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Bridgeview Address:
10 - 27 46 Ave, second floor, Long Island City NY 11101
Tel. (718) 937-1300
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Details from famous Russian 19th century paintings (Kramskoi, Serov, Korovin)
       

BRIDGEVIEW SCHOOL OF FINE ART, NEW YORK
in the classical tradition...
located one subway stop from Manhattan, near PS1/MOMA

Now registering for the Fall Session (September 15 - December 14) for the Youth Programs! Call (718) 937-1300.

If you wish to have a trial class for $40 before registering for the fall, please do so until August 30 (last day of summer session).


Founded by classically-trained European and American artists, Bridgeview School of Fine Arts, New York, offers a unique program in traditional Drawing, Painting and Sculpture. In 2002, the Bridgeview School became accredited by the American Society of Classical Realism.

This program is based on the centuries-old techniques developed by generations of European masters. These techniques were painstakingly preserved at the Russian Academy of Fine Arts, which is the alma mater for most of the Bridgeview teachers. Almost everyone of them can trace his or her lineage directly to one of the greatest 19th century artists including French sculptors Rodin and Bourdelle, Swedish painter Zorn and Russian painters Repin, Surikov and Serov.

The school founders are contemporary artists, who live and work in America. Their academic training has helped them to find their own voice. Bridgeview founders do not consider realism as the only way of artistic expression. Rather, they think of it as the best environment for learning the conceptual and technical aspects of fine arts. Located in Long Island City (Queens), which is an emerging art center of New York and a new home to the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA Queens), Bridgeview is in the midst of cultural renewal. Its other neighbors include PS 1 Contemporary Art Center, the Noguchi Museum, and the Sculpture Center, just to name a few. On the other hand, we are only one subway stop from Manhattan, the most vibrant art community in the world.


"I know what rigorous training there was at the Russian academies and I applaud your efforts to bring it to America". Greg Hedberg. Director of European Art at Hirshl and Adler Gallery, New York and former Director of the New York Academy of Art.

"Thanks again for this school. All the instructors that Jessie has had have been enormously helpful to her. She would not be at the stage she is now without them. It has not been the art instruction alone that has contributed so much, but the people themselves and the genuine interest each of them has shown in her. It has been a privilege to work with them". Carole Shasha, Greenwich, CT (mother of student Jessica Shasha, age 16)

We congratulate Jessica Shasha! Jessica has been accepted to the Art Institute of Boston where she will begin her studies this fall. Jessica studied at Bridgeview with Samuel Kudish, Leonid Brener, Victor Kirillov and Polina Osnachuk.


Classes for Adults.
Continuing Education/Certificate
click here to see the schedule and fees


Classes for Children and Youth. Portfolio Preparation

(LaGuardia, Bayside, Sinatra High Schools, college etc.)
click here to see the schedule and fees for upcoming semesters

June 2008 party and children's exhibit

Highlights from the Children's Exhibit. June 2008
Watercolor by Sarah Mateo, age 13
under instruction of Polina Osnachuk
After Modigliani by Masha Churbakova, age 18
acrylic on canvas, under instruction of Polina Osnachuk
After Renoir by Lorena Mordukhayev, age 16, pastel, under insruction of Polina Osnachuk After Ilya Mashkov by Katya Zayko, age 15, under instruction of Galina Dubinskaya

We are very excited to have Boris Kulikov as our new teacher for 2007-2008. Boris Kulikov is an award-winning illustrator of children's books as well as major American magazines and newspapers such as New York Times, Wall Street Journal and, Time Magazine.


"Carnival of the Animals" written by actor John Lithgow and illustrated by Boris Kulikov, Simon and Schuster, 2004


Congratulations to our new LaGuardia High School students!

Kaitlin Faherty, Carolyn Helfand, Elena Gomez, Karolina Brzyska, Kelsey Lee, Yana Tsyn, Angelika Burkle, Charlotte P.

Tara Platania was accepted to LaGuardia, Sinatra and a private school on full scholarship. She chose private school.

We also congratulate
Georgy Gelashvili
for getting into Stuyvesant High School
Julianna Tosto for getting into Fashions Industries High School
Jessica Shasha for getting into Art Institute of Boston on a scholarship.
Ilya Mirochnik, Bridgeview alumni and a first year student of the Repin Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Russia for having his drawing taken into the Educational Fund of the Repin Academy.

Bridgeview School thanks Polina Osnachuk, Victor Kirillov, Samuel Kudish and Leonid Brener who have helped these and many other Bridgeview students to prepare award-winning portolios to enter a number of prestigious high schools and colleges.


In 2007-2008 Lena Murray spent 9 months studying at the Repin Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia. click here to read more.

To see Lena's work done in St. Petersburg click on the photo below

Back from Russia! Bridgeview founders John and Lena Murray visited Russian countryside in July - August 2007. click here to see photos and work from the trip


Bridgeview students and teachers' exhibits, awards, other achievements.

Bridgeview summer program in St. Petersburg, Russia, 2005 and 2006.

Academic Tradition III. Drawings, Paintings, Sculptures.
Bridgeview students and faculty exhibit at the Asian Cultural Center, October 2006.

Young Bridgeview students (age 6 - 17) exhibit in Manhattan at K-Place Gallery.
Located near Wall Street, K-Place Gallery is a premier exhibit center for major Russian artists from 19th to 21 century. Bridgeview children's exhibit took place April 22 - 30, 2005.

Academic Tradition I. Exhibit by Bridgeview adult students and faculty. Chelsea Museum of Art June 2004.

Click the links below for more information:

Russian-trained Artists Teach in New York by American Artist magazine, June 2004.

Lena Murray - Founder of Bridgeview in New York

John Murray - Co-founder of Bridgeview

Choosing art schools in New York - Why Bridgeview?

Samuel Kudish, Bridgeview painting instructor, teaches Portrait Painting at the Chelsea Art Museum

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