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About Ashcan
Ashcan Art’s programs provides middle school, high school, and college students with an intensive visual arts learning experience. Together, faculty and students prepare for the art school admissions process and the creative development of an outstanding portfolio.
Our institution takes pride in being a welcoming, diverse, and supportive environment for the fostering of unique and creative talent.
VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM
Ashcan Art’s Visual Arts Program is developed to encourage artistic expression and experimentation to develop confidence, and openness to new creative ideas. Our courses will benefit the most inexperienced artists up through advanced art students.
Under the guidance of our instructors and specially designed curriculums, students will create outstanding visual works and learn historical and contemporary art techniques of painting, drawing, sculpture, design, and more.
COLLEGE PORTFOLIO PREPARATION
Which school and major are more profitable for me?
Which school and major are more suited for me?
What should I submit for my portfolio?
When are the deadlines for the school applications?
How should I prepare for the applications, portfolio, essay, interview, and home test?
If these are your concerns, Ashcan Art can help you make an informed decision on schools, as well as walk you through the application process and the preparation of your portfolio.
Ashcan Studio of Art is an art school geared toward creative development and portfolio preparation.
Our curriculum is an individualized program in which each student’s personal interests and skills are the focus. With a lot of hard work, and with the resources of New York City’s arts community, 100% of our students have excelled to their greatest potential and have earned admittance into many of the highest-ranked BFA and MFA programs, most have received scholarships.
At Ashcan, we believe that artistic growth and development should take place in a diverse and supportive environment. Our students come from around the region and from around the world to study at our studios in midtown Manhattan and Queens. Our instructors are professionals in the visual arts with a passion for teaching. They offer a breadth and depth of knowledge and experience in Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Illustration, Animation, Theater, Industrial Design, Digital Arts, Graphic Design, Fashion, Interior Design, and Architecture.
MISSION STATEMENT
Ashcan Art is a New York-based art institution that offers high-quality art education to students of all levels and ages.
The artists of our namesake, The Ashcan School, were known for studying the underrepresented angles of New York urban life and encouraging young artists to express their raw visual energy in the New York art community. In that same spirit, Ashcan Studio of Art is committed to cultivating the intellectual curiosity within our students to explore the unique creativity of each individual.
Our goal is to develop a nurturing, open, and creative community in which young and new artists can advance their talents and grow as individuals. Ashcan’s Visual Arts Program is for students who wish to improve their skills and create a body of portfolio to advance to higher education. We are dedicated to helping them achieve their dreams.
Faculty
Shin Young Rho / Director
MFA, Lighting Design
Parsons The New School of Design, New York
Hayley Palmatier / Director
MFA, Illustration
The Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
David Kim / Director
Box Head Studio Director
Active Illustration Artist
Ki Jong Do / Director
MFA, Painting
Hong-Ik University, Seoul
Seung Ran Woo / Director
MPS, Interactive Telecommunications
Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, New York
Eunyoung Kang / Director
MPS, Interactive Telecommunications
Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, New York
Eunbi Clare Cho / Instructor
BFA and Art Education
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
Michael Dispensa / Instructor
BFA, Illustration
School of Visual Arts, New York
Yader Fonseca / Instructor
BFA, Illustration
School of Visual Arts, New York
Yalda Foroughmand / Instructor
BFA
Rhode Island School of Design
Cheryl Frey / Instructor
BA, Fine Arts / Art History
Valparaiso University, IN
Zhiyang Gao / Instructor
BFA, Illustration
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
Amber Hilson / Instructor
MFA, Animation and Visual Effects
University of Central Florida, Florida, FL
John Van Houten / Instructor
MFA, Studio Art
University at Buffalo, New York, NY
Kimberly Kim / Instructor
Active Illustrator
Kyung-Jin Kim / Instructor
MFA, Sculpture Program
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
MJ Kim / Instructor
MFA, Illustration
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
Amanda Lester / Instructor
BFA, Painting
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Jacqueline Nikol / Instructor
Active Illustrator
Hirah Park / Instructor
BFA, Painting
Mason Gross School of the Arts, NJ
Jaewon Park / Instructor
BA, Painting
Minor, English
Gordon College, MA
Carlos E. M. Ramos / Instructor
MFA, Painting
Yale University School of Art
BFA, Fine Arts
The Cooper Union School of Art
Anthony Shagan / Instructor
BFA, Illustration
School of Visual Arts, New York
Stefani Tolchin / Instructor
BFA, Fashion Design
The Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
Amphailin Wonglertsuwan / Instructor
BS, Multimedia Design and Development-Animation
Devry University, Chicago & Online, IL
Yoon Sung Yang / Instructor
MFA, Interior Design
New York School of Interior Design, New York, NY
Anna Zhen / Instructor
MA, Social Sciences
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Suebin Aurora Hong / Manager
BS, Education
The State University of New York, New York
Huishan Jin / Manager
MBA
Monroe College, New York
Sora Kim/ Manager
BS, Emerging Media
Hunter College, New York