Virtual graduate degree exhibition 2021

Cranbrook Academy of Art announced today that it has launched a virtual graduate degree exhibition to showcase the work of the 2021 MFA and MArch graduates. The students were also able to present an in-person exhibition at Cranbrook Art Museum earlier this spring.

The new site features a page dedicated to each student and a gallery of their work. There is also contact information allowing others to reach out to the graduates for commissions, exhibitions, job opportunities, sales, and more. 

There are 64 students featured from the Academy’s 11 departments: 2D Design, 3D Design, Architecture, Ceramics, Fiber, Metalsmithing, Painting, Photography, Print Media, Sculpture, and for the first time–4D Design, which celebrates its inaugural graduating class this year. 

Participating artists, architects, and designers include: Melika Abikenari / Zahra Almajidi / Nelly Anderson / Kate Auman / Morgan Bouldes / Colby Charpentier / Zhuo Chen / Shudi Chen / Seuil Chung / Stacy Craft / Rob Crossno / Elisabeth Q. Diamond / Sam Dienst / Demario Dotson / Rebecca Frantz / John Gelardi / Neva Gruver / Danielle Gumbin / Nicole Gunning / N. Henry / Lauren Holden / Xianda Hu / Forrest Hudes / Kaylie Kaitschuck / Declan Drisco Knight / Brian Kovach / Kendal Kulley / Steven Kuypers / Maura Latty / Sijie Li / Yang Li / Grace Makuch /  Slyvain Malfroy-Camine / Isabelle McCormick / Ian Torres McLaughlin / Wade Meadors / Annie Meyer / Meredith Morrison / Clara Nulty / Bradley Oechsler / A.F. Oehmke / Jaeyeon Park / Rebekka Parker / Peppa / Zofia Pietrowicz / Malik Purvis / Michael Rosales / Lindy Shewbridge / Elizabeth Shoby / Jessy Slim / Daniel Smith / Yuming Song / Dessislava Terzieva / Brach Tiller / Elysia Vandenbussche / Jacob Vinson / Melissa Webb / Kevin Weeder / Sophia Wojnovich / Qualeasha Wood / Lindsey Woodward / Rence Xu / Megan Young/ Alivia Zivich 

About Cranbrook Academy of Art 
Cranbrook Academy of Art is one of the country’s top-ranked, graduate-only programs in architecture, design, and fine art. Each year, just 75 students are invited to study and live on our landmark Saarinen-designed campus, which features private studios, state-of-the-art workshops, a renowned art museum, and 300 acres of forests, lakes, and streams, all a short drive from the art, design, and music scene of Detroit. The focus at Cranbrook is on studio practice in one of 11 disciplines: Architecture, 2D, 3D, and 4D Design, Ceramics, Fiber, Metalsmithing, Painting, Photography, Print Media, and Sculpture. The program is anchored by celebrated artists- and designers-in-residence, one for each discipline, all of whom live and practice on campus alongside our students. For more information, visit us at cranbrookart.edu.