Founded by renowned artists Nelson and Leona Shanks, Studio Incamminati is an accredited Realist Art Academy for artists who seek not only to master classical technique but also to build sustainable, professional careers. Our mission is to provide rigorous training in realist art while equipping students with the tools to succeed in a rapidly evolving cultural and economic landscape. We believe that technical excellence opens the door to creative freedom, professional confidence, and cultural impact.
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Founded by renowned artists Nelson and Leona Shanks, Studio Incamminati is an accredited Realist Art Academy for artists who seek not only to master classical technique but also to build sustainable, professional careers. Our mission is to provide rigorous training in realist art while equipping students with the tools to succeed in a rapidly evolving cultural and economic landscape. We believe that technical excellence opens the door to creative freedom, professional confidence, and cultural impact.
The fully accredited curriculum teaches high-level representational art in drawing, painting and sculpture
The fully accredited curriculum teaches high-level representational art in drawing, painting and sculpture
Earn a BFA from a world-class university while receiving rigorous fine arts training in a studio setting at our contemporary art school,
Earn a BFA from a world-class university while receiving rigorous fine arts training in a studio setting at our contemporary art school,
Earn a BFA from a world-class university while receiving rigorous fine arts training in a studio setting at our contemporary art school,
This intensive three-week workshop is designed to provide students with an immersive introduction to the training approach of Studio Incamminati through concentrated study with several members of the school’s core faculty. Participants will experience the structured, observational, methodology that defines the institution’s curriculum while working in a focused studio environment.
This intensive three-week workshop is designed to provide students with an immersive introduction to the training approach of Studio Incamminati through concentrated study with several members of the school’s core faculty. Participants will experience the structured, observational, methodology that defines the institution’s curriculum while working in a focused studio environment.
Designed for serious part-time students balancing artistic study with professional and personal commitments. Evening and weekend classes offer structured, long-term training in drawing and painting from life.
This intensive three-week workshop is designed to provide students with an immersive introduction to the training approach of Studio Incamminati through concentrated study with several members of the school’s core faculty. Participants will experience the structured, observational, methodology that defines the institution’s curriculum while working in a focused studio environment.
Designed for serious part-time students balancing artistic study with professional and personal commitments. Evening and weekend classes offer structured, long-term training in drawing and painting from life.
Designed for serious part-time students balancing artistic study with professional and personal commitments. Evening and weekend classes offer structured, long-term training in drawing and painting from life.
