Massachusetts College of Art and Design is pleased to present MFA thesis 2023, featuring the work of 12 MFA candidates in the final semester of their graduate programs in 2D/3D Fine Art, Photography, and Film/Video. The exhibition is presented in two parts at the MassArt x SoWa gallery until June 4, with a student-curated component on campus, My feelings these daysshowing in college Doran Graduate Gallery until June 2.
Featured MFA Thesis 2023 artists include Yukai Chen, Hadis Karami, Catherine LeComte, Kierra LoRayne, Lucie March, Dara Morgenstern, Yuxiao Mu, Yana Nosenko, Ashley Pelletier, Katalina Simon, Piyu Somani, and Jialin (Tiffany) Wang. Hailing from multiple countries, the artists in this year’s MFA thesis explore personal stories and challenge norms. Their approaches to the subject, their methods of making, and their unique combination of personal, political, and historical narratives complicate our assumptions, leaving us to unpack the work and piece together the tender threads.
The two-part main exhibition, curated by MassArt Museum of Art Executive Director Lisa Tung, takes place at MassArt x SoWa. Now entering its third year, this satellite graduate gallery is located in Boston’s SoWa arts district. In addition to showcasing thesis work of the college’s MFA students, MassArt x SoWa features prominent work from MassArt’s graduate design programs, as well as curatorial projects, art exhibits, and more. alumni, exhibits curated by students and faculty, and collaborative exhibits with community partners.
The 12 MFA graduate candidates present public talks by artists Friday, May 26, on campus and via Zoom at 1:30 p.m. (ET). Lectures are free and open to the public, and will be followed by a gallery reception on campus and a theatrical screening of temporal works. register here.
Now in his 150th year, MassArt has built a legacy of leadership as the nation’s first independent public art and design college and the nation’s first degree-granting art school. MassArt offers a full range of graduate and undergraduate degrees in art, design, and arts education, taught by world-class faculty.
For more information on the 2023 MFA Thesis, visit massart.edu.
