Department of Art
University of Delaware
141 Recitation Hall
Newark, DE 19716
T 302 831 2244
A Place of Insight, curated by Austin Thomas
May 4–May 18, 2014
Opening Reception: May 4, 5–8pm
Pocket Utopia
191 Henry Street
New York City
www.pocketutopia.com
You Deserve To Be Happy
May 16–May 29, 2014
Opening Reception: May 16, 5:30–9pm
Little Berlin
2430 Coral Street
Philadelphia
www.littleberlin.org
Featuring work by Coreena Affleck, Ashley Barber, Oscar Guerra, David Krevolin, Daisy Quezada, Michael Roche, Ian Sampson and Marian Stasiorowski
These exhibitions of eight MFA students from the University of Delaware are the culmination of two years of dedicated studio practice and conversations with each other, faculty, and visiting artists. The works range across a broad spectrum, but all reflect where the artist’s thinking has evolved over the course of their time at the University. Each has pulled from their unique history to develop work that represents their vision of the time we live in.
About the MFA program at the University of Delaware
The UD/ART two-year MFA program consists of around twenty students who work together in an intimate environment with faculty and grads from all concentrations and conceptual positions. Our graduate students have excellent on-campus studios and 24-hour access to state-of-the-art facilities. Studio resources and undergraduate programs include painting, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, and photography.
The program is divided among research, practice, and discourse. Students are asked to take academic classes to encourage them to develop a language with which to discuss their work; they are asked to keep up a dedicated studio practice where they are pushed to fully engage their interests; and they come together with this language and studio work for regularly scheduled critiques. The MFA program hosts a diverse faculty capable of responding to a range of work in a variety of conditions, and we foster a communal teaching model where students will dialogue with professionals and other graduate students outside of their perceived field. Our curriculum allows for both radical experimentation and a devoted effort to a unique vision.
The University of Delaware’s centralized location on the eastern corridor of the United States makes it an ideal location to study visual art. Situated midway between Philadelphia and Baltimore, the campus is about two hours by train/car north to New York City, or south to Washington, D.C.
