Amit Karo named 2022 Sculpture Program Graduate in Residence

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At The Florence Academy of Art there is a tradition of recent and new graduates of our full-time certificate programs being offered a position as a Graduate in Residence (formerly known as the “Fourth Year Prize”). These students showed exemplary talent and dedication to their studies as a student and as a Graduate in Residence are offered studio space to continue to hone their craft and build a body of work while gaining valuable teaching experience as assistant instructors on our faculty.

We are proud to announce that current student Amit Karo, due to graduate in December of 2021 from the Sculpture program will begin his residency in January of 2022! We asked Director of the program, Mitch Shea, to share some words with us about Amit:

“Amit is unique in the sense that he came to the academy with little to almost no experience. It was through patience, love of the art, and careful understanding of the process that he was able elevate the quality of his work from amateur to professional in less than three years. Often enough interested students feel skeptical about their experience or level of work and are hesitant to apply, but it is exactly students like Amit who the program is designed for. As a graduate in residence he will be given a studio and an opportunity to continue working, in exchange for assisting with material lectures and casting a variety of historical and anatomical references for the sculpture studio to benefit the students.”- Mitch Shea, Director of the sculpture program at the FAA

Congratulations Amit!

To see more of Amit’s work please visit:

Instagram: @amitkaro