MCAD MFA 2018 alum and former program faculty Zoe Cinel has a solo exhibition at Second Shift Studio, part of their year-long residency with the gallery. Less is Enough features multimedia artwork that explores Zoe’s experience with chronic illness and care through an individual and community lens. I caught the opening reception at the Second [...]

| Written by Amanda Rose ’23 and Rosario Parker Gordon ’23 | Something unique about being an interdisciplinary Visual Studies MFA program is that  MCAD MFA graduates can take a variety of diverse paths post-graduation. During their time in the MFA program, some students find that they gain an interest in curatorial studies and use [...]

Written by Amanda Rose ’23 | Images provided by Bill Jeter MFA ’98 I am very excited to share this fascinating interview with the MCAD MFA community. I had the opportunity to have an interesting conversation with an alumnus of the MCAD MFA program, Bill Jeter MFA ’98. Bill has a BA in Art from [...]

Written by Rosario Parker Gordon | Photographs curtesy of Genie Hien Tran and the Rochester Art Center   The following writing is based upon an interview, conversations between myself and the artist within the past two years, and my own experiences seeing the exhibition in person.    I met Genie during my first year at [...]

Written by Alexis Schramel Please join us in learning more about Julie Baugnet ’95 and her creative practice.  Which year did you graduate and what brought you to MCAD for your MFA? I graduated in the first MFA class in 1995. How did your creative practice change while you were at MCAD? Together, the dynamic program [...]

Written by Alexis Schramel Please join us in learning more about Molly Roth Scranton ’07 and her creative practice. Which year did you graduate and what brought you to MCAD for your MFA? Could you speak a little bit about your background? I graduated from MCAD in 2007. I was drawn there because of the small [...]

Written by Alexis Schramel Please join us in learning more about Xinran Hu ’02 and her creative practice. Which year did you graduate and what brought you to MCAD for your MFA? Could you speak a little bit about your background? I graduated in May 2002.  Although I applied to several MFA programs in the U.S. [...]

Written by Alexis Schramel Please join us in learning more about Santiago Cucullu ’99 and his creative practice. Which year did you graduate and what brought you to MCAD for your MFA? Could you speak a little about your background? I graduated in the winter of 1999. I was born in Buenos Aires and grew up in [...]

In uncertain times and moments of unpredictability, even one person’s determination and vigour goes a long way. MCAD MFA alumna Amanda Lovelee ’10 is a visual artist and was one of the collaborators on the Art Shanty Project on Bde Unma/Lake Harriet in Minneapolis. She works in government and strongly believes in cross sector collaboration. [...]

The MFA program is back in full swing and we have a busy Spring Semester ahead! For those of us looking for some kickstarter motivation, here is a candid and inspiring conversation with alumna Zoe Cinel. Zoe Cinel’s story starts out as an exchange student from Italy, trying to explore the diverse facilities at MCAD. [...]