Avery Singer, a 2010 graduate of The Cooper Union School of Art, has created a special limited-edition print, titled Art Student (2026), in generous support of her alma mater. Thanks to a partnership between the artist, Cooper, and Hauser & Wirth, net proceeds from the initiative will benefit Cooper Union student scholarships, helping sustain opportunities for future generations of artists, architects, and engineers as part of the plan to return to full-tuition scholarships for all undergraduates.

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Developed in collaboration with Powerhouse Arts, the edition combines advanced printmaking techniques with hand intervention by the artist, making each impression unique. Art Student centers on a figure that Singer has returned to repeatedly throughout her career in varying adaptations and contexts—a semi-autobiographical character through which she has explored questions of identity, authorship, and artistic formation. The composition also demonstrates Singer’s signature use of SketchUp and animation software as tools for image construction, while intricate layering throughout the print creates nuanced passages of shadow, light, and depth. The result is a work that reflects Singer’s distinctive visual language and longstanding commitment to art education.

“I really believe in ensuring that affordable arts education can exist into perpetuity,” says Singer. The project is deeply personal, she says, because it supports an institution that played a formative role in her practice and career.

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Other Hauser & Wirth artists, including Firelei Báez, Leonardo Drew, Eva Hesse, Ambera Wellmann, and Jack Whitten, also attended The Cooper Union.