04/17/2026
A typical master copy by beginning TAFA student, .l 🎨
Texas Academy of Figurative Art
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a•te•lier [n.] studio where an artist trains students. www.tafastudio.org
Teaching timeless traditions of beauty and technique in realist art.
Texas Academy of Figurative Art (TAFA) is an ARC Approved™ atelier that offers education and training that is anchored in the traditions of realistic art. Universities throughout the US have been simultaneously departing from a traditional realistic approach to art education, to the point that they no longer offer a legitimately grounded approach to either contemporary or classically-based figurat
04/15/2026
Celebrate World Art Day with a gift to TAFA! 🌎🖌️🎨
World Art Day is celebrated each year on April 15th, the birthday of Leonardo da Vinci, to honor creativity, cultural diversity, and to encourage artistic education. It is an opportunity to support the organizations and programs that make this work possible.
At TAFA, our curriculum is rooted in the tradition of realist figurative art, with an emphasis on drawing and painting from direct observation, strong draftsmanship, in a disciplined, atelier based environment.
Your gift helps ensure this tradition of fine art education continues in Texas. 🔗Link in bio to donate.
04/13/2026
The details ✨
“Fugitive’s Folly” by TAFA Director .art , 2026
Oil on canvas. 42 x 32 inches.
04/09/2026
Recent portrait studies by first term TAFA student student .p. ✏️ Graphite on paper.
04/07/2026
No shortcuts at TAFA. This is where artists are made.
04/01/2026
Recent work by TAFA Instructor ⛪️
“Summer Church”
Egg Tempera on Panel
12 x 24 inches
03/30/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us and made Spring Gallery Night 2026 so special. 🌷🖼️
03/28/2026
Join us tonight! 🌷🖼️
415 S. Main Street
5pm - 8pm
03/27/2026
This week in the model room at TAFA. Figure studies in progress. ✨
03/26/2026
A look at the process. ✏️ Progress photos by first-year TAFA student .l from the C. Bargue Drawing Course.
03/24/2026
What’s behind the blur? See it on March 28th during our Spring Gallery Night! 5pm - 8pm 🖼️✨ 415 S. Main St.
03/24/2026
Spring Gallery Night
Visit Texas Academy of Figurative Art on Gallery Night for their Spring Salon, an exhibition celebrating the Academy’s traditional, atelier based approach to drawing and painting. Enjoy wine and light bites while you experience their philosophy in practice and see how rigorous training develops into beauty. This show features contemporary realist works by students and faculty, including cast drawings, Old Master copies, portraits, figurative works, still lifes, and landscapes.
Spring Gallery Night takes place at the Texas Academy of Figurative Art, 415 S Main Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76104.
Learn more: https://www.tafastudio.org/
Visit the ARC Calendar for more events and exhibitions: https://www.artrenewal.org/Calendar/Search
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415 S Main Street
Fort Worth, TX
76104
Opening Hours
| Monday | 9am - 4pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 4pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 4pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 4pm |
| Friday | 9am - 4pm |