Department of Art MFA Theses

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(2024-04-06) Polikoff, Whalen

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(2023) Nerburn, Nicholas K.

Nik Nerburn writes about the disappearance of his great-grandfather in 1930, and goes on a road trip around Lake Michigan to look for his grave.

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Trae una flor, un poema, una canción / Bring a Flower, a Poem, a Song

(2023-05) Leiva, Camila

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sorry mom i'm trying my best, MFA Thesis Paper, 2022

(2022-05) Teachout, Hayden,T

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17 Soils: Settling, Stealing, Stirring

(2022-08) Linqduist, Stephanie A.

Within 17 Soils: Settling, Stealing, Stirring I invite the viewer, especially those non-native like myself, to look at soil with new eyes. Using 9 soils from Mni Sota Makoce/ Minnesota and 6 soils from the Gorama Mɛnde chiefdom in Sierra Leone, I paint images of connection to earth. Through the lens of analog photography and digital manipulation, my frame wanders from the farming village in Mɔndema to my own backyard and public gardens in the Twin Cities. Within this text is a collectively written soil index, selected images, and essays describing my internal approach towards creating this installation of paintings and light bench.

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Greed-OxyContin-Addiction-Death

(2022) Hilleboe, Cody J

A supporting paper to fulfill the Master of Fine Arts degree requirements Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Department of Art University of Minnesota By Cody Hilleboe In partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Master of Fine Arts Degree in Art 2022 Committee: Rotem Tamir Christina Schmid Emily Jordan Jensen Tetsuya Yamada

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I'm thinking about you, MFA Thesis Paper, 2022

(2022-07) Prerna

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Hollow

(2022) Maiuri, Julia

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An Experience of Virtual Worlds

(2021) Chambers, Brandon

In support of my MFA thesis exhibition, this paper meanders through my interests and interactions in virtual reality, and its effect on my studio art practice.

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El Cenote: a succession of eternities

(2021-07) Keagy, Rini Y.

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Building Worlds

(2021-06) Carroll, Sayge M.

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Cash and Carry

(2021-05) McFarland, Grant, D R

Cash and Carry is made up of two sets of six objects (bed, spoon, shirt, playing cards, stool, butter). One set is in my apartment, while the other is shown in the gallery. Each object in the gallery has a corresponding piece that calls to mind the other object in my home.