Written by Melanie Dowding ’24 | Images courtesy of La.dy.like Art The Harry M. Drake Gallery, quaintly tucked away in a corner of St. Paul Academy and Summit School, has been transformed into a dynamic and digital feminine space this October. La.dy.like, a twin-cities art project, has put together a group of femme artists who [...]
Fall 2023 MFA Faculty
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 Events Fall 23
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 [...]
Fall Show 2023: MFA Exhibition
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 Beloved One Who Left: Solo Exhibition by Ziba Rajabi
The Beloved One Who Left: an untranslatable story of distance, a solo exhibition by MFA Visiting Faculty Ziba Rajabi, is up for view in the MCAD MFA Gallery, August 7th through August 31, 2023. The public reception takes place on Friday, August 25th, 6:00-8:00 PM. This event is free and open to the public. Dates: [...]
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 [...]
MFA ’23 Thesis Reception: Tomorrow!
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 [...]
Thesis 2023 / Ivonne Yáñez
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 [...]
Thesis 2023 / Ali Yager
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 [...]
Thesis 2023 / Angela St. Vrain
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 [...]
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