New York Academy of Art

Dynamic Self Portrait, offers students a contemporary look at self-portraiture, combining lessons from how artists have depicted themselves historically with new approaches pioneered by artists pushing the form forward today. This course asks what it means to work autobiographically, both as a technician and as an individual, balancing your vision with concrete methods to execute it. From symbolism to identity, from traditional drawing and painting to experimental composition, students will grasp and combine tools into a conceptual self-portrait underpinned by rigorous figurative skills. All in all, you’ll learn to represent yourself and maybe even see yourself in a new way.