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
    Donated to Alzheimer's Research

  • Course Tuition
    Details about tuition and financial aid below

Application Instructions:

  • Application Information and Requirements

  • 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.

Applications are closed

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
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

ORIENTATION

Founder & artist, Catherine Haggarty will lead a virtual orientation with all Canopy Artists before each semester of The Canopy Program.

FOUNDATIONS

Semester 1 | Fall 2025

Tuesdays, 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)

LECTURES & DEVELOPMENT

Semester 2 | Winter 2026

4 meetings via Zoom + Asynchronous Lectures + Workshops

Monday, January 26
Tuesday, January 27
Monday, February 9
Tuesday, February 10

THE FULL PICTURE

Semester 3 | Spring 2026

Tuesdays, 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)

GROUP EXHIBITION - CHELSEA, NYC


Spring 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!

ADDITIONAL CONTENT + MENTORSHIP

Throughout 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.
  • Office Hours with Canopy Mentors
  • Access to Recorded Archives from Lecture Club
  • Studio Visit Pairing with an artist from another cohort
  • Social Meetups

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.