1. Katie Adams Schaeffer joined Preview Party  Co-Chair June Smith, Isabel Toner and Holly Luff 

For more than a century, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts’ Annual Student Exhibition (ASE) has been the capstone academic achievement for our students. The ASE Preview Party, hosted by and celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Women’s Committee of PAFA took place on Thursday, May 8, 2025, 4:30-8:30 PM.

Proceeds from the ASE Preview Party support fine arts training at PAFA and event guests enjoy first access to the sale of our rising artists’ work, along with numerous other benefits. Not only is the Preview Party an opportunity to support rising artists on the cusp of their professional careers, it is also a chance to connect with fellow art lovers and become the first collectors of tomorrow’s art stars.

The Annual Student Exhibition has been a launching stage for the careers of some of PAFA’s acclaimed alumni, from living artists such as Bo Bartlett, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, and Elizabeth Osborne, to titans of the PAFA legacy, including Edna Andrade, Daniel Garber, Barkley L. Hendricks, and Laura Wheeler Waring.

2. Bachelor of Fine Arts exhibitors  Sakura Hartman, Olivia Hiester, Hana Rusi and Donovan Dickson chatted with Soufien Dauviari during the 124th ASE Preview Party

3. PAFA Women’s Board President Ashley McGuiness and her husband Trevor attended the ASE preview event

4. Honorary chairs Andrew and Lauren Addis

5. Grace Daspari, Stephanie Ingersoll, Lauren Addis, Kate Powell and Jen McGowan paused for a photo

6. Ed Ellers chatted with sponsor Julie Jensen Bryan and Laura Handler

7.  Sonia Manjon and Brittany Lewis chatted with artist Faith Castillo (center)

8. Inez Virdone, Richard Halloran, Petra Pieper, Henry Smith and Isabel Toner attended the event

9. Lynn Lehocky and Nicole McLaughlin

10. Samantha Williams, Allison Smith, John Battagliese, Kelly Devine, Isabel Toner and Jarad Poor gathered for a photo

11. Rebecca Segall chatted with Linda Aversa Caldwell

12. Ximena Coriat and Karl Fong attended the event