New York Art Studio | Art HS, College Portfolio Prep | F1 visa art school - New York, New York

James C.

Thank You, NYAS Director Ms. Soo Kyung Han and Instructors!

With your teaching and support, my daughter has been accepted into her dream schools for Fall 2025—The Cooper Union’s Architecture Program and Pratt Institute’s Architecture Program with generous scholarships. She also won a Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Gold Key, and her work will be exhibited at The Met.

Our Story:

My daughter, J., excelled in her SATs, maintained a high GPA, and participated in various extracurricular activities. Since 2023, I had been searching for the right art school to support her ambitions. That’s when I came across the New York Art Studio (NYAS) website. Impressed by their exceptional instructors from diverse artistic backgrounds and strong track record, I kept NYAS in mind.

In early 2024, I visited NYAS in person. The consultation staff patiently discussed my daughter’s artistic level, academic standing, and career goals. They also gave me a tour of the studio, which felt both comfortable and professional.

After my daughter completed her final SAT, we enrolled her at NYAS for four hours per week. However, I soon realized that we should have started a year earlier. To accelerate her progress, we increased her schedule to 12 hours per week.

I saw her improvement firsthand. The instructors—Ms. Kigin Yang, Ms. Hyoju Cheon, Mr. Kyeom Kim, and Mr. Siwoong Park—were friendly, patient, professional, and strict. They didn’t offer empty praise; they simply encouraged hard work. Initially, I was concerned about the workload, as my daughter had many other academic responsibilities. However, she reassured me that NYAS was not stressful for her. Instead, it became a creative escape where she could fully enjoy making art.

After seven months of dedicated effort under the guidance of these talented instructors, my daughter built an impressive portfolio.

It has been a long and challenging journey, but thanks to NYAS’s teaching, creative concepts, and skill development, my daughter will attend her dream school in Fall 2025.
Thank you, NYAS!

周萍

Today marked my last day at the Art Studio, where I packed up my art works and reflected on my journey. I looked at my very first painting, remembering how I started from zero right there in New York Art Studio. Now, I can genuinely say I’m living the happiest time of my life, feeling fulfilled, all thanks to studying art.

I want to express just how much I've enjoyed my time in the studio and how deeply grateful I am for everything I’ve learned there. This experience has sparked a desire to pursue art more seriously, and I feel so fortunate to have had the chance to explore something that brings me such joy.

Being there has truly changed my life. Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey with me.

Krishant S.

This studio has a great environment to practice art and learn new concepts. As an international student I joined their F-1 visa supported program. Have learnt so much in the short while I have been here. Teachers are great, provide guidance, work with you to cultivate and execute your ideas into artwork. The school works with you and makes your life easier. Definitely would recommend this studio to anyone who has any inclination to practice or improve your art skills, you will not be disappointed. Also below are some of my artworks that I started off in the first week. Quite happy with the results and couldn’t have imagined I’d be sketching this in the first week itself 🙂

Lilli's R.

I’ve been working at NY art studio for a little over a year. I started with working on a portfolio in senior year, got into Pratt, Ringling, and a few more. I’m currently in a gap year and still working at the studio once a week.

I fully recommend this studio. Teachers are great and helpful, I’ve seen myself grow a lot, lots of support, I’ve made things I never thought I could! Fully recommended! Bellow are some of the pieces I’ve made while at the studio

Maria C. W.

This art school is amazing! They give F1 visa for international students and it was very easy to transfer from my English course. The staff is all very efficient and nice! The teachers are really good and they allow you to explore your interests with different materials and styles but also help you strengthen your skills. It's also a nice space and really near the subway. Posting with a photo of a work I'm doing at the moment.

Esther L.

非常好的藝術學校，一個畫畫的小白，經過一年多以來的學習，現在已經有一定程度的信心，非常感恩🙏🏻
學校提供F1，歡迎國外學生入讀👍🏻

rakan R.

This place is my second home. I learned a lot of things about art and the community there is amazing. They are so nice and helpful. I worked there for almost a year and now i am ready to go to FIT after i got my accept. They helped to make my dream come true. I highly recommend it to any person who interested in any kind of art. ❤️❤️

Rakan

Jessica

My son had the most wonderful experience with NY art studio. In mid-October he made the last-minute decision to apply to specialist art high schools in New York and with very little art background, he was able, in 7 weeks, to pull together a portfolio that got him accepted into LaGuardia. He loved working with his teachers, learned a ton in a short period of time, and could not be more proud of himself. Thanks NY Art Studio for believing in him. He is going into high school with a new level of confidence!

**update, my daughter was just accepted into LaGuardia as well. NY art studio was so supportive throughout the portfolio building process, and she learned so much. Thank you NY art studio for all of your fabulous classes! The teachers are the best.