Alumni Membership Group

Dear Alumni of Lyme Academy of Fine Arts and/or Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts,

In early September 2021, the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts officially reopened with a renewed dedication to the mission of its founder, the sculptor Elisabeth Gordon Chandler. Now that the flurry of reopening activities has settled, we would like to reconnect with you, our illustrious alumni, who either began your art careers or refined your artistic skills at the Academy. Your contributions to our history are important, as is your participation in our future, as we continue to provide education and inspiration for our students.

Today, we invite you to become official members of the Alumni Membership Group of the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts. We ask that you help us get to know you better, and identify how we can facilitate your reconnection with the school, with your peers and instructors, with new students, and more.

To that end, please consider taking a brief survey specifically designed for alumni, so that we can connect with you in the ways that will serve you best.

The year ahead is going to be a busy one for our alumni, filled with events, opportunities for learning, and a variety of new membership benefits.  Your commitment to the Academy in the past is what inspires our commitment to you now, and we could not be more excited to build our future success together.

Click here to take our survey

Lyme Academy alum, Morteza Khakshoor is featured in an upcoming show at the Cooley Gallery May 26 - June 25

Morteza Khakshoor (b. 1984 Iran) currently lives and works in Southern California. He moved to the US in 2010 to continue his education in Fine Arts. He received his BFA from Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in 2015 and completed his MFA at The Ohio State University in 2018. He has been exhibiting his work nationally and internationally since 2011. Solo exhibitions include ‘Forty-One Drawings and Prints’, University Art Gallery, California State University (2018) and; ‘What Has Become Of Your Strength’, George Mason Atrium Gallery, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA (2016). Group Exhibitions include, ‘Humoral Theory’, (3-Person Exhibition), BEERS London, UK (2020); ‘Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair’, London, UK; ‘Art on Paper Fair’, The Tunnel, NY (2019) and; 2018 Edition Artists Book Fair (E/AB), New York, NY.

He is the recipient of many awards, including The Inaugural Emerging Artist Award given at the Editions/Artists’ Book Fair (E/AB) in 2018. His works are in several private and public collections, most notably The Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice in New York City.