As we start a new semester, we are pleased to introduce our spring 2020 MFA faculty. Thesis Preparation II Sarah Petersen MFA, California Institute of Art BFA, BA, University of Minnesota Sarah Petersen's practice includes installation, performance, sculpture, painting, drawing, sound, video, writing, and the production of signs and signals that others can use to reconsider and intervene in social space. Recently, she's been exploring group humming in various contexts. Thesis Preparation II Michael Banning MFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design BFA, University of Colorado, Boulder Michael Banning’s paintings and drawings of contemporary American urban, industrial, and domestic landscapes have been exhibited in solo exhibitions in Chicago, Denver, New York, and Minneapolis, where he has been represented by the Groveland Gallery since 1998. Graduate Critique Seminar 2 Zoe Cinel MFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design BFA Industrial Design, ISIA Florence Zoe Cinel is an interdisciplinary artist, a community organizer, and a curator from Florence, Italy. Entering the Contemporary Field Jen Caruso MA, University of Western Ontario PhD, State University of New York Jen Caruso's recent research and teaching interests include socially-engaged art practice, aesthetics in the context of late capitalism, and cultural responses to climate change. Categories Faculty