Current Students Students are encouraged to take advantage of the MFA program’s flexible structure by tailoring their studio focus to reach individual goals. Students can pursue a single discipline, such as illustration, or an interdisciplinary practice that bridges multiple media and areas of inquiry.As a wholly interdisciplinary program, students from many different areas take courses together, and there may only be 1 or 2 people working in an area of study at any given time, in addition to many students working across intermedia practices. We expect students to do a great deal of independent research, and to invest in providing feedback to their peers working in a variety of visual practices. AnimationElizabeth Blackwell (she/her)Fairooz Nazifa Islam (they/she)Nelson Liu (he/him)Vivian Lu (she/her)Jamie Peachey (he/they)Riv Shapiro (they/them)Comic ArtsAlberth Wilfredo Chacon Salas (he/him)Elizabeth Blackwell (she/her)Devin Gallucci (she/her)Miranda Hoover(she/her)Vivian Lu (she/her)Catheryne Molina (she/her)Shimeng Wei (she/her)Drawing/PaintingMubarak Al-Thani (he/him)Montana Becker (she/her)Alberth Wilfredo Chacon Salas (he/him)Matthew ClaraDevin Gallucci (she/her)Courtney Hammer (she/her)Fairooz Nazifa Islam (they/she)Madeleine Kaudy (she/her)Catheryne Molina (she/her)Becky Mutrux (she/her)Sarah Niksa (she/her)David Quady (he/him)Shimeng Wei (she/her)Engaged & Public Arts/Social PracticeRanran Hu (she/her)Riv Shapiro (they/them)Fiber Arts & TextilesMontana Becker (she/her)Courtney Hammer (she/her)Jamie Peachey (he/they)Shimeng Wei (she/her)Film/VideoMubarak Al-Thani (he/him)Ranran Hu (she/her)Fairooz Nazifa Islam (they/she)Jamie Peachey (he/they)Riv Shapiro (they/them)Furniture DesignYiran Li (she/her)Graphic DesignMiranda Hoover(she/her)Nelson Liu (he/him)IllustrationElizabeth Blackwell (she/her)Alberth Wilfredo Chacon Salas (he/him)Devin Gallucci (she/her)Michayla Grbich (she/her)Miranda Hoover(she/her)Catheryne Molina (she/her)Fairooz Nazifa Islam (they/she)Jamie Peachey (he/they)Nelson Liu (he/him)Vivian Lu (she/her)Yi Wang (she/her)Shimeng Wei (she/her)Shuyi Wu (she/her)Haiyao Yuan InstallationMubarak Al-Thani (he/him)Montana Becker (she/her)Elizabeth Blackwell (she/her)Courtney Hammer (she/her)Ranran Hu (she/her)Fairooz Nazifa Islam (they/she)Madeleine Kaudy (she/her)Sophia Marcus (she/her)Becky Mutrux (she/her)Riv Shapiro (they/them)Shimeng Wei (she/her)Interactive/Digital MediaElizabeth Blackwell (she/her)Ranran Hu (she/her)Riv Shapiro (they/them)Shimeng Wei (she/her)InterdisciplinaryMontana Becker (she/her)Elizabeth Blackwell (she/her)Courtney Hammer (she/her)Fairooz Nazifa Islam (they/she)Sophia Marcus (she/her)Becky Mutrux (she/her)Riv Shapiro (they/them)Shimeng Wei (she/her)PerformanceElizabeth Blackwell (she/her)Fairooz Nazifa Islam (they/she)Riv Shapiro (they/them)PhotographyMubarak Al-Thani (he/him)Montana Becker (she/her)Graciela DeAnda (she/her)Courtney Hammer (she/her)Ranran Hu (she/her)Becky Mutrux (she/her)Printmaking/Paper/BooksMubarak Al-Thani (he/him)Elizabeth Blackwell (she/her)Ranran Hu (she/her)Madeleine Kaudy (she/her)Yiran Li (she/her)Catheryne Molina (she/her)Becky Mutrux (she/her)Sarah Niksa (she/her)Shimeng Wei (she/her)SculptureMubarak Al-Thani (he/him)Montana Becker (she/her)Elizabeth Blackwell (she/her)Courtney Hammer (she/her)Ranran Hu (she/her)Fairooz Nazifa Islam (they/she)Sophia Marcus (she/her)Catheryne Molina (she/her)Sarah Niksa (she/her)Riv Shapiro (they/them)Sound ArtMubarak Al-Thani (he/him)Ranran Hu (she/her)Riv Shapiro (they/them)