MFA in Visual Art Archive

Ghazaleh Avarzamani (born in 1979, Tehran, Iran) is an artist who works primarily in sculpture and installation. She is interested in how institutional structures and...

Tariku Shiferaw (b. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) explores mark-making in order to address the physical and metaphysical spaces of painting and societal structures. Shiferaw moved to...

We recently interviewed current student Nadia Martinez on her choice to come to VCFA, and what her experience has been like in the Visual Art...

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.