Paula Crown
Paula Crown earned her M.F.A. in painting and drawing in 2012 from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has had solo exhibitions at the Aspen Institute; Dallas Contemporary; Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY; The Goss-Michael Foundation, Dallas, TX; 10 Hanover, London; Studio Cannaregio, Venice, concurrent with the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale; Fort Gansevoort, New York, NY; and Hebrew University Arts Website, Jerusalem, Israel.
In 2025, Crown joined the Consortium for Art + Culture for America, a non-partisan, non-profit organization, to support the cultural sector as economic, diplomatic, educational, and health drivers for civic cohesion and development. In 2009, President Barack Obama appointed Crown to the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She also serves as a Trustee for The Aspen Institute: Aspen and Washington DC.
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Paula's Upcoming Workshops
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III
Level III
Students have formal training in critical issues of 2-D art making, experience with public critiques and a solid portfolio of their artwork.
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Level IV
Students have advanced skill and knowledge of painting and drawing. Students are highly motivated and self-directed, have a minimum of five years experience in their field and have multiple portfolios of their artwork. Portfolio review is required for admittance to some Level IV classes.
Jul 13 - 17, 2026
July 13, 15, and 17, 9AM-12PM
Beyond Judgement: The Work of Critique
Paula Crown, Liz Ferrill
Tuition $150
Code D0734-26
In Against Interpretation, Susan Sontag writes, "What is important now is to recover our senses. We must learn to See more, to Hear more, to Feel more." This community focused, discussion and critique-based workshop encourages artists to investigate their artistic intentions within a supportive environment of critical thinking, looking, and responding. As a cohort of artists who are active participants in the act of observation and interpretation, the intention is to expand one's understanding of how to speak about the work of our peers without judgement or categorization. Though this is not a traditional critique class, we focus on building skills in how to guide a studio visit with questions, avoiding art world sound bytes but rather spotlighting authentic and unique feedback. This workshop is for serious artists who are searching for community, dialogue, and honesty within a cohort. Participants are encouraged to bring physical work as well as digital images to share and discuss, with emphasis on awareness and being present among the group.