smoke, signals, space: 2021 MFA in Visual Art Thesis Exhibition
This exhibition features thesis projects by the MFA in Visual Art students in the 2021 graduating class of the Sam Fox School’s Graduate School of Art. Students present artworks in various media, exploring themes such as the politics of race, the role of gender, the poetics of the everyday, and utopian/dystopian futures.
The 2021 MFA in Visual Art candidates are Jessica Bremehr, Amanda Casarez, Ryan Erickson, Adrian Gonzalez, Maddie Grotewiel, Younser (Seri) Lee, Gaoyuan Pan, Takura Suzuki, and Alexa Velez.
The Garden of Extraterrestrial Deee-Lites, 2021. Mixed-media installation, 108 x 156 x 156" overall.
Suture…Harm and Remedy, 2021. Cotton voile, gesso, and thread on 3 canvases, 96 x 60" each.
Fruit Study Field Kit, 2021. Computer, scale, wood, stand, and faux fruit, 55 x 27 ½ x 15 ½" overall.
(from left) Bloque, 2021; Cabeza, 2021; Non-Imaginary Friend (Bizarro), 2020; Chances to Chequear, 2020; Open Window (Humid Summer Night in St. Louis), 2021; Mozquito, 2021; The Yarda, 2021.
(from left) Deflowered, 2021; Folding into Myself, 2021.
To Dream - To Realize, 2021. Alarm clocks, Arduino, pressure sensor, wood box, electric cables, speaker, and MP3 player, overall dimensions variable.
Ravens, 2021; Snake on Glass, 2021; Raccoon behind Branches, 2021; Jamaican Iguana, 2021; Falcon Take Off, 2021. Inkjet prints, 14 x 20" each.
(from left) A Tree Back Then II, 2021; A RoombaCat, Not a Cat, 2021; But They Are Not Real, 2021; I Fed My Tree Pixels, 2021; A Tree Back Then I, 2021.
Installation view of Of the Air, 2021. Single-channel video, 4:30 min.
