The University of Chicago offers a Master of Fine Arts degree through the Department of Visual Arts, located at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts. Our MFA student body comprises artists working in sculpture, photography, painting, installation, performance, video, and new media. Students are expected to work with all faculty, whose expertise crosses a number of disciplines. We admit students to the program based on the quality of their work and their interest in pursuing an interdisciplinary art program within a university environment. We believe that artists benefit from the daily exchange that comes with working alongside peers across different media who are engaging with similar sets of issues.
Art is a cultural product, and as such, we encourage students to explore the social concerns specific to their practice — including relevant theoretical and historical issues as well as personally motivated trajectories.
Program at a Glance
- - Two-year program open to all media
- - Admits up to eight students each year
- - All MFA students receive an individual studio space
- - Students work closely with all faculty through required studio visits and critiques
- - Students may take up to six courses outside of DoVA and have access to all of the University of Chicago’s academic resources
- - Students may have the opportunity to gain teaching experience through Teaching Assistantships and the BA/MFA mentoring program
- - The program culminates in a group exhibition in the Logan Center Gallery, a written thesis abstract, and a final review
