Teaching

School of Visual Arts, MFA Fine Arts Program, NYC (2015 - present)

School of Visual Arts, Artist Residency Programs, NYC (2022 - present)

Columbia University, Visual Arts MFA Program, NYC (2021 - present)

Columbia University, Advanced Painting Intensive, NYC (summer 2025)

New York University, MA in Visual Arts Administration Program, NYC (spring 2025 - present)

MFA and CFA Programs, New York Academy of Art, NYC (2013 - present, workshops offered on a regular basis each semester)

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Low-Residency MFA Program, Philadelphia, PA (2016 - 2025, until degree programs stopped)

Creative Capital, Professional Development Program & Online Learning Program, NYC (2009 - 2021)

New York Foundation for the Arts, Information & Services Department (director), NYC (1998 - 2009)

MFA Courses Developed / Taught

Critique (7 and 15 weeks)
This course is directed to both first and second year graduate students of all backgrounds working across all media and content areas. The course will provide exhaustive, insightful discussion and feedback on students’ current studio work, project and exhibition ideas, and related creative research. The class will also discuss current exhibitions and other cultural events as directed by the students themselves.

Seminar (15 weeks)
The studio plays a vital role in the program as a space for reflection, conversation and presentation. In this course faculty will visit students in their studios throughout the semester. Students also meet with the chair and visiting artists, curators and critics. Students are required to take one section of Studio each semester. This course is directed to students of all backgrounds working across all media and content areas. The course will provide exhaustive, insightful discussion and critique on students’ current studio work, project and exhibition ideas, and related creative research.

Abstraction Seminar (15 weeks)
This seminar explores our innate capacity to express ourselves through abstract images and objects, investigating the various forms and motivations for producing abstraction throughout human history and across the globe. We will look at artworks that were produced in a wide array of media, from cave painting to filmmaking, textiles to digital media, architectural monuments to land art. Classes will be thematic and conversational, considering abstraction through various lenses: social, formal, conceptual, political, material, etc. Discussion of art works and readings will be supplemented by guest speakers, visits to exhibitions and collaborative research.

Professional Practice (15 weeks)
The Professional Practice course focuses on the core, practical information and skills needed for artists to lead a productive, successful, and sustainable professional career in the visual arts. Each week the class covers key topics and themes, including setting goals; documenting your work; writing artist statements, CVs, and narrative biographies; creating and managing your website, email, and social media communications; conducting professional studio visits; researching, introducing oneself, and working with commercial art galleries; pricing your art work; garnering sales and press; participating in alternative exhibition opportunities; conceiving and running DIY projects; applying for grants and other awards programs; earning income and managing your finances; understanding contracts and copyright; sustaining your career for the long-term; and much more.

Web Presence (7 weeks)
This course will help students develop a clear and effective web presence.  Students will begin by articulating their professional goals, and then conceive and implement impactful web site, social media, and email communications strategies in support of those goals.  Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of using the web to effectively communicate about their work to build sustainable professional careers.

Art Galleries (7 weeks)
This course examines the inner workings of the artist/gallery partnership. Students will identify and research galleries that would be appropriate for them and their work, and learn how to forge and sustain a meaningful, long-term relationship with a gallery and gallerist. We will discuss how to introduce work, get referrals, conduct studio visits and price your work. We will also consider exhibition logistics, sales and discounts, and online sales platforms.

DIY Art World (7 weeks)
This course is for artists who are interested in extending their practice beyond the four walls of their studio and creating more expansive and inclusive forms of support for their fellow artists, the arts community, and the greater public. This could include starting a new exhibition space, launching a residency or workspace program, founding an artist collective, starting a publication, seeding a new arts organization, or inventing something yet to be imagined.

Connecting (7 weeks)
This course is directed to artists interested in engaging and growing their audience and potential collaborators -- such as fellow artists, curators, gallerists, collectors, critics, arts workers, and the pubic at large -- to lead to long-term creative growth and sustainability as an artist. The course will cover key communication tools, both online and off, as well as established and innovative promotional strategies. This includes expanding one's existing network of supporters, conducting effective studio visits, fruitful follow-up, and effective negotiation skills.