Inducted as member of the National Academy of Design in New York
19 June, 2019
On Wednesday, October 30, 2019, the National Academy of Design inducted its newest class of National Academicians. Medrie MacPhee was among the visual artists inducted this year. (Photo of the National Academicians Class of 2019: Regina Bogat, Squeak Carnwaith, Sharon Davis, Steve DeBenedetto, Brenda Goodman, Michelle Grabner, Elana Herzog, Titus Kaphar, Annette Lemieux, Medrie MacPhee, Sangram Majumdar, Chris Martin, Carrie Moyer, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Richard Olcott, Jim Osman.)
National Academicians are professional artists and architects who are elected to membership by their peers annually. They represent some of the most distinguished practitioners in their respective fields. Becoming a National Academician is one of the highest honors in American art and architecture and cannot be applied for or solicited. In a tradition dating back to 1825, current members confidentially nominate and elect a new class each year, honoring the group’s remarkable contributions to the canon and story of American art. (source: NAD)