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MFA Now 2019
Jurors: 
Maria Jenson, Executive Director, SOMArts
2nd Sat Reception: 
Saturday, March 9, 2019 - 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Exhibition Dates: 
Feb 21, 2019 to Mar 23, 2019
Including CREATIVE STATION, free all-ages art activities in our Classroom.
Gallery Hours (or by appointment): 
Wednesday-Saturday, 2-6pm

Root Division is proud to present MFA Now 2019, our biennial juried exhibition and archive publication featuring the works of MFA candidates at 9 of the top Bay Area institutions.

Now in its sixth iteration, the MFA Now project provides a platform for looking at Bay Area artists and institutions in order to promote dialogue between programs and to archive current art-making practices and models. This year's exhibition will be juried by Maria Jenson, Executive Director, SOMArts.

This year’s exhibition will include the work of twenty five artists. Selected based on a single image and artist statement, the works included in this exhibition display a quality of content and execution that is indicative of the rigor of advanced art degree programs. Works range in media from large scale installation, to video, sculpture, photography and painting. This exhibition offers a rare glimpse into the developing practices of candidates prior to their thesis presentations.

MFA programs include: California College of the Arts, Mills College, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco State University, San Jose State University, Stanford University, and University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Davis, and University of California, Santa Cruz.

MFA Now Exhibiting Artists:
Luis Casas, California College of the Arts
Ben Cornish, San Francisco Art Institute
Karl Daum, San Francisco Art Institute
Zoe Eagan-Gardner, California College of the Arts
Jeff Enlow, California College of the Arts
Wyatt Hall, Mills College
Mallory Kimmel, California College of the Arts
Nathan Kosta, San Francisco State University
Heesoo Kwon, University of California, Berkeley
Shara Mays, San Francisco Art Institute
Megan Moriarty, San Jose State University
Keisha Mrotek, San Francisco State University
Ghazal Rahimi University of California, Berkeley
Julia Rigby, University of California, Davis
Lindsay Rothwell, Mills College
Hannah Subotnick, Stanford University
Greg Sullo, University of California, Santa Cruz
Hannah Tuck, San Francisco State University

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MFA Now Archive Publication Artists:

Brett Amory
Mape Andrews
Brian Bartz
Margot Becker
Cristine Blanco
Lizzy Blasingame
Luis Casas
Adam Cochran
Sophia Alexandria Cook
Ben Cornish
Arleene Correa Valencia
Calum Craik
Katie Curry
Karl Daum
Rachel Deane
Ricki Dwyer
Zoe Eagan-Gardner
Jeff Enlow
Beatriz Escobar
Sarah Frieberg
Brenda Gonsalez
Santino Gonzales
Christa Grenawalt
Neil Griess
Adea Guldi
Wyatt Hall
Omar Harb
Mason Hershenow
Megan Hinton
Jordan Holms
Claudia Huenchuleo Paquien
Whitney Humphreys
Becca Imrich
Hayley Jensen
Lacey Johnson
Shirin Khalatbari
Mallory Kimmel
Nathan Kosta
Heesoo Kwon
Katie Swan Laich
Kate Laster
Sae Yong Lee
Ans Li
Sang Chi Liu
Natasha Loewy
Dani Lopez
Mengmeng Lu
Patricia Ludovici
Danny Lulu
Jordan Magnuson
Katrina Magowan
Jeff Maylath
Shara Mays
Holly McHugh
Kat Mergens
Avital Meshi
Joshua Mintz
Vincent Miranda
Eliza Mitchell
Peter Moen
Harlee Mollenkopf
Megan Moriarty
Ava Morton
Keisha Mrotek
Justin Nagle
Logan Norton
Courtney Odell
Beril Or
Efe Ozmen
Ni Pan
H. Esmé Park
Michael Pedersen
Sean Peeler
Evan Pettiglio
Sarah Player Morrison
Felix Quintan
Claire Rabkin
Ghazal Rahimi
Julia Rigby
Sherwin Rio
Alana Rios
Stuart Robertson
Joseph Robertson
Lindsay Rothwell
Joanna Ruckman-Gallegos
Zoe Sandoval
Emily Scettrini
Maxine Schoefer-Wulf
Sally Scopa
Yan Shao
Stephanie Sherriff
Palija Shrestha
Anna Sidana
Rachel Maryam Smith
Daniel Southard
Miles Stemp
Hannah Subotnick
Greg Sullo
Zack Sumner Schomp
Shirin Towfiq
Hannah Tuck
Monica Valdez
Emily Van Engel
Gabriella Willenz
Rebekah Wilson
Kristen Wong
Livien Yin
Mengjiao Zhang
yourong zhao
Connie Zheng


About the MFA Now 2019 Archive Project:

The MFA Now 2019 Archive is an inclusionary publication of all eligible MFA candidates set to be released in March 2019. All artists who submit to the MFA NOW 2019 exhibition will be featured in this archive. The book includes a full page dedicated to each contributing MFA candidate and a compilation of essays by faculty, Root Division staff, and the exhibition juror, serving to navigate the contemporary moment in Bay Area MFA programs and find connections between the artists and institutions.


MFA Now is free, open to the public, and includes a Creative Station - all ages art activities hosted in our classroom during the 2nd Saturday opening reception.

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