Spring MFA open studios canceled

In light of growing concerns surrounding COVID-19,  Parsons Fine Arts made the decision to cancel our Spring Open Studios for both the MFA and BFA Fine Arts Students which were scheduled for Thursday, March 12.

In lieu of being able to congregate, we would like to take the opportunity to share the online presence of our vibrant group of Graduate Students. Their online presence will offer insight into the diverse practices within our international studio art program that cultivates interdisciplinary, media-driven skill sets, experimentation and intellectual rigor, while providing an innovative learning community for emerging artists and allow you to get in touch with them as well. 

Akofa Norman @akofa_art / Alice Schoenberg @alice.schoenberg / Cai Shen @caishen1204 / Caroline Garcia @_garciagram / Collyn Ahren @whatsmyartinsta / Coraline Weng @coralinewen / Darian Deshawn Stewart @deshawnstudios / Di Wang @didiwangza / Gabrielle Randall @oogasma / Hoang Vo @hoangthecheese / Hoor Sherpao @yesitsmehoortheartist / Java Jones @001.jav / jess saldaña / Jie Shao / John Holland @johnhollandart / Josephine Lee @rabbitrunrabbit / Kaeten Bonli @bareback_contessa / Kaili Smith @kaili_smithart / Kaitlin (Meese) Jostad @katjostad / Karen Dias @diastopia / Kris Peng @krispengsy / Laurel Richardson @laurelarichardson / Libby Paloma @no_nickname_libby / Lipika Bhargava @lipikabhargava / Lisa Hennig-Olsen @lisahennigolsen / Luna Jiang @small_deers / Lydia Crouse @coolkidlyd  / Malachi Weaver @malachiweaver / Maryam Alameri @themaryamalameri / Michael Rose @michaelztrose / Pandora Bøe @pandora_boee / Rachel Yeoh @rachel_yeoh / Rae Lavande Pellerin @raelavandepellerin / Rhea Jingruo Cheng @chicknchic / Rita Song @rita_songsiqi / Sidi He  / Sixing Xu @akofa_art / Snow Xuecan Ye @xuecanye / Tal Hafner @tlhfnr / Tania Khouri @iamtaniakhouri / Tania Zaidi @tania.zaidi / Yifei Wang @yifeiw_

The Parsons MFA Fine Arts course is a dynamic two-year, cross-disciplinary program. We foster studio-based research and scholarship that extends the boundaries of contemporary cultural expression, developed through a global understanding of the arts. Parsons Fine Arts is committed to diversity among students and faculty that provides a potent learning community.  Housed within both Parsons School of Design and The New School University, the Fine Arts program is uniquely positioned within a progressive educational environment. Our international student body has access to a wide spectrum of activities, ranging from rigorous formal and aesthetic investigations to cross-disciplinary collaborations with design, performing arts and humanities students, to public forums that address pressing social and political concerns.To learn more about the program, please contact interim Program Director, Anthony Aziz: aziza [​at​] newschool.edu.

Parsons Fine Arts is home to an internationally acclaimed faculty whose work has been included in the Whitney Biennial, Venice Biennale, Documenta, the Sharjah Biennial and the Sydney Biennale; and exhibited in institutions such as the New Museum, the Whitney Museum and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.  Additionally our Visiting Artist Lecture Series and our Critic and Curator Series features renowned, multidisciplinary artists, curators and critics who are available for one-on-one visits with graduate students. This culture of dialogical exchange supports our graduate students to help define their role as emerging artists in the field. The spring 2020 Visiting Artists Lecture series features Steffani Jemison, Jes Fan, David Reed, Jon Rubin, Indira Allegra, Meriem Bennani, Kerry Downey, Alison O’Daniel, Jean Shin, and Adonis Volanakis.

About Parsons School of Design
Founded in 1896, Parsons has served as a pioneer in the field of Art and Design for more than a century. Based in New York and internationally active, the school offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the full spectrum of design disciplines. Critical thinking, research and collaboration are at the heart of a Parsons education. Now an integral part of The New School, Parsons builds on the university’s legacy of progressive ideals, scholarship and pedagogy. Parsons alums are leaders in their respective fields, with a shared commitment to creatively and critically addressing the complexities of life in the 21st century. Parsons School of Design was named the #1 school for art and design in the country in 2019 by QS World University Rankings, and was named #2 in the world, in 2018.

For more information please visit finearts.parsons.edu.