Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 10:00 a.m. —Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 6:00 p.m. Main Gallery Gallery Exhibition Image Opening Reception and Award Ceremony: Friday, March 27, 6:00–8:00 p.m.This annual juried exhibition features the best work submitted by current MCAD students pursuing degrees in design, fine arts, media arts, and creative entrepreneurship. Participants have a chance to win five $250 cash prizes.Juror: Francesca BernardiFrancesca Bernardi is a Minneapolis-based curator, gallery director, visual and performance artist, and licensed mental health therapist whose work centers community engagement and contemporary visual culture. They are the gallery manager at Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis. They formerly served as Gallery Director and co-owner at Gamut Gallery for two years, acting as lead curator for eight exhibitions and supporting five additional shows.Across their curatorial practice, Bernardi has worked with nearly 300 artists across solo and group exhibitions, as well as with performers and event-based creatives. Their curatorial approach is guided by strong visual intuition and an interest in work that feels timely, emotionally compelling, and thoughtfully executed. Juror’s Choice AwardsKenya Zuniga, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA): Senior AnimationCamino Real de Colima, 2025Animation, 27 sec.Isa Estrada, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA): Senior Fine Arts: Painting/DrawingResidual Effects, 2025Glass seed beads, silk thread, projected digital media, woven fabricMia Binsfeld, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA): Sophomore Comic Art Scrambled, 2025Watercolor on paperMontana Becker, Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Fine Arts: Painting/DrawingHome Quilt I, 2025Acrylic on sewn canvasPresident’s Choice AwardShimeng Wei, Master of Fine Arts (MFA): IllustrationDream, 2025Mixed media on paper Participating ArtistsMadelyne AdamsValentina AlessiKat BarnettMontana BeckerMia Binsfeld Maria Emilia Borja Teagen BrendemuehlKaia CarterJan ChristophersonAvery ClarkJamie CrispDominique DeKalbBrandee del MercadoDalton DoeringIsa EstradaEleanor FisterAmelia FoppeDylan GfroererAshley Guzman-CazaresKassy HavelWilla HeilSophie JacksonOpal JubaLivia Knilanseloise koltunAlex KozickiXiomara LeeMaren LienAlden MahoneyLily McCannLesley McGasterCatheryne MolinaTalia MorenoBecky MutruxReece NorbergNina PetersonElla RatliffRebeckah RegennitterKay ShookJadyn SpannSofia VasquezMadeline VwjZoe WalczykShimeng WeiVictoria WendrickJoey WidenhoeferYuqing WuKenya Zuniga Gallery Visitor PolicyThe MCAD Gallery is open to the public the following hours:Monday–Friday: 9:00 a.m–7:00 p.m.Saturday: 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.All visitors must buzz in and enter through the north (main) entrance, sign in at the welcome desk in the main lobby, and stay in designated gallery areas.Accessibility InformationThe gallery has limited padded and non-padded seating. Some artworks contain light, projections, sound, screens, and scent.The Main Gallery is on the first floor of the building, at the main entrance off Stevens Avenue and 25th Street. The Concourse Gallery is on the second floor and can be accessed via elevator or stairs. The building is equipped with wheelchair-accessible and gender-neutral bathrooms and accessible entrances from the main and parking lot entrances.MCAD is committed to providing students, faculty, staff, and visitors with disabilities equitable access to MCAD-sponsored programs and events. For more information or any disability accommodations, please contact MCAD Gallery staff at 612.874.3667 or gallery@mcad.edu.Transportation and ParkingThere is disability-accessible parking at two locations: the main entrance off Stevens Avenue and 25th Street and the MCAD parking lot off 26th Street and Second Avenue South. General event parking can be found in the MCAD parking lot off 26th Street and Second Avenue South, street parking along Stevens Avenue, or the Mia parking ramp.For more information on how to find us and where to park. Event parking is free in the MCAD lot for the opening reception.