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MFA Fine Arts Program Director Simone Douglas’ Exhibition Now Open

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Antipodean Emanations: Cameraless Photographs from Australia and New Zealand Monash Gallery of Art March 10—May 27 2018 860 Ferntree Gully Road Wheelers Hill Victoria 3150 AU MGA’s landmark exhibition Antipodean emanations: cameraless…

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MFA Alum James Hsieh to Open Storefront Solo Show

Alumni News Exhibitions

James Hsieh: a (solo) Storefront_Exhibition Curated by Cali D. Kurlan February 27—March 9, 2018 6—9 PM 33 W 17th Street New York NY 10011 Cali D. Kurlan: I am pleased to…

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“Reflective Reflex” to Open at 25 East Gallery

Exhibitions Student News

Reflective Reflex 25 East Gallery February 26—Mach 10, 2018 6—8 PM 25 E 13th Street, 5th Floor Gallery New York NY 10003 Curated by Paloma Jimenez and Shunran Xue The reflective…

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MFA Student Gal Cohen to Feature in “Falsified Familiarity” at SPRING/BREAK Art Show

Exhibitions Student News

Falsified Familiarity SPRING/BREAK Art Show March 6—12, 2018 5-9 PM 4 Times Square, 23rd Floor, Room 2334 Enter at 140 W 43rd Street New York NY 10036 During Armory Arts Week,…

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Fine Arts Alum Joiri Minaya Featured in Multiple Group Shows

Alumni News Exhibitions Film Screening

MFA Alum Joiri Minaya is featured in multiple current and upcoming shows; if you are in the given area while they’re up, definitely check them out! More information, including times and…

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MAD Artists Studio Program Now Open for Applications

Opportunities Student News

Applications for Cycle 30 of the Artist Studios Program at MAD Now Open Application Period: Friday, February 16, 2018 to Monday, April 2, 2018 Residency Dates: August 2018 – January 2019 Apply…

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James Hsieh to Feature in Group Show BIG FUN ART!

Alumni News Exhibitions

BIG FUN ART! Annemarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center February 16—September 23, 2018 5—8 PM 13470 Dowell Road Dowell MD 20629 Parsons MFA Fine Arts Alum James Hsieh ’17 will be…

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MFA Student Liliana Farber Receives The Network Culture Award

Student News

Parsons Fine Arts MFA student Liliana Farber has received The Network Culture award for her app art Blue Vessel at the Stuttgarter Filmwinter Expanded Media Exhibition, Germany, February 2018.Blue Vessel is…

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SHIFT: The Spark of Resistance to Open at 25 East Gallery

Exhibitions Student News

SHIFT: The Spark of Resistance 25 East Gallery February 12-23, 2018 6-9 PM 25 E 13th Street, 5th Floor New York NY 10003 Curated by Layo Bright, Kevin Quiles Bonilla, and…

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Current Student Tianyu Qiu to Present at CAA Annual Conference 2018

Lectures Student News

CAA Annual Conference 2018 Los Angeles Convention Center February 12-24, 2018 Performance on February 24 10:30 AM – 12 PM MFA Fine Arts student Tianyu Qiu ’18 will present his paper…

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MFA Alum Michael Watson to Open Solo Show at La Bodega Gallery, Curated by MFA Alum Johnny Thornton

Alumni News Exhibitions

RESILIENT BODIES La Bodega Gallery February 2, 2018—March 2, 2018 7-10 PM 695 5th Avenue (Between 22nd and 21st Streets) Brooklyn NY 11215 MFA Fine Arts Alum Michael Watson ’13 will…

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Fine Arts Faculty Sowon Kwon to Give Talk at The Poetry Project

Faculty News Lectures

Maryam Monalisa Gharavi with Tyler Wilcox & Sowon Kwon The Poetry Project February 2, 2018 8-10 PM 131 E 10th Street New York NY 10003 Maryam Monalisa Gharavi will be opening…

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MFA Fine Arts Alum Daniel Cerrejón to Feature in “Beyond Measure”

Alumni News Exhibitions

Beyond Measure Tiger Strikes Asteroid Chicago January 28—March 10, 2018 2-4 PM 319 N Albany, Chicago IL 60612 When systems of bodily regulation are materialized, can we see their fallibility? MFA…

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“How An Artwork Should Speak” to Open at 25 East Gallery

Exhibitions Student News

How An Artwork Should Speak 25 East Gallery January 29—February 10, 2018 6-8PM 25 E 13th Street, 5th Floor New York NY 10003 Featuring Artists: Alymamah Rashed Andrés Martínez Ruiz Anna…

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MFA Alum Tariku Shiferaw to Start New Residency, Open Solo Show, Feature in Multiple Group Shows

Alumni News Exhibitions

Residency at Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) January 24 – February 3 Artist-Talk at VCFA’s MFA program January 25 9 AM Panel Discussion on Abstraction (VCFA MFA program) January 31 1…

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MFA Alum James Hsieh Features Work in “Distortion”

Alumni News Events Exhibitions

Distortion Ground Floor Gallery January 11, 2018—January 14, 2018 6—9 PM 343 5th Street Brooklyn NY 11215 Distortion features collaborative works between designers and artists, displaying a collection which focuses on…

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MFA Alum James Hsieh to Feature Work in “ONE YEAR OF RESISTANCE”

Alumni News Events Exhibitions

ONE YEAR OF RESISTANCE Untitled Space (Gallery) January 16, 2018—February 4, 2018 6—9 PM 45 Lispenard Street, Unit 1W New York NY 10013 This January, The Untitled Space gallery is pleased…

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MFA Alum Luma Jasim Receives Mass MoCA Residency

Alumni News

Luma Jasim, MFA Class of 2017, has been selected to join The Studios at MASS MoCA this December, as one of ten artists. Congratulations Luma! Jasim is an interdisciplinary Iraqi-born artist….

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“Mirabillia: A Book of Wonders” To Open at 25 East Gallery

Exhibitions Student News

Mirabillia: A Book of Wonders Opening Reception: Monday, November 27, 2017 6—8 PM 25 E 13th Street 5th Floor New York NY 10003 Show Dates: November 27—December 9 Featuring Artists: Liyen…

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Alum Jessie English’s Curatorial Organization to Open New Show

Alumni News Exhibitions Faculty News

Ian Strange “Island” Curated by Jessie English Standard Practice Saturday, November 18th, 2017 6-9 PM 149 West 14th Street New York NY 10011 Standard Practice, the curatorial project of alumni Jessie…

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ABOUT FINE ART MFA

The MFA course in Fine Arts offers an exciting, critically engaged, cross-disciplinary program for emerging artists. The 2-year, 60-credit curriculum is based on a combination of studio, theory and professional practices classes committed to expanding the formal, intellectual, and conceptual work of students working within and across a wide variety of media such as performance, sculpture, painting, drawing, photography, installation and video. The program encourages students to create, present, and interpret their work with the intellectual rigor and refined skill required to become professional artists. The international MFA Fine Arts faculty are celebrated members of the New York art community who exhibit and publish world-wide. The MFA Fine Arts student community is a proudly diverse group who hail from numerous backgrounds and cultures.

To learn more about the program, please visit www.newschool.edu/parsons/mfa-fine-arts or contact the Director of the MFA Program, Simone Douglas, please send an email to: douglasS@newschool.edu

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