The Master of Fine Arts 2023 graduates at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design invite you to our Thesis Exhibition. This is the culminating exhibition by our 2023 MFA candidates who have spent the past year on their research. MFA Candidates include: Lauren Nicole Alfaro Núñez Eric Butler Nick Chatfield-Taylor Shilun Chen Rosario Parker [...]

The MFA class of 2024 finished Mid-Program Reviews last week, with a final reception the evening of Friday, March 31. We were joined by students from the University of Minnesota’s MFA program, who were able to connect with MCAD MFA students and see a few of our studios. Here’s a look at the MPR installations [...]

Second year MFA student Nick Chatfield-Taylor works with spaces and supporting-act objects—disposable party decorations, plastic packaging, air, fog—to elevate these forgotten materials and separate them from their former lives, while making a minimal impact on the surrounding environment. Nick’s work was recently on exhibit at the Soo Visual Arts Center (SooVAC) for their juried group [...]

| 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 [...]

Date of Visit, Friday, February 10th, 2023   Some of the MCAD MFA students enjoyed visiting the White Bear Center of Arts, located in White Bear Lake, for a tour.   About The Center The White Bear Center of Arts has been around for over 50 years and is supported by over 40 businesses. Many [...]

| Written by Amanda Rose ’23 and Joy Li ’23 | On the evening of Wednesday, February 1st, the MCAD MFA program hosted a presentation focused on Visas for Artists as part of our Professional Practices series. Attendees watched a very informative presentation from a guest speaker, Attorney Shervin Abachi. Artist panelists included Peng Wu [...]

Welcome to our Spring 2023 MFA Faculty! Learn more about each of them, below. **** Criticism & Theory II Jen Caruso (she/her) PhD, Comparative Literature – University at Buffalo MA, Center for the Study of Theory and Criticism – University of Western Ontario BA, English and Philosophy – University of Toronto Jen Caruso has a [...]

MCAD MFA Professional Practices series presents: Visa for Artists Guest Lawyer: Shervin Abachi Panel artists: Peng Wu, Zoe Cinel, and Xiaohan Ma. This event will take place online via Zoom on Wednesday, February 1st, 6:30 – 8:00 PM. Register via this link to receive the webinar link.  

Written by Rosario Parker Gordon ’23 | featured photograph courtesy Kathryn Savage via Instagram (@kdsreads)   As we end 2022 and move into 2023, we are lucky enough to be able to reflect on the various accomplishments of not only our MFA students, but those in our greater MFA Community, such as faculty members and [...]

The MCAD MFA Program invites you to our public research presentations on two days, Monday December 5, and Monday December 12, 2022 from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm CT. Each student will present a ten-minute summary of their research from the past semester which will be followed by five minutes for question and answer. Take [...]