PARSONS PRESENTS ANNUAL MFA PHOTOGRAPHY THESIS EXHIBITION
On View at the Sheila C. Johnson Center August 19 – September 11
Opening Reception August 25, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
NEW YORK, August 10, 2010— Parsons The New School for Design will present Graduate Works in Photography, its annual exhibition of MFA Photography thesis work in the Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries of the Sheila C. Johnson Center from August 19 through September 11, 2010.
The exhibition features thesis work by recent graduates, Robert Davidson, Sally Dennison, Sandra Elkind, Veronica Ibanez, Chang Kyun Kim, Christina Lush, Meghann Lyding, Samantha Mirlesse, Rachel Porter, Mana Sakaguchi, Stephanie Stanley, Rachael Stollar, Patrick Taylor, and Marie Vic.
A catalogue of works accompanies this year’s exhibition. In reflecting on the evolution and context of their practices during the MFA program, this years’ class has included in the catalogue a series of interviews with artists, critics and curators who have been influential in forming their vision. Contributors included Patty Chang, Charlotte Cotton, William Lamson, Myoung Ho Lee, Jill Magid, Cay Sophie Rabinowitz, A.L. Steiner, James Welling, Brian Ulrich and Bruce High Quality Foundation. To Download a PDF of the exhibition click at
photo.parsons.edu/mfa/2010catalogue.pdf.
This publication and the thesis exhibition was made possible through the generous support from Nikon.
For more information, please visit
www.newschool.edu/parsons/mfa-photography/
Gallery Information:
Sheila C. Johnson Design Center
Parsons The New School for Design,66 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street, New York
Gallery hours: M-F, 10 AM-8 PM; S-S, Noon-6 PM, closed all major
holidays and holiday eves.
Admission: Free
Info: Please contact 212.229.8919 or visit
www.newschool.edu/parsons/sjdc.
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www.newschool.edu/parsons.