April 16–May 1, 2011
galleries.art.illinois.edu/mfa2011
The School of Art and Design’s 2011 Master of Fine Arts Exhibition in the Krannert Art Museum is the culmination of up to three years of concentrated studio research and practice and includes the work of Jung Eun Chang, Qi Chen, Michael Elwell, Karri Fischer, Motoko Furuhashi, Anna Gutsch, Katie Latona, Huang Li, Yi Liao, Kerianne Quick, Moonki Son, Shuo Yang, and Anne Youngquist. For these artists and designers, this exhibition showcases graduate research and practice and functions as a tangible thesis, an essential companion to the required written text that distinguishes their Master of Fine Arts degree. More significantly, this exhibition is an educational space that functions as an extension of the studio and classroom—a public platform upon which objects and images are positioned so as to propose arguments, ask questions and sustain dialogue. The careful crafting of these arguments and the explicit mastery of materials evidenced in these creative works reveal the intense commitment that these artists and designers have made to their chosen field of study. The School of Art and Design celebrates their achievement!
Related:
Spring 2011 MFA Studio Critiques and Critic Lectures:
uiucmfastudiocritiques.pbworks.com
April 14/15 Guest critic: Michael Darling
April 21/22 Guest critic: Elissa Auther
About the MFA of the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois
The MFA Program of the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is committed to training artists and designers at the highest professional levels. Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design and highly ranked by the U.S. News and World Report, the School of Art + Design is regarded as one of the outstanding public university art programs in the United States. The MFA program at the University of Illinois emphasizes the development of individual or collaborative practice in preparation for careers in both fine arts and client based contexts, including gallery exhibitions, product/media design, university research/education, public or community-based work, curatorial practice, performance or activism. MFA students at the University of Illinois are motivated, independent, and interested in contextualizing their traditional and non-traditional practices within a stimulating environment of rigorous interdisciplinary research and critique. The University of Illinois MFA Graduate Faculty are professional artists and designers active at the highest levels of academic, professional and creative production. Current graduate faculty include Mark Arends, Conrad Bakker, Luke Batten, Eric Benson, William Bullock, Stephen Cartwright, Cliff Shin, Nan Goggin, Ryan Griffis, Jennifer Gunji-Ballsrud, Kevin Hamilton, Patrick Hammie, Laurie Hogin, John Jennings, Ron Kovatch, Jimmy Luu, Deana McDonagh, Alan Mette, Melissa Pokorny, Kevin Reeder, Linda Robbennolt, Joel Ross, Tammie Rubin, Ernesto Scott, Joseph Squier, Billie Theide, Timothy van Laar, Deke Weaver, and David Weightman. If you are interested in learning more about the Graduate Programs in the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, please contact Conrad Bakker, Graduate Studies Director: [email protected]
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