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Mitchell Bagnas Featured in Best of Drawing Magazine

Mitchell Bagnas Featured in Best of Drawing Magazine

November 26, 2025 8 0 comments 0

We are thrilled to celebrate ÀNI Artist Mitchell Bagnas, whose work has been honored in the Best of Drawing Winter 2026 issue. Mitchell earned First Place in the Strokes of Genius drawing competition for his piece Mourning Swan, a recognition that highlights both the strength of his vision and the rigor of his training. As

H. U. Nuwarapaksha-Gedara Chosen as Jury Favorite

H. U. Nuwarapaksha-Gedara Chosen as Jury Favorite

November 21, 2025 32 0 comments 0

We want to congratulate apprentice H. U. Nuwarapaksha-Gedara for being selected as part of the “Jury Favorite” in the BoldBrush monthly competition for October 2025. H. U. Nuwarapaksha-Gedara’s drawing, “Frozen In The Moment”, was one of 15% of all entries chosen as “Jury Favorite.” The BoldBrush Art Contest & Exhibit, also known as the BoldBrush Painting Competition, is

Creative Projects: Where Structured Training Meets Personal Expression

Creative Projects: Where Structured Training Meets Personal Expression

November 19, 2025 20 0 comments 0

If you’ve followed the ÀNI Art Academies for any length of time, you’ve likely encountered the term “Creative Project” attached to apprentice work. At first glance, the label may seem unnecessary—after all, isn’t everything in an art education program creative? In our program, the answer is both yes and no. Much of an apprentice’s training

First Marks: Origin Destination Line Exercise

First Marks: Origin Destination Line Exercise

November 14, 2025 28 0 comments 0

When new apprentices join the ÀNI Art Academies, their journey begins not with complex subjects, but with something profoundly simple: dots and lines. These first marks are far more than exercises; they form the foundation of a visual vocabulary that will shape every artwork they create. Many beginning artists start with what’s often called a

Thailand Apprentice Juried into Richeson75 Art Competition

Thailand Apprentice Juried into Richeson75 Art Competition

November 12, 2025 32 0 comments 0

Congratulations to apprentice Vilailuk (Som) Watchakittikorn, whose artwork, Eternal Love, was selected as a finalist in the Richeson75 Art Competition Animals, Birds, & Wildlife. This selection is even more exciting as this is the first time that she has been juried into an exhibition! You can learn more about Som’s artwork below.

Smartmarx Magazine

Smartmarx Magazine

November 7, 2025 57 0 comments 0

We are excited to share the inaugural issue of the Smartermax Magazine, a digital periodical aimed at everyone from the hard-working creative to the passionate art lover. More than just a newsletter, this resource is intended as a community hub, a place where artists, art-lovers, lifelong learners, and the many creatives of the ÀNI network can

ÀNI Artists Selected as Finalists

ÀNI Artists Selected as Finalists

November 5, 2025 72 0 comments 0

We are excited to announce that 10 artworks by eight ÀNI Artists have been selected as finalists in the Art Renewal Center 2025 Salon! These artists consist of current apprentices, graduates, faculty, and alumni. This year, the competition received over 4,500 entries from 44 countries, and approximately 17% (816 works) were selected as finalists. The

Chimera in Visual Art: Perceptual Cues, Prediction Models, and the Inference of Error

Chimera in Visual Art: Perceptual Cues, Prediction Models, and the Inference of Error

October 27, 2025 53 0 comments 0

The following is an excerpt based on the presentation by Anthony Waichulis given at the 2025 IX Arts convention. “Humans form an initial visual interpretation almost immediately upon seeing an image. The ‘gist’ of a scene can be extracted in under 100 milliseconds, with above-chance identification possible in as little as 13 milliseconds (about 1/75th of

Recent Awards and Accolades

Recent Awards and Accolades

October 22, 2025 106 0 comments 0

We want to congratulate our apprentices, faculty, and alumni who have recently won awards or have been recognized for their accomplishments. BoldBrush January 2025 Art Competition The Boldbrush Art Competition is a monthly online competition created by the FAFO team. This international competition offers over $38,000 in cash and service awards every month. Judges Choice Complexity

Apprentice’s New Creative Pieces

Apprentice’s New Creative Pieces

October 17, 2025 48 0 comments 0

As we move through fall, we wanted to share new artworks created by the ÀNI Art Academies’ Artists in recent months. Below, you will find both paintings and drawings that our apprentices have poured hours and hours of work into.

Taming a Chimera: Lecture by Anthony Waichulis at IX Art Show 2025

Taming a Chimera: Lecture by Anthony Waichulis at IX Art Show 2025

October 15, 2025 71 0 comments 0

ÀNI Art Academies’ Instructor and Co-founder Anthony Waichulis will be one of several guest lecturers and portfolio reviewers at the 2025 IX Art Show and Convention. Anthony’s lecture, Taming a Chimera, challenges the romance of “finding your style” with a stricter, testable claim: style isn’t a treasure to discover or a costume to wear; it’s the emergent fingerprint of

Tight² Opening Night

Tight² Opening Night

October 10, 2025 89 0 comments 0

A New Exploration of High-Definition Realism Curated by Anthony Waichulis October 10, 2025 — Today marks the opening reception of Tight² at Gallery 1261, now on view both in-person and online. This highly anticipated exhibition revisits the extraordinary terrain of high-definition realism in a dynamic follow-up to the landmark 2023 show curated by ÀNI Art

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