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 [...]

written by KAY HEINO The annual fall show took place September 3rd 2021, and it was a night for wonder and connection. Both 1st year and 2nd year students alongside faculty, alumni and undergrad students mingled and shared something they all had in common, the love for the arts. The show began on a wet [...]

WHO: The MFA cohorts of 2022 and 2023. Lauren Alfaro, Bo Young An, Cailey Birchem, Jordyn Brennan, Eric Butler, Lukas Carlson, Nick Chatfield-Taylor, Shilun Chen, Shoshana Fink, Raed Ghanja, Rio Gordon, Kara Gregory,  Kate Gunther, Yeifei (Eve Ho) He, Kay Heino, Ivonne Jasso Yanez, Jesus Li, Joy (Yuanrong) Li, Tianxin Li, Anna Lyle, May Ling Kopecky, Lokho Kotile, Dan McAvey,  MacKenzie Mitzuk, Yinyin Niu, Shelby Pendelton, Pi (Yimin) Pi, [...]

After postponing due to the weather, the MCAD MFA Fall Show was successfully held outdoors on September 25. We were thrilled to be able to have this event and showcase the work of our current MFA students, while still taking necessary precautions to protect the health of viewers and everyone in the MCAD community. Many [...]

MCAD MFA Fall Exhibition ran at the MFA gallery from September 6 through September 15.  The theme for this year’s show was Break Every Rule where the organising committee of students chose to lean on an “irreverent, convivial cliché, lovingly lifted from pop lyrics” as their inspiration. This year the show was chaired by Patrick Sexton’20 and [...]

We are so excited to present to you our MCAD MFA Fall Exhibition that opens on 6 September in the MCAD MFA gallery! The theme for this year’s show is Break Every Rule where the organising committee of students have chosen to lean on an “irreverent, convivial cliché, lovingly lifted from pop lyrics” as their inspiration. This year the [...]

On September 9th, to conclude the MCAD MFA Fall Exhibition The Back of Beyond, the MFA program hosted a panel discussion which was moderated by our new MFA Director Ellen Mueller. Twelve MFA students participated in the discussion, introducing themselves and their work to the audience and discussing their response to the show’s theme, the wilderness. Director [...]

Every fall, we launch into the new school year with the MCAD MFA Fall Exhibition. Second-year MFA students have a chance to display their summer explorations, and a new class of MFA students get to introduce their work to the MCAD and greater Minneapolis communities for the first time! The fall exhibition is an entirely student-run [...]

Last weekend, to conclude the MCAD MFA Fall Exhibition De/Coding, the MFA program hostel a panel discussion. 10 MFA students participated in the discussion, first going around the gallery to give short artists talks about their individual work and practices before gathering together and looking for the connecting threads between all the work. Christina Schmid, [...]

Each fall, a new school year is launched with the MCAD MFA Fall Exhibition. Second year MFA news have a chance to display their summer explorations, and a new class of MFA students get to introduce their work to the MCAD and greater Minneapolis communities for the first time! The fall exhibition is an entirely [...]