Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, in collaboration with the Department of Art and Art History at Colorado State University, present works by five Master of Fine Arts graduates in MFA Thesis Exhibition 2024. Opening April 26 in the museum’s Griffin Foundation Gallery, the exhibition will remain on view through July 21. The show features work by graduates Adam Hinkelman, Seojung Lee, Nikoo Monem, Haley (Hagerman) Slackerman, and Sumanma Wadhwa in design, metals, painting and printmaking concentrations. Visitors are invited to celebrate the graduates at MFA Speaks on Friday, April 26. 

The annual Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition marks the culmination of a three-year degree program in the visual arts. By fostering research and studio practice, the program invites students to complete a body of work in their field. Artwork is situated within contemporary art discourse, and the program provides opportunities for students to learn in one of the largest academic departments at CSU. 

“You can truly see the growth of these budding artists in the work in this exhibition,” said Erika Osborne, professor of painting. “In three years, so much has changed in their practice, and they are truly ready to go out and be artists in the world.”

MFA Speaks is this Friday, April 26 at 5 p.m. in the museum’s Griffin Foundation Gallery. Graduates will give artist talks and participate in a panel discussion moderated by museum director and chief curator Lynn Boland. An opening reception with refreshments will follow from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Robert W. Hoffert Learning Center. MFA Speaks and MFA Thesis Exhibition 2024 are free and open to the public. 

SUPPORT 

Support for GAMA’s exhibitions and programming is generously provided by the City of Fort Collins Fort Fund, the FUNd Endowment at CSU, and Colorado Creative Industries. CCI and its activities are made possible through an annual appropriation from the Colorado General Assembly and federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.