Tehching Hsieh was born on December 31, 1950 in Nan-Chou, Taiwan. Hsieh dropped out from high school in 1967 and took up painting. After finishing compulsory army service (1970-73), Hsieh had his first solo show at the gallery of the American News Bureau in Taiwan. Shortly after, Hsieh stopped painting. He made a performance action, Jump, in […]

A panel discussion will be held in conjunction with our exhibition The Worlds of Chuck Bowdish, on view at NYSS’s Main Gallery from January 19 to March 10, 2024. Artists Sasha Chermayeff, Bruce Gagnier, Ernie Sandidge, and Lisa Steiner will be in conversation about the life and work of Chuck Bowdish. Painter Sasha Chermayeff studied at NYSS with […]

Andrea Achi is the Mary and Michael Jaharis Associate Curator of Byzantine Art at the Met, and holds a PhD from New York University. Dr. Achi’s scholarship and curatorial practice focus on late antique and Byzantine art of the Mediterranean Basin and Northeast Africa. She has brought this expertise to bear on exhibitions like Art and Peoples […]

Born and raised in Thibodaux, Louisiana, Jammie Holmes (b. 1984) is known for his paintings that portray intimate and poignant scenes of distinctly American communities, families, and traditions. Holmes draws heavily on his own recollections to depict the stories and experiences of Black life in the deep American South, capturing moments of celebration and struggle. The artist, […]