Tag: Fine Arts

  • FIT’s Impact On Me and My Art Abilities

    Since taking courses in FIT’s Precollege Programs, so many things have improved in my art skills! How you may ask? Well, before the program, I couldn’t grasp drawing things from life. It was always pretty difficult for me. I would usually  create cartoons or semi-realistic drawings. But now, since taking this course, I developed an eye…

  • Congratulations Daniella Magnani!

    Congratulations to Daniella who was just accepted to FIT this Fall for Fine Arts! Student: Daniella Magnani Major: Fine Arts Courses taken in Precollege Programs include: HFA 100: Bridging Painting and Drawing Were you accepted to FIT this fall too? We’d love to feature you on the blog as well! Email: [email protected] for more information.

  • Instructor Spotlight: John Allen

    John Allen is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Fine Arts Department of the School of Art and Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Mr. Allen, who has taught at FIT since 1997, has also taught at SUNY Purchase and Hunter College, CUNY. Some of the courses taught through Precollege Programs at FIT include…

  • Instructor Spotlight: James Patrick Reid

    James Reid has been teaching in the Fine Arts Department of the School of Art and Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology as an Adjunct Professor since 1998. He has also taught at The Art Students League, the New York Academy of Art, The Savannah College of Art and Design, Union College and Indiana…

  • An Update On My Fine Arts Portfolio Class

    Hey Y’all!I hope all of your classes are going well and that you’re all having loads and loads of fun working on your semester projects and whatnot. I mentioned in last week’s post that I am currently enrolled in HFA 148: Fine Arts Portfolio. I decided to take this course because I wanted to expand the…

  • Instructor Spotlight: Dik Liu

    Dik Liu is an Adjunct Instructor in the Fine Arts Department of the School of Art and Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology. He is a practicing artist and has taught at the college level for over 20 years. Dik has taught HFA 023: Basic Drawing and HFA 148: Fine Arts Portfolio for Precollege…