MCAD MFA Professional Practices Series Presents: Art of Collaboration Panelists: Preston Drum, Kayla Campbell, Shun Jie Yong When: January 24, 7:00-8:30 PM Where: MFA Classroom and online Google Meet link: meet.google.com/oos-bpxi-pbw MFA Studios and Gallery: 2201 1st Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404

It’s time to introduce and welcome our wonderful Spring 2024 MFA Faculty! Learn more about each of them, below. **** Teaching in Higher Education Preston Drum (he/him) MFA – Minneapolis College of Art and Design BFA – Memphis College of Art Preston Drum was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. He earned a BFA [...]

For the past 5 years, the MCAD MFA program has partnered with other arts organizations to co-sponsor funded MFA Launch programs, providing opportunities for MFA students and alumni to create new work. This past summer, as part of the Launch program at Art in Motion, Holdingford MN, Liz Hilliard, MFA ‘24 and Malini Basu, MFA [...]

For the past 5 years, the MCAD MFA program has partnered with other arts organizations to co-sponsor funded MFA Launch programs, providing opportunities for MFA students and alumni to create new work. This past summer, as part of a new Launch program at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts (thanks to Anika Schneider, MFA ’19), [...]

Welcome to our fantastic Fall 2023 MFA Faculty! Learn more about each of them, below. **** Community & Context Anniessa Antar (she/her and they/them) MA, Education – University of Minnesota, Twin Cities BA, Philosophy & Arabic – McGill University Anniessa is an educator, cultural organizer and software engineer living in Bde Ota Otunwe, so-called Minneapolis. [...]

MCAD MFA Professional Practices presents four events in Fall 2023. Time Management for Artists Presented by MCAD Learning Center September 13, 6:30 – 7:30 PM, Online via Google Meet Google Meet Link: meet.google.com/vuh-epkd-bdg Artist Websites Presented by Dana Sikkila September 20, 7-8 PM, Online via Google Meet Google Meet Link: meet.google.com/jwi-mkrb-yhh Artist Residency Presented by [...]

The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) Master of Fine Arts program is pleased to present Fall Show 2023, showcasing the work of first- and second-year MFA students. Presenting 34 creatives working in wide-ranging disciplines, the exhibition will include painting, design, sculpture, video, drawing, photography, installation, illustration, printmaking, mixed media, and animation. It will [...]

The Sun Hovers Horribly at Low Angles Like a Slow Plane was crafted through my embodied experience of the stagnancy of winter, poisoned by a dream about eating vile street snow. A need for deep blue began to glow inside of me, like a need for nutrients, replacing the usual need for the presence of [...]

My installation consists of a 30-page full color cookbook, 4” x 6” recipe cards, which can be taken by viewers, portraits of the individuals who contributed recipes, rendered in oil paint, and drawings printed on transparent film. The cookbook, titled Generously Spiced, features cherished family recipes from several geographic regions. These regions include the Caribbean, [...]

My artistic practice focuses on exploring the idea that seemingly insignificant experiences can have a profound impact on our mental health and overall well-being. Through my work, I aim to inspire my audience to slow down, be more observant of their subtle emotions, and find joy in the small moments of daily life. For my [...]