The 2012 Master of Fine Arts exhibition of the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign is the culmination of three years of creative research and practice. Held in the Krannert Art Museum, this exhibition features the work of Will Arnold, Justin Farkas, Daniel Krueger, Erica Leohner, Brian Liang, Maria Lux, Nicholas Mullins, Eric Suh, Nicki Werner, Sarah Beth Woods, and Michael Woody. Along with the written thesis, this exhibition functions as an important educational space—a temporary public platform upon which objects and images and ideas are positioned to propose arguments, ask questions and sustain dialogue. The crafting of these ideas and the 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—they are good at what they do and they have something interesting to say. The School of Art and Design celebrates their achievement!
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 in 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 and/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 and activism. MFA students at the University of Illinois are independent, motivated, and interested in contextualizing their practice within a stimulating environment of a tier-one research University. The University of Illinois MFA Graduate Faculty are professional artists and designers active at the highest levels of academic, professional and creative production. Graduate faculty include 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, Ron Kovatch, Jimmy Luu, Deana McDonagh, Alan Mette, Matthew Peterson, Melissa Pokorny, Kevin Reeder, Linda Robbennolt, Joel Ross, Tammie Rubin, Ernesto Scott, Joseph Squier, Billie Theide, Brad Tober, 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 Marsha Biddle, Coordinator of Graduate Academic Affairs: [email protected] or Conrad Bakker, Graduate Studies Director: [email protected]
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