Maine College of Art & Design presents MFA Thesis Exhibitions for the class of 2023
MFA students participate in two exhibitions, on view April 22 - 29, 2023 & May 12 - 20, 2023
Deborah Santoro MFA '23, "Woman with Camera | Self with Fern," silkscreen with aluminum leaf on paper, 45"x45”, 2023
PORTLAND, ME — April 18, 2023 — Maine College of Art & Design (MECA&D) is pleased to present two thesis exhibitions celebrating the Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art class of 2023. Presented in collaboration with the Institute for Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design (ICA), the work in each exhibition represents the synthesis of graduate candidates’ experience in the MFA program.
The presentation of theses is divided between two exhibitions: April 22-29, 2023 and May 12-20, 2023. The former includes an opening reception Friday, April 21 from 5:00–7:00pm, with an opening reception for the latter on Thursday, May 11 from 5:00–7:00pm. Both exhibitions are free and open to the public at the ICA Wednesday through Sunday, 12:00-5:00pm.
Maine College of Art & Design’s MFA program allows students to choose a campus-based full residency, including 24/7 access to facilities, or low residency, which combines shorter intense periods of on-campus instruction with the freedom to work from a home studio.
Students featured in the exhibition include: McKenna Bishop, Maeve Doolan, Grace Hager, Mattie Hinkley, Rebecca Laws, James Meyer, Ted Moore, Steany Ojeda, Connor Pirruccello-McClellan, Deborah Santoro, Anthony Surratt.
For more information about the exhibitions, click here.
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