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![A group of four individuals participates in an artistic or creative activity inside a dimly lit room. One person sits on the floor, engaged with a glowing object, while another kneels nearby, observing. A third individual, holding a drink, sits on the floor, and a fourth person is positioned to the right. The walls are decorated with black-and-white images, colorful projections, and art supplies scattered around.]()
Elendë Connor (MFA Printmaking ’27), Havi Peterson (MFA Sculpture ’27), Marja Saleva (MFA Integrated Practices ’27), Kyra “Wolf” Wolfenbarger (MFA Painting & Drawing ’27) at 2025 MFA Open Studios, Dock 72. Photo: Dylan Bosch. -
![Lo Smith, wearing a green robe with fur collar, short hair, and a big smile, with two helpers at their feet assisting with arranging their dress. A visitor watches to the right of the photo frame.]()
Lo Smith, MFA Fine Arts (Printmaking) ’26, looking out of their studio with visitors. Photo by Dylan Bosch. -
![Two people are engaged in conversation while observing a colorful abstract painting on the wall. The artwork features various shapes and colors, including pinks, greens, blues, and reds. One person is facing the painting and holding a phone, while the other stands beside them, looking at the artwork and smiling. The setting appears to be an art gallery.]()
MFA ’07 and Visiting Associate Professor Nat Meade talking with a MFA Painting & Drawing ’26 Phoebe Kalm Choi at 2026 MFA Thesis Opening. Photo by Dylan Bosch. -
![Three individuals are engaged in conversation in a bright, modern space. One person sits on a stool wearing a striped shirt and gray pants, while the other two stand nearby. One is a woman with long hair in a black top and polka dot skirt, animatedly pointing, and the other is a man in a black jacket. There's an exit sign visible above them. Walls are decorated with artwork, and the floor is polished concrete.]()
MFA artists at Open Studios / Open Fields, November 8, 2025, Dock 72. Photo by Mark Gens.
Current Students
Class of 2028
Michael Ciccone
Chelsey Davillier
Maxine Macieszko
Will Masters
Savannah Allred Price
Elana Riordan
Sam White
Clay Williams
Class of 2027
Clore
Eric Eujin Hwang
MFA Alumni
Fine Arts Alumni thrive. Graduates have been accepted into prestigious residencies such as the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture; Black Rock, Senegal; MacDowell Colony; the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program; the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts; the Siena Art Institute; and the Whitney Independent Study Program. Our alumni have exhibited at museums such as the Brooklyn Museum, the Whitney Museum, and MoMA, along with galleries such as Miguel Abreu, James Cohan, Marianne Boesky, Lyles & King, Lehmann Maupin, Matthew Marks, Minus Space, Pierogi, and Jack Tilton.
They have received grants from around the world such as Anonymous Was A Woman, Banditto Art Award, Creative Capital, the Dedalus Foundation, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, the Joan Mitchell Painters & Sculptors Grant, and the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship. Their work is represented in international public and private collections, including the Guggenheim Museum; the Studio Museum of Harlem; the National Gallery; Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; and the Panza Collection.
Graduates have careers as professors at schools such as Hunter College, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Cooper Union, and Columbia University. Many also find their place in the world as writers, gallerists, and curators, or working in the community as social justice advocates, educators, and change-makers. Others forge their own paths and become innovators in many emerging creative fields.
Graduating from our Fine Arts MFA program is just the beginning!
Please view our Alumni work below and visit here for information about our special alumni programming at the Untitled Art Fair.