AC+D Class of 2020 Artist Talks

We're excited to announce the MFA AC+D's class of 2020's Artist Talks! We couldn't be prouder of the work and research these students are presenting!!

AC+D THESIS TALKS

GEORGY AVAKOV
IN-FLUX

Indeterminate by Design + Aesthetics as Utility + Anti-Product + Discovery by Chance + Room for Error + Play over Work + Designer or Designed? + Participation beyond Consumption + Intellectual Property is Petty Theft

JANESSA BAUTISTA FORTES
THE LIGHT HOUSE VIBRATION

Creating a healing offering using ritual, handmade vessels and a beautiful altar to honor the five senses, fire/earth/air/water and the four directions.

KEI BRYSON FRANCISCO FLORES
FANTASMAS DE PERÚ: MI FAMILIA Y LAS PERSONAS ANÓNIMA

56 years ago in Lima, over 300 people died trying to escape a soccer game gone wrong. I explore the treatment of history, oral history, and its consequences.

CASEY HAYES
MEONYOU

I make queer domestic objects that inspire moments of delight in everyday life. Using my own authenticity, I present a world of absurdity and possibility to set you free.

LINDA HEIDVOGEL
INTERRUPTION

I excavate and amplify liminal spaces in the built environment galvanizing an inspired design practice.

ANDREW NEWELL
A RELIQUARY FOR CAPITALISM

With hypervigilant evaluations of the threat potential from seemingly innocuous sources, my work aims to expose hyper-objectivity, breed contempt, and incite internal revolution.

CRISTINA NICULESCU
A NICE-ISH BASEMENT HAPPENING: HOW MACGYVERED CHANDELIERS, EGGSHELLS AND A DEAD MOUSE CAN ENAMOR STRANGERS.

I cultivate imagination, attention and improvisation to design joyfully empowering experiences amid scarcity.

SOFYA RADELET
THE TACTILITY OF THOUGHT

Balancing the material and atmospheric, I explore forms that embody a unity between human perception and living forms of the natural world.

CYNTHIA STAR
SHARING THE SHUTTLE: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WE SAY #METOO ?

Sitting side by side at the loom, we share the shuttle to rebuild trust, joy and friendship through the rhythm of weaving together.

STEPHANIE SUN
DEEPENING SURFACES: A PROPOSAL FOR THE INTIMATE AND CONNECTIVE POTENTIAL

I wield surface design to challenge internalized systems of self-curation, subversively patterning textiles to share my personal narratives and offer connection.