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Memory Beast (Installation View)

Description: Work of art in laser cut cardboard, CNC routed wood, vinyl by artist Morgan Grasham as part of her 2020 exhibition, entitled "Memory Beast".Image of installation view of 2020 MFA exhibition by artist , entitled "Memory Beast".
Date: 2020
Creator: Grasham, Morgan

Navigating the Waters: 1

Description: Work of art of exhibition: monotype, screenprint by artist Aunna Escobedo, as part of a 2020 MFA Exhibition, entitled "Navigating the Waters". L to R: A Swiftness, Accumulating: slow and steady, Shifting: between states.
Date: 2020
Creator: Escobedo, Aunna
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Kaugnayan (Connections)

Description: Artist Statement from the MFA Exhibition: "In my recent work, I have expanded upon the deconstruction, reconstruction, and reflection that has informed my artistic process for many years. My working method involves using remnants from previous works; they reappear in their original form or are reworked, aged destroyed, or recreated from different materials. My Process allows me to illustrate the passage of time as older work takes on new forms in a renewed context. New connections begin to surf… more
Date: December 2019
Creator: Pettyjohn, Johanna
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Double Dare

Description: Artist Statement from the MFA exhibition: In my recent work, I explore my identity as a first-generation American, using my painting practice to think about early memories of living in-between two cultures.  These remembered moments allow a space for me to consider how both cultures merge. Portraying vivid memories through colorful recognizable objects and body parts, memories take on a new context, showing the passage of time, and reflecting on how memories take on new meaning. My desire to sa… more
Date: November 2019
Creator: Giron, Cynthia

Dress with floral fabric

Description: a) Cocktail dress of black polyester-silk blend brocade with large-scale white floral motif with large flat green leaves on a black ground (with the motif focused on the neckline, sleeves, and bottom half of the skirt); jewel neckline, short set-in sleeves, bodice constructed of six panels, natural waistline, skirt with large inverted box pleats that align with the panels in the bodice, skirt hemline reinforced with crinoline, pockets at side seams of skirt, center back zipper, lined in silk, H… more
Date: Autumn 2019
Creator: de la Renta, Oscar

Sequin jumpsuit

Description: Jumpsuit of multicolored, hand embroidered sequins in trompe l'oeil textile appearing as crocheted wool yarn squares. Sequin work accomplished through sequin sequencing, which is accomplished partially through digital technology. Long, flared sleeves; bell bottom pant legs. Rounded neckline. Center back zipper closure. Designer label: Ashish
Date: Autumn 2019
Creator: ASHISH & Gupta, Ashish
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Angelfish Prayers

Description: Artist Statement from the MFA Exhibition: "Through my art I strive to raise awareness towards the protection of the ocean. Plastic pollution, over-fishing, species extinction, and nuclear waste are some of the problems I symbolize in order to create conversations around the issues and do my part in starting a wave of change. The ocean is one interconnected circulatory system for our plane,t so anywhere that humans are abusing the oceans, it affects us all. I hope to remind people of the sacred… more
Date: May 2019
Creator: Wachal, Amy
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Beauty Remains, Object Portraiture

Description: Artist Statement from the MFA Exhibition: "This body of work contains digital photographs, sculptures and wallpapers to highlight a personal journey through motherhood. Traditionally, the roles of a new mother have been handed down from generation to generation. A mother teaches her daughter how to soothe her fussy infant, her domestic responsibilities, to maintain her feminine mystique. Though many of these traditions of mouth to ear to mouth familial heritage continue, today’s society inundat… more
Date: May 2019
Creator: DeSoto, Megan A.
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Bewildering Genealogy

Description: Artist Statement from the MFA Exhibition: "When I left my parents to venture out into the world alone, my white privilege was stripped. While my racial background is not white, I was raised by white parents who had two biological children. Being raised this way afforded me the comfort and ability to pass through life with little to no danger of being hurt, being granted permission to be anywhere I wanted, never shut out because of my color. I still have access to many of those things because I … more
Date: May 2019
Creator: Janke, Sarah
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“Drawback”

Description: Artist Statement from the MFA Exhibition: "My work represents my personal experience with having learning differences such as Dyslexia, ADD, Auditory Processing Disorder, and others. I create pieces that reflect my thoughts, experiences, and the obstacles that I face daily. I utilize materials obtained from school desks as memories that reflect on the long periods of time we spend siting at desks in classrooms, during which we discover how to process information. To articulate these experiences… more
Date: May 2019
Creator: Thomson, Jason
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