MFA Thesis Preparation/MA Portfolio Review

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As an MFA student, you’ll refine your thesis concept and prepare works to include in your midpoint review. Once you finalize a thesis concept, you will write content and prepare work for individualized instruction and critique. As an MA student, you’ll prepare for your final portfolio presentation by completing three focused works in a single genre of painting. You will also compose an artist statement, a letter to a gallery, and a professional cover letter supporting your work. MA Students will complete three works focused on a specific concept in a single genre of painting. Students will compose a written artist statement to support these works, a letter to a gallery to introduce their body of work, and a professional cover letter for presentation in job applications.