We are pleased to tell you that Tim has been appointed the Interim Executive Director of the Art Students League of New York. Tim, who begins in his post today, has been an admirer of the 142-year-old art institution since he first read about it as a young artist in Southern California. His association with the school began in 1995, when he became an instructor in painting. When former director Ira Goldberg recently resigned his position to move to Spain and paint full-time, Tim was asked to take over leadership of the institution whose alumni and faculty include artistic giants like Jackson Pollock, Norman Rockwell, Georgia O’Keeffe, Edward Hopper, Will Barnet, James Rosenquist, and Ai Weiwei.
The announcement of Tim’s appointment was made by League Board President Ellen Taylor. “As a leading American painter who is also a dynamic and much loved teacher, Tim is well positioned to forward the League’s mission of training professional artists, while at the same time welcoming anyone with a passion for making art,” she said. In its January 19 report on the changes at the League, the New York Times quoted Taylor as noting that one of Tim’s greatest strengths is that he knows, understands and respects the culture of the League. Tim “is one of us,” Taylor wrote.
Tim’s graduate art history research was on the great American artist-educator Robert Henri, who was a faculty member at the League 100 years ago. Tim’s goal is to follow the example of artists like Henri, William Merritt Chase, John Sloan and Millard Sheets, who used their vision to lead great art institutions. Thank you for your ongoing love of art and support and interest in Tim’s career.
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About the Art Students League of New York
The Art Students League of New York is one of America’s premier art schools. It was founded in 1875 by artists, for artists, to provide affordable studio-based art education of the highest quality. Great artists have trained, taught, and exhibited at the League throughout its rich history. Classes, lectures, workshops, exhibitions, and professional development programs continue the League’s legacy of supporting students who intend to make art a profession, and cultivating a spirit of community among artists.
