MFA Students Present “Open Studio 2014” November 14
Posted in: Department of Art and Design News, University Galleries News
The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Studio Art program is holding its annual Open Studio night November 14, from 6-10 p.m. at the MFA Gallery in Finley Hall. Open to the general public, the event will feature completed works and works in progress, on display and in the artists’ open studios, created by the program’s 18 MFA candidates. The event will include a gallery exhibition highlighting the program and works by the MFA’s visiting artists will also be on exhibit. Admission to the event is free.
The evening will include open discussions and dialog with the students regarding their growth in the MFA program as emerging professional artists.
The event will feature work by current students from the classes of 2015 and 2016, including the following:
- Ruth Borgenicht
- Natalia Borisenko
- Teresa Braun
- Joseph Caraval
- Maryann Ficker
- Meagan Green
- Daniel Morowitz
- Irena Pejovic
- Kris Phillips
- John Ryan
- Belmira Silva
- Kasia Skorynkiewicz
- John Spano
- Stephanie Spitz
- Esmeralda Vazquez
- Ann Marie Williams
- Brian Keith Williams
- Mina Zarfasz
The Open Studio celebrates the Master of Fine Arts program’s 14th year in existence. Since its inauguration, the program has invited an exceptional group of artists, curators, and visiting critics–including Ann Hamilton, Mark Dion, Robert Whitman, Revd. Billy, Nick Cave, Shirin Neshat, Eleanor Heartney, William Powhida, Wafaa Bilal, Ben Davis, Arthur C. Danto, James Rosenquist, Phillip Pearlstein, William Wegman, and Dana Schutz–to lecture and work with the students.
For more information, contact Dr. Andrew Atkinson, director of the MFA program, at 973-655-7294 or atkinsona@mail.montclair.edu, or Louise Davies, MFA program assistant, at 973-655-4074 or daviesl@mail.montclair.edu. Click here for directions to the MFA Gallery in Finley Hall.