Felicity Hogan Consulting
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Offering one-to-one career advice and strategy sessions for artists across disciplines, arts leaders, and organizations.
About
My Story
Felicity Hogan is a creative catalyst and lifelong learner. An arts leader and connector with 20+ years of experience in the arts and cultural sector, Felicity’s interwoven experience encompasses multiple areas: facilitator and educator; professional development specialist in leadership and entrepreneurship; visual artist; curator and gallerist. In her various capacities, Felicity’s work has impacted thousands of artists locally, nationally, and internationally, whether through a residency, exhibit, or performance opportunities, and in her prior role as Director of Learning at New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA).
At NYFA, Felicity oversaw a comprehensive portfolio of high-impact professional development programs—from initial design and marketing to implementatIon, and evaluatIon. Programs focused on fostering community, supporting immigrant artists, community-based organizations, and leadership training for arts leaders of color. She co-edited NYFA’s publication, The Profitable Artist, for its 1st and 2nd Editions, an outgrowth of the Artist as Entrepreneur curriculum, which has reached readers in 35+ states and 25+ countries/regions.
Now residing in The Bronx, NY, Felicity’s interests include working with local groups to steward urban trees and help develop trails in Van Cortlandt Park. Volunteering with South Bronx United combines her investment in community with a long-term fandom of soccer (football).
Visual Arts, Curating and Gallerist
With experience working at various non-profits and alternative spaces, Felicity previously served as Executive Director of Artist Alliance, Inc. (AAI) on the Lower East Side, which encompasses Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space, in Essex Street Market, NYC. She was also Outreach Director at the Lower East Side Printshop, NYC, in addition to working at galleries and art fairs, locally and internationally. As an independent curator and at an apartment space FLAT, Felicity curated solo and group exhibitions with temporary installations, video, painting, sculpture, organized video screenings, poetry readings, and live performances. She secured media coverage in outlets such as Time Out New York, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, for a diverse mix of emerging to mid-career artists. Originally trained as an artist in the UK, many of the images on the site are from Felicity's phone sketchbook from travels locally and internationally.
Fostering Arts and Culture
Felicity is deeply committed to fostering the arts community in New York and nationwide, including serving on grant panels, conducting studio visits, and presenting lectures and workshops.
Recent activities include Studio Visits: Monira Foundation, Residency Unlimited RU; portfolio reviews: Rhode Island School of Design (RISD); Guest Speaker, AIM Program, Bronx Museum; fellowship selection panel: Culture Push; and commissioning panel: En Foco. Inc. Felicity's leadership training includes the Support Center’s Interim Executive Institute and Coro NY's Immigrant Civic Leadership Program.
Felicity is participating as a mentor as part of the inaugural cohort for the Institute for Sustained Creativity (ISC)'s Mentorship Program, featuring arts professionals serving a variety of needs. Go to Felicity’s consulting page to learn how Felicity can support your career, practice, or program goals.
Image Credits: Top: Felicity working on paintings at Shift Residency, EFA Project Space, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts. Middle: Felicity and Sophia Chizuco, with her portrait, To the Sky, oil on canvas, 2023. Bottom: Art Opening, Third Streaming. Photo: Whitney Browne.