Amir H. Fallah - VIRTUAL 2025-2026 Canopy Cohort
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Amir H. Fallah - VIRTUAL 2025-2026 Canopy Cohort
$5.00
Program Cost:
$5 Application Fee
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Details about tuition and financial aid below
Application Instructions:
Applications are due Sunday, July 27th, 2025
Applicants will be notified July 31st - August 6th, 2025
Each Cohort has the same application form. When applying, you will be able to select your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice of Cohort Mentor for the 2025-2026 program year.
Cohort Overview
| Faculty Mentor: | Amir H. Fallah |
| Cohort Type: | virtual |
| Meeting Day: | Tuesdays |
| Meeting Time: | 6-9pm (EST) / 3-6pm (PST) |
| Cohort Size: | 10 Artists |
| 3 Semesters: |
Fall 2025 | 9 Weeks Winter 2026 | 2 Weeks Spring 2026 | 9 Weeks *specific start dates below |
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Group exhibition in Chelsea, NYC: |
Spring 2026 - Date TBA |
Faculty Mentor Bio
Amir H. Fallah received his BFA in Fine Art & Painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art and his MFA in painting at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has exhibited extensively in solo and group exhibitions across the United States and abroad. Selected solo exhibitions include The Fowler Museum; Museum of Contemporary Art in Tucson; South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings SD; Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland OR; San Diego ICA; and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland KS. In 2009, the artist was chosen to participate in the 9th Sharjah Biennial. In 2015, Fallah received the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant. In 2019, Fallah’s painting Calling On The Past received the Northern Trust Purchase Prize at EXPO Chicago. In 2020, Fallah was awarded the COLA Individual Artist Fellowship and the Artadia grant. In addition, the artist had a solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, accompanied by a catalogue, and a year-long installation at the ICA San Jose. The artist has works in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama; Jorge M. Pérez Collection, Miami; Albright Knox Museum, Buffalo; Deste Foundation For Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece; Xiao Museum Of Contemporary Art, Rizhao, China; McEvoy Foundation For The Arts, San Francisco; Nerman Museum, Kansas City; SMART Museum of Art at the University of Chicago; Davis Museum, Massachusetts; The Microsoft Collection, Washington; Plattsburg State Art Museum, NY; Cerritos College Public Art Collection, CA; Los Angeles County Department of Arts & Culture, CA; and Salsali Private Museum, Dubai, UAE.
Cohort Schedule Overview
ORIENTATIONFounder & artist, Catherine Haggarty will lead a virtual orientation with all Canopy Artists before each semester of The Canopy Program. |
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FOUNDATIONSSemester 1 | Fall 2025Tuesdays, 6-9pm (EST) / 3-6pm (PST) 9 meetings via Zoom 9 weeks / 1 week off September 9, 16, 23, 30 October 14, 21, 28 November 4, 11 (No meeting week of October 6) |
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LECTURES & DEVELOPMENTSemester 2 | Winter 20264 meetings via Zoom + Asynchronous Lectures + Workshops Monday, January 26 Tuesday, January 27 Monday, February 9 Tuesday, February 10 |
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THE FULL PICTURESemester 3 | Spring 2026Tuesdays, 6-9pm (EST) / 3-6pm (PST) 9 meetings via Zoom 9 weeks / 1 week off March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 April 14, 21, 28 May 5 (No meeting week of April 6) |
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GROUP EXHIBITION - CHELSEA, NYCSpring 2026 - Date TBA After completing 3 semesters with your mentor, your cohort experience will culminate in a pop-up group exhibition at The Canopy Studio in Chelsea (NYC). See previous Canopy Cohort Exhibitions at our Chelsea Studio! |
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ADDITIONAL CONTENT + MENTORSHIPThroughout The Canopy Program, artists will have numerous opportunities to work with additional faculty and hear from special guest speakers. Artists will be invited to virtual + in-person meet-ups to connect all participating artists.
Vic Roth
Virtual Salon
Sarah Peters
Virtual Salon
Sarah Faux
Virtual Salon
Loren Edrich
In-person Drawing Salon
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Tuition and Financial Aid
The full tuition total is $6,500, which includes:
| Deposit: |
$500 deposit to secure seat in cohort (part of tuition) |
| Semester 1 Tuition: | $2000 |
| Semester 2 Tuition: | $2000 |
| Semester 3 Tuition: | $2000 |
The cost per contact hour is $88-92.
Please note: Upon acceptance, a $500 deposit is due on Friday August 8th, 2025 in order to secure your spot in the cohort. The deposit will be applied toward your tuition.
You may choose to pay the full tuition at the start of the 1st semester or enroll in a payment plan.
Please see Tuition and Financial Aid for more information regarding extended payment plans and Financial Aid.
Please note: Upon acceptance, a $500 deposit is due on Friday August 8th, 2025 in order to secure your spot in the cohort. The deposit will be applied toward your tuition.
You may choose to pay the full tuition at the start of the 1st semester or enroll in a payment plan.
Please see Tuition and Financial Aid for more information regarding extended payment plans and Financial Aid.


