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This stunning sand artwork isn't complete until it's been walked all over

Artist Shannon Garden-Smith wants us to think about the crucial building material we're running out of. As the world's second-most consumed resource, sand is responsible for many quotidian items we take for granted: bricks, glass, concrete, computer chips, credit cards, paints, plastics and even toothpaste.

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MFA 2022 Abraham Oghobose in the prestigious Venice Biennale this year!

In the 40-year history of the MFA program in Studio Art this is the first time a graduate has been selected for the most important art exhibition in the world!

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MFA Visual Arts student, Vladimir Kanic, gives TEDx talk on his artistic practice

Visual Art MFA student Vladimir Kanic describes his how world-building practice imagines the living sculptures as beacons of a decarbonised future, where social and climate justice are collaborative public acts as essential as breathing.

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2024 MFA Thesis Shows

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Gales Gallery and the Special Project Gallery on our campus offer students the opportunity to gain installation experience, experiment with presentation techniques, and share their work with a broader audience.

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Photo of Waymark: 2020 MFA Visual Art Digital Publication

Waymark: 2020 MFA Visual Art Digital Publication

An anthology which brings together the creative and critical Visual Art thesis work of our 2020 MFAs.

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