Reminder: join us in the MFA gallery tomorrow evening, 6-9pm, for the Class of 2023 Thesis Exhibition Reception. We look forward to seeing all of you and celebrating with our newest graduates! MCAD MFA Studios + Gallery⁠ 2201 Stevens Avenue South⁠ Minneapolis, MN 55405⁠ MCAD Main Building ⁠ Gallery 148 & Morrison⁠ 2501 Stevens Ave⁠ [...]

I´m an interdisciplinary artist originally from Mexico City working between soft sculpture, installation, illustration, and painting who utilizes dreams as the medium to represent an ephemeral view of reality. I explore the subjects of dreams and surrealism via different mediums, ranging from watercolor painting to installation art and soft sculpture. Over the past 18 months [...]

My final thesis installation, Untitled, is a 25’x12’ gallery wall covered in approximately 2800 squares of 9”x 9” acetate screen, individually painted in a variety of colors and hues, and arranged on a geometric grid. This work is a culmination of previous works, and expands on a smaller installation using the same materials that I’ve [...]

Common spaces in apartment buildings are breeding grounds for awkward encounters with neighbors, as we reluctantly greet and narrowly squeeze past each other while dodging swinging doors. Living in an apartment only provides residents with semi-privacy in both the individual unit and in the shared transitional areas. Representations of architectural close-calls – like a door [...]

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 [...]

Driven by an interest in history, language and the emancipatory potential of art making, my work has expanded into parallel practices of painting, sculpture, writing and music. My art critiques institutional modes of presentation through playful irony and abstraction of familiar forms, specifically those associated with capitalism and Christianity. I reference antiquated educational idioms, such [...]

In My Gut Feelings, I share the healing process of the relationship between my mother and me through a site-specific spatial collage of SCOBY (Symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast). In my thesis exhibition, SCOBY and handmade paper cyanotypes are collaged to the paper, walls, windows, and trim of the installation. Cyanotypes are images 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 [...]

For my thesis exhibition, I have recreated a surreal version of my family room by acquiring vintage furniture. This surrealistic rendition of my family room gives the audience an opportunity to experience escapism and nostalgia – the driving themes throughout my work. The audience will further understand the basis of my work by physically walking [...]