Our community is stronger when we share ideas together so we offer sessions exclusively for Academy Alumni that help to increase our range of professional practices.
INSPIRATION & INFRINGEMENT IN THE AGE OF AI
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
7:00-8:30p EST
We all know that art is not created in a vacuum. All art is inspired by art that has come before. But where is the line? How do you know when an artwork is "too close" to someone else's work? Also, how can artists protect their own work from being appropriated by others?
JOIN US ON ZOOM on Feb 17, 2026 for a review of relevant law and an online discussion sponsored by the Alumni Association of the New York Academy of Art.
IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, we would love to hear about them in advance! Please submit them to info@aanyaa.org.
ANNA KRASKE
Anna Kraske is an artist and attorney with extensive experience in the practical application of intellectual property law for creatives. Formerly Vice President & Associate General Counsel of The Donna Karan Company, Anna regularly lectured on protectability of artistic expression and led anticounterfeiting efforts for the company. Prior to her career in fashion/retail, Anna was involved in the art law community in New York, serving as the editor in chief of the Journal of Law and the Arts at Columbia Law School and working in the legal departments of MoMA and the Guggenheim Museum.
STEPHANIE DRAWDY
Stephanie Drawdy is an artist, attorney and host of Warfare of Art and Law podcast. She presents keynotes and workshops on art law issues with a focus on emerging technology’s impact on art, culture and artists’ rights. After graduating from New York Law School, Stephanie received a diploma in Art Profession Law and Ethics from the Institute of Art and Law. She offers discourse on art law issues in collaboration with TRTCLE, Institute of Art and Law, Lawline and Center for Art Law. She has been a contributing author for the Second Edition of Museums and the Holocaust, Institute of Art and Law’s blog and its quarterly Art Antiquity and Law Journal. In 2024, her contributions to the Journal included co-authoring “AI, Art and Copyright: Part I” that deals with AI inputs and “AI, Art and Copyright: Part II” that deals with AI outputs. Stephanie serves as a member of the New York City Bar Association’s Art Law Committee and co-chair of the Pro Bono Committee for the New York State Bar Association’s Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Executive Committee. Stephanie can be contacted at Stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.com. To learn more, please visit: https://linktr.ee/stephaniedrawdy