![]() “I am grateful to have been a part of the relaunch of this storied Academy,” Rowe comments, “and to have worked alongside supportive and dedicated staff, the board of trustees, and community members. Most recently, Rowe is credited with the design and merchandising of de Gerenday’s Fine Art Materials and Curiosities, which opened on the Academy’s campus at the end of June. ![]() Rowe’s efforts supported the work of the Co-Artistic Directors, Jordan Sokol and Amaya Gurpide, to revive Lyme Academy’s mission to teach the foundational skills of drawing, painting, and sculpture in the figurative tradition. She initiated necessary upgrades to the facilities, hired administrative staff, secured numerous grants for the organization, re-engaged with the Lyme/Old Lyme community, and planned several events on campus. Rowe contributed to planning the reopening of the Academy in fall 2021. Consequently, the Academy has launched a search for a Managing Director to oversee the Academy’s finances, facilities, and operations on its nine-acre campus in Old Lyme, C0nn. OLD LYME - Mora Rowe, who currently serves as the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Executive Director, has announced her intention to step down from the position this month. Prominently featured in the March 2018 American Art Collector article titled Through Her Eyes written by John O'Hern.Mora Rowe has announced she will be stepping down from her current role as Executive Director of Lyme Academy of Fine Arts in September. ![]() Shaleigh Dance Works Performance In ResponseĪnnual International Portrait Competition Process As Metaphor Talk w/ Make & Take Project: Sat June 29, 1p Solo Exhibition: Like Sound Through Water Moderated by Alia El-Bermani with artists Leila Abdelrazaq, Precious Lovell, and Sylvia MaierĢ019 Figurative Drawing & Painting Exhibition Amaya has also taught as an adjunct Professor at The New York Academy of Art.Īmaya’s work has exhibited internationally, and her drawings and paintings are in private collections throughout Europe and the U.S.ĪRTIST TALK: ALIA EL-BERMANI + CLARENCE HEYWARD branch of The Florence Academy of Art in Jersey City, where she currently has a studio and is a Principal Instructor. In 2014 Amaya was invited to move back to the U.S. After a decade in New York, Amaya returned to Spain in 2009 to concentrate on her painting and offer figure drawing, anatomy and painting classes from her private studio in Madrid. In 1999, she moved to New York City to broaden her studies in figure painting and drawing at the Art Students League, the National Academy of Design and the Grand Central Academy, all of which awarded her various scholarships. She began formally studying art at the age of 16 in the School of Arts of Pamplona. This workshop will focus on one long pose and will be accompanied by daily demonstrations to illustrate every stage, guide the student though the process and to explain how to maximize the use of the materials.Īmaya Gúrpide was born in Spain. Primarily using graphite, we will discuss visual narrative, translating a particular mood of the sitter, and hierarchy of information. Beginning with an understanding of the structural scaffolding that supports the construction of the head and moving to an abstract comprehension of the visual experience. In this three day workshop we’ll explore portrait drawing through a linear and mass oriented approach. ![]() *SOLD OUT email to be placed on waitlist.
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