TRANSIT玉米视频 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition

April 19 鈥 May 18, 2025

Artists:

  • Phaedra Askarinam
  • Pooja Campbell
  • Patricia Edwine Poku
  • Connor Gagne
  • Andr茅s Izquierdo
  • Julia Cheng Zhang


Exhibition essay by Kriston Capps

Patricia Edwine Poku, The Time Talisman, 2024. Scraped arcs of black on green and orange background. A spiral of rope at the center.

Patricia Edwine Poku, The Time Talisman, 2024. Acrylic, jute twine and ocean sand on canvas, 68 x 68 inches. Courtesy of the Artist.

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Andres Izquierdo, Hippos and Coke, 2024. Portraits of hippos on newspaper clippings

Andres Izquierdo, Hippos and Coke, 2024. Oil on paper and canvas, 48 inches x 48 inches.

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Best and Worst by Connor Gagne. Miniature dining room with three places set and flowers on the table.

Connor Gagne, Best And Worst, Construction paper, foam board, popsicle sticks, thimbles, wood, copper plates, aluminum wire, thumbtacks, lightbulbs, paper towels, leather dye, acrylic paint and mylar, 40 in x 36 in x 20 in, 2025. Credit: Connor Gagne

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Painting of woman lying down by Pooja Campbell

Pooja Campbell, Once Upon a Time, Oil on linen, 33.5 in x 26.25 in, 2025. Credit: Connor Gagne

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Julia Zhang, Spring, 2025. Ceramic leaves and blossoms.

Julia Zhang, Spring, 2025. Ceramics, 40 inches x 20 inches. Photo by Julia Zhang

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Phaedra Askarinam, Akharehafteh (The weekend), 2024. A pattern painted on canvas with a sculptural arrangement of teabags.

Phaedra Askarinam, Akharehafteh (The weekend), 2024. Acrylic, paper, tea bags, and tea on canvas, 17 x 13 inches. Photo by Liz Ashe.

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Overview & Events

Mid-Season Opening Reception
Saturday, April 26, 6鈥9:00 p.m.


The annual 玉米视频 Master of Fine Arts candidates鈥 thesis exhibition is always a stand-out and this year is no different. Six artists, whose practices encompass painting, photography, ceramics, installation, and performance, draw on their unique personal histories as they find common ground in the concept of Transit鈥 a word that defined as 鈥渁n act, process, or instance of passing through or over.鈥

To varying degrees, their work examines the transitions鈥攂etween cultures, through grief, into parenthood鈥攖hat define moments of self-discovery.

Read exhibition essay by Kriston Capps
See also: Studio MFA Program.

Julia Zhang painting

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