especially projects that prioritize accessibility and connect deeply with local communities.

Since 1940, the National Academy of Design has supported artists and organizations using murals as powerful tools for social change, neighborhood renewal, and community storytelling.

Applications close soon! https://nationalacademy.org/the-academy/grants-and-fellowships/abbey-mural-prize

🗓️ Deadline to apply: May 2, 2025

04/23/2025

Join us for an evening of conversation between artist, Coco Fusco and art historian and critic, Eva Díaz.

At this event you’ll hear discussion around Afrofuturist time, and the ways art can be a powerful tool to redress economic, gender, and racial violence, as well as ecological injustices.

Artist Coco Fusco has explored anachronism and cultural inequality throughout her career and in her artwork titled “Undiscovered Amerindians”. Eva Díaz is the author of the book “After Spaceship Earth: Art, Techno-utopia, and Other Science Fictions” (Yale University Press, 2025).

🗓️ April 24, 2025
6-8 pm

📍National Academy of Design
519 W 26th St, Floor Two
New York, NY 10001

🔗Admission is free but reservations are required.
https://nationalacademy.org/calendar/CocoFuscoxEvaDiaz

04/21/2025

It’s the final week to see “Past as Prologue: A Historical Acknowledgment, Part II”.

A group of over 40 artists in the exhibition address issues of social and political inequity that have long shaped U.S. cultural life: civil rights, racial justice, gender equity, and economic justice, with a number of artworks highlighting the emotional labor that is asked of communities who have been historically othered.

On view through this Saturday, April 26.

Plan your visit:
📍National Academy of Design
519 W 26th St, 2nd Floor
Noon-6pm

Image: Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, CHILDREN OF STORIES HALF-TOLD, 2024. Glass domes, reclaimed lighting implement, tasselage, hand-sewn mini pillows, vintage medicine packaging sourced by the artist in Bangkok flea markets originating from the 1950s (around the time the artist’s father was born in Thailand), Thai bottle caps collected by the artist’s friends, chains, Thai tea tin. 20 x 12 x 31 in. Courtesy of the artist