{"id":212518,"date":"2026-03-31T02:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T02:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/212518\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T02:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T02:28:15","slug":"fsu-department-of-art-presents-an-exhibition-of-works-by-2026-mfa-graduating-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/212518\/","title":{"rendered":"FSU Department of Art presents an exhibition of works by 2026 MFA graduating class"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\"\"Ysabel Flores, “Looking In\/Looking Out,” 2026, installation.\t\t<\/p>\n

The Florida State University\u00a0Department of Art<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Museum of Fine Arts<\/a>\u00a0will open an exhibition this April\u00a0showcasing\u00a0the work of the department\u2019s ten graduating MFA studio art students.\u00a0\u201cDecentered Reframed\u201d offers a collection of contemporary artworks spanning installation, sculpture,\u00a0print,\u00a0video\u00a0and performance projects.<\/p>\n

\"\"Moey Hewitt, \u201cTangled Ecologies,\u201d 2026, installation. (Hannah Glaser)<\/p>\n

The exhibition represents the professional debut of these artists following their time in the Department of Art\u2019s MFA in studio art. As an intensive three-year program, it is designed to offer the students the discipline, training and artistic understanding required for life as a practicing artist and professional.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my\u00a013\u00a0years at FSU, I have witnessed the evolution of our Studio Art MFA program and its students\u2019 culminating exhibitions,\u201d said\u00a0Rob Duarte<\/a>, associate professor and director of the graduate program. \u201cThe work in this year\u2019s show represents some of the most thoughtful, considered and engaging artwork that has been produced through our program. The artists have worked extraordinarily hard to arrive at this point, and I can\u2019t wait to share in this final celebration of their efforts as MFA candidates.\u201d<\/p>\n

The show highlights the growth and development of these featured artists throughout the three-year MFA program. In this collaborative exhibition, Alexia Benavent-Rivera, Ysabel Flores, Hannah Glaser, Moey Hewitt, Kea Kamiya, Amarachi Odimba, Keilicia Parker, Kyle Smith, J Woltz and Jay Yue each examine the power structures that shape our culture, environment and relationships.<\/p>\n

The exhibit will run from April 10 through May 2, with an opening reception April 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The artists also invite the public to a meet-and-greet followed by a series of artist talks from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 16, at the Museum of Fine Arts. Additionally, there will be artist-led workshops available to the public.<\/p>\n

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Amarachi Odimba, “Sunday Hymnary,” 2026, acrylic and Ghana Must Go bags on canvas.Kea Kamiya, “A Long Walk Into The Past,” 2026, sculpture.<\/p>\n

The museum\u2019s shows and programs are always free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

For\u00a0a\u00a0full schedule of events associated with this exhibition, visit the\u00a0MoFA\u00a0website at\u00a0MoFA.fsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information\u00a0about the Department of Art, visit\u00a0art.fsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ysabel Flores, “Looking In\/Looking Out,” 2026, installation. The Florida State University\u00a0Department of Art\u00a0and\u00a0Museum of Fine Arts\u00a0will open an…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":212519,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[56744,58514,68989,232,234,233],"class_list":["post-212518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-college-of-fine-arts","tag-department-of-art","tag-fsu-museum-of-fine-arts","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212518\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}