MFA in Visual Art Archive

The VCFA MFA in Visual Art program announces its Alumnx Artist-Talk Series—conversations with alumnx about their work and centered on a specific theme, idea, or…

The MFA in Visual Art residency will be held remotely January 22–30, featuring artist-talks by graduating students, exhibitions, and esteemed visiting artists and scholars.

Gala Porras-Kim (1984, Bogotá) received an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts and an MA in Latin American Studies from the University of…

Parastoo Anoushahpour​ (Iran / Canada) is an artist originally from Tehran now based in Toronto working predominantly with video and installation. She holds a BA…

Ariella Aïsha Azoulay is Professor of Modern Culture and Media in the Department of Comparative Literature at Brown University.

Irmgard Emmelhainz is an independent translator, writer and researcher based in Anahuac Valley (Mexico City).

Abbas Akhavan’s practice ranges from site-specific ephemeral installations to drawing, video, sculpture, and performance. The direction of his research has been deeply influenced by the…

In this season of giving thanks and celebrating connections, we are grateful to everyone in the VCFA community.

Allison sat down with us in January 2020; below are edited excerpts from our conversation.

Visual Arts alumnx Collette Fournier (’03) has had a truly expansive and successful career as a photographer and photojournalist. In addition to receiving her MFA…