University of Oregon

MFA Thesis Exhibition 2019

Aaron Whitney Bjork, Talon Claybrook, Leah Howell, Sumer Haseena Khan, Daniel Miller, Neal Moignard, Stephanie Parnes, Aja Segapeli, Kayla Thompson, Jen Vaughn

The Department of Art at the University of Oregon is pleased to present our 2019 MFA Thesis Exhibition at Disjecta Contemporary Art Center in Portland, Oregon. Marking the culmination of three years of rigorous studio investigation and critical discourse, the ten artists in this exhibition engage a wide breadth of art making practices that build on and challenge the histories of painting, sculpture, photography, print media, craft and digital practices. 

With dramatic shifts in practice over the past three years, this cohort of artists have created a tight-knit community through the exchange of ideas formed by extensive conversations with our nationally and internationally recognized faculty, visiting artists, critics and curators. This exhibition is the outcome of the expansive work undertaken by our graduates and their intellectual curiosity in looking deeply at the conditions prevalent and pressing in our world today.