Member Events
March 26, 2025
Join us on Wednesday March 26th at 2 pm for a walk-through of Past as Prologue: A Historical Acknowledgement, Part II at the National Academy of Design, led by co-curator Sara Reisman.
We’ll meet at 2 pm at the gallery at 519 W 26th Street, 2nd floor, NYC 10001.
From the press release: “Starting with works from the early 20th century, Past as Prologue Part II examines how artists have envisioned a more expansive notion of cultural identity, through artworks imbued with the values of activist movements that have recast this country’s political landscape over the last century.”
You can read more about the exhibition at this link.
This event is open for AF members and their guests. RSVP below.
Image: Peter Williams, Young Picasso and His African Mistress, 1997. Oil on canvas. National Academy of Design, New York
February 25, 2025
It was an honor to become acquainted with the Gochman Collection of contemporary art by Indigenous and American artists, displayed in an upper east side apartment. We are grateful to Rachel and Moonoka for giving us a tour and sharing insights on some of the amazing works on display.
In order from top left to right, row over row:
1. Melissa Cody (Navajo/Diné), Into the Depths, She Rappels, 2023
2. Beau Dick (Kwakwaka’wakw, Musgamakw Dzawada’enuxw First Nation), Komina (Rich Woman), ca. 2000
3. Kay WalkingStick (Citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and Anglo), The San Francisco Peaks Seen from Point Imperiale, 2021
4. Cannupa Hanska Luger (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Lakota), Midéegaadi: Fire Bison, 2021
5. Cannupa Hanska Luger (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Lakota), Ruin, 2021
6. Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill (Métis), Untitled, 2023, (Tobacco, nylon stockings, stones, etc.)
7. Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Salish member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation), Amerika Map, 2021
8. James Luna (Payómkawichum, Ipai, and Mexican), War Dance Technology (Left), 1990
9. Rachel Martin (Tlingit, Tsaagweidei, Killer Whale Caln, of the Yellow Cedar House (Xaai Hit’) Eagle Moiety), Gochman Family Chalk Drawings, 2022
10. Jeffrey Gibson (Mississippi Band of Choctaw and Cherokee), BETTER BECAUSE WE CAN BE, 2022, beadwork
January 28, 2025
On January 28, 2025, AF President Jessica Daryl Winer led our second virtual drawing meet-up, Drawing Central Park, in the spirit of fellowship and peaceful observation. Here is the recording of the Zoom session. It was an enjoyable opportunity to observe nature and focus on drawing some lyrical Central Park trees.
December 10, 2024 Annual Members’ Meeting
Our 2024 Annual Members Meeting took place on December 10, 2024 via Zoom. (Note the many smiling faces.)
In our last fiscal year, we were able to provide 64 working artists with more than $325,000 to help get them through the worst times and back to work.
We thank our members and supporters for helping us fulfill our mission.
October 23, 2024
