5 art-school grads to watch for 2021
By Cate McQuaid Globe Correspondent,Updated May 5, 2021, 2 hours ago
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This year s standout graduates are, from left, Anne Harris, Mosheh Tucker, Sebastian Gonzalez Quintero, Bridget Bailey, and Taylor Hickey.Courtesy of the artists
Students fresh out of art school often shake up old ideas. If thereâs a trend in this yearâs group of up-and-coming Master of Fine Arts graduates (from Boston University, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and University of Massachusetts Dartmouth), itâs about subjectivity. That is, the interior experience of any being â how it is shaped by society and still full of mysteries. Who am I? Who are you? Does a place have a self? Does the universe?
MassArt has a new student gallery. Itâs all the way over in SoWa
By Natachi Onwuamaegbu Globe Correspondent,Updated May 4, 2021, 12:42 p.m.
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Work by Massachusetts College of Art and Design students now has a home in Bostonâs SoWa district. MassArt x SoWa is a brand-new gallery devoted to art by current enrollees and alumni of the collegeâs graduate programs. The space arrives at a time when most college-affiliated art venues remain closed to the general public.
The inaugural MassArt x SoWA show opens Wednesday with work from eight graduating MFA students. âThese are emerging artists who are experimenting,â said Lucinda Bliss, the collegeâs dean of graduate programs. âTheyâre making all kinds of work: videos, installation performances, traditional painting.â