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By David Dong, Intermediate Program Student at The Florence Academy of Art Emma Rach-Syslak, "Penumbra", Pastel, graphite, sanguine, and chalk, 14 x 11 in. 2025 Just as the [...]

By David Dong, Intermediate Program Student at The Florence Academy of Art Opening night of the FAA’s etching exhibition On December 5th, The Florence Academy of Art opened [...]

Every year, The Florence Academy of Art offers students from the graduating class an opportunity to bridge the gap between their education and an independent artistic career. After completing the three-year [...]

By David Dong, Intermediate Program Student at The Florence Academy of Art The art of etching is sparking interest at The Florence Academy of Art, where a newly-formed community [...]

Nina DiRienzo teaching in her classroom in New Jersey Teaching is not simply about technique; it’s about continuity. It is a way to carry forward a living tradition that reaches back [...]

As we welcome the warmer days, the community of The Florence Academy of Art gather to celebrate the opening of Paper Mirror Paper, a self-portrait exhibition composed by FAA faculty and [...]

Introducing a cohort of accomplished graduates from our full-time painting and sculpting programs, the Graduate in Residence program at The Florence Academy of Art has attracted talent from diverse backgrounds, united by [...]

Daniel Graves, "Nelson White portrait", 2013 Nelson H. White, "Bagno La Salute Viareggio #2", Oil on panel, 12 x 20 in. 2008 Nelson is legendary [...]

"Before the Bath" is a painting of light and quiet movement. I wanted to capture a private moment and I looked to Vermeer, with his intimate explorations of light, movement, and [...]

"If you look closely, what do you see... is it magic?" How do we experience reality. A room, the studio, sunlight light hitting a door, that falls in a specific way for [...]

The FAA Collective would like to present "The Craft of Art and Nature,” an immersive video interview with artist Per Elof Nilsson Ricklund, graduate of and former principal instructor at The Florence Academy of Art. [...]

Artist and FAA Graduate, Daniela Astone, paints what is outside her door each morning during lockdown. On October 8th 2020, Daniela began to escape into the dawn of each new day, to rediscover the [...]

This week’s Spotlight on Art features La Marionetta by Former Director of Sculpture at FAA, Rob Bodem.La Marionetta was sculpted during my tenure as Director of the sculpture program at the FAA at [...]

This video featuring Mitch Shea, Director of the Sculpture Program at The Florence Academy of Art, explores the beauty and complexity of casting sculpture in bronze and the rebirth of his extraordinary work River God, [...]

This week’s Spotlight on Art features Hermits by FAA graduate and former Principal Instructor Zacheriah Kramer. The idea behind the picture: It seems we go wrong when we fail to see ourselves as part of [...]

This week, we would like to present you with a collaboration between realist painter Tanvi Pathare and Dior. Fine art and fashion meet to create beautiful one-of-a-kind travel trunks! https://youtu.be/CEEDavSKLFg [...]

“I feel I need to include the elements from all my senses, not just from vision. What I’m looking for is to bring more to the table in terms of creating a painting [...]

Thor Larsen, Principal Instructor and graduate of The Florence Academy of Art, has recently been commissioned to create a large-scale public sculpture depicting well-known and beloved characters from the Danish comedy film series 'Olsen-banden' [...]

Full lecture available on Patreon! An Installment in the Art History related content on The FAA Collective Patreon This week we would like you to give you a sneak preview of [...]