Bonnie Pipkin, 2014 MFA in WCYA
“Troubled.” That’s seventeen-year-old Genesis according to her small New Jersey town. She finds refuge and stability in her relationship with her boyfriend, Peter—until he abandons…
Success Stories
Our students and alumnx inspire us every day with their exhibitions, publications, screenings, performances, and teaching, bringing the magic of VCFA out into the world.
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Kyle Pederson, 2017 MFA in Music Composition
VCFA 2017 Music Composition alumnx Kyle Pederson has recently been awarded the 2020 ACDA Genesis Prize for his collaborative composition, “Call Across.” In his piece,…
Colette Fournier, 2003 MFA in Visual Art
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…
Jessica Muñiz-Collado, 2014 MFA in Music Composition
After completing her MFA in Music Composition at VCFA in 2014, alumnx Jessica Muñiz-Collado has been in the studio and on the stage. From 2019…
Kate Donnelly, 2018 MFA in Visual Art
Kate Donnelly is a 2020 recipient of the Creation Grant from the Vermont Arts Council. Every year, artists from across our VCFA home-state receive the…
Soren Sorenson, 2019 MFA in Film
Soren Sorenson's thesis film WITH DAD won the Youth Jury, 1st Prize for Short Documentary at the Rhode Island International Film Festival.
Sara Barger, 2020 MFA in Film
Sara Barger's thesis film, LITTLE BUT FIERCE, advanced to the finals of the 2020 Student Academy Awards.
Rosemary Rae, 2018 MFA in Graphic Design
A portfolio of Rosemary Rae's ('18 GD) work was included in issue #28 of Kolaj magazine, with her collage, "Flashback," featured on the cover.
Shruthi Manjula Balakrishna, 2019 MFA in Graphic Design
Shruthi Manjula Balakrishna, a fall 2019 graduate of the MFA in Graphic Design program, sat down with a VCFA staff member last year to discuss…
Pamela Murray Winters, 2015 MFA in Writing
Pamela Murray Winters was featured on The Poet and the Poem, the long-running radio/podcast program hosted by Maryland poet laureate Grace Cavalieri and sponsored by…