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ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

Maggy Hamel Metsos

The Department of Studio Arts challenges and stimulates students to view the construction of culture with an analytical and critical eye. Our faculty of practicing artists provide instruction in the craft, tools and techniques of creation in discipline-specific studios.

Alice Zerini, le Reste (charcoal on paper)


Welcome to Studio Arts

The Department of Studio Arts has a long-standing international reputation for excellence and innovation in contemporary art. From material matters to digital expressions, to the intersection of ideas and activities, Studio Arts supports a pluralistic approach to art-making that best reflects the complex world in which we live.

Luigi Iagulli



Who we are

Our department includes 27 full-time professors, 10 artists-in-residence, and more than 80 part-time faculty members who together represent a wealth of diverse scholarship, methods, and practices. Our faculty are internationally recognized artists and designers, noted theorists, celebrated game designers, and more.

Mimi Allard, A Fact Is The Destruction Of Meaning, 2022.


What you’ll learn

Studio Arts programs blend the instruction of classical techniques with new technologies. The department's Undergraduate Programs feature nine distinct majors, each providing a distinct path to a BFA.

At the graduate level, the MFA in Studio Arts Program provides a challenging and supportive environment in which students are engaged in intensive studio production as they work closely with faculty in their chosen area of concentration. Recognizing the importance of critical inquiry, seminar courses are an important aspect of the program that enable students to develop their understanding of conceptual, historical and theoretical subjects.

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student work

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