The Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University is pleased to announce its annual MFA Thesis Exhibitions — a longstanding tradition that culminates two years of intensive artistic and critical development for the school’s Master of Fine Arts candidates.
The 2021 MFA Thesis Exhibitions will showcase the work of graduate students, celebrating the breadth of Tyler’s MFA degree programs. Two values critical to the Tyler MFA experience are adaptability and resilience — qualities that have been tested throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Tyler students met this challenge head-on as they confronted the unknown and found ways to sustain their studio practices and education. It is no surprise that the deeply moving work of this cohort finds common ground among themes of displacement, memory, and yearning for connection.
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“We’ve witnessed a great deal of overlap across mediums and disciplines,” said Tyler Associate Dean Chad Curtis. “In spite of the challenges, it has been especially exciting to see the strength of our community this year — the MFAs have been offering each other ‘skill shares’ within their own fields of expertise.”
For more information on participating students, visit tyler.temple.edu.
When they graduate, Tyler’s MFA Class of 2021 will join a community of distinguished alumni that includes Barbara Chase-Riboud (BFA ’57); Hannah Wilke (BFA ’62); Albert Paley (MFA ’69); Moe Brooker (BFA ’70, MFA ’72); Dennis Adams (MFA ’71); Laurie Simmons (BFA ’71); Allan Edmunds (BFA ’71, MFA ’75); Martha Jackson Jarvis (BFA ’75); Polly Apfelbaum (BFA ’78); Jean Foos (MFA ’78); Edgard Heap of Birds (MFA ’79); Harriete Estel Berman (MFA ’80); Lisa Yuskavage (BFA ’84); Lisa Sigal (BFA ’85); Angela Dufresne (MFA ’89); Anoka Faruqee (MFA ’97); Trenton Doyle Hancock (MFA ’00); Will Villalongo (MFA ’01); Jennifer Packer (BFA ’07); Doreen Garner (BFA ’09); Erin Riley (MFA ’09); Amber Cowan (MFA ’11); Kara Springer (MFA ’17); Ayana Evans (MFA ’00); and Jeffrey Meris (BFA ’15); among others.
Tyler’s 2021 MFA Thesis Exhibitions
March 31–April 3
Allison Anderson, Ossie Jon-Nwakalo, Cooper O’Brien, Mollie Schaidt
April 7–10
Max Adrian, Nick Carter, Naomi Lemus, Victoria Ravelo
April 14–17
Vatina Cangelosi, Madeleine Conover, Nicolo Gentile, Rachel Hsu
April 21–24
Anna Graves, Gilberto López-Elías, Kaitlin Santoro, Sixuan Zhu
April 21: Virtual Graphic & Interactive Design Exhibition
Justine Kelley, Wenqing Liu, Marisa Watanabe, Kathleen Brissette
April 28–May 1
James Betts, Wensi Huang, Sarah Montagnoli, Ellen Sisti, Yuye Zhang
October 20–23
Isaac Scott
October 27–30
Marilla Cubberly
November 3–6
Charlotte G. Chin Greene
November 10–13
Brian McNamara
November 17–20
Matt Witmer
December 1–4
Liz Ashley Martin
December 8–11
Melanie Bernier
December 15–18
Leah Frances
Source: Hyperallergic.com
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