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MFA Thesis Exhibition: Sayer Delk—Your Name Up In Lights

SAYER DELK: YOUR NAME UP IN LIGHTS
April 3–7, 2023

Sayer Delk presents her solo thesis exhibition, YOUR NAME UP IN LIGHTS, on display in the Bolsky Gallery, April 3–7. A closing reception will be held Thursday, April 6, 6:00–8:30 p.m.

MFA Fine Arts Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Harry Gamboa Jr.

The MFA Fine Arts program at Otis College of Art and Design is pleased to have Harry Gamboa Jr. join its Visiting Artist Lecture Series for Spring 2023. Join us via Zoom for this special artist presentation, followed by Q&A on Thursday, March 2, 11:00 a.m. via Zoom

MFA Fine Arts Lecture Series: Laurie Nye

The MFA Fine Arts program at Otis College of Art and Design welcomes artist Laurie Nye to its Visiting Artist Lecture Series. 

MFA Thesis Exhibition—Mika Yokota: Legibility of a Human

Otis College Master of Fine Arts candidate Mika Yokota will present her MFA thesis exhibition, February 20–25, at the Bolsky Gallery on the Otis campus in Los Angeles. The reception will be held February 23, 6:00–8:30 p.m.

MFA Thesis Exhibition: Kai Chan—Heart Broken Lab

Kai Chan MFA Solo Thesis Exhibition: Heart Broken Lab 
January 30–February 4, 2023

MFA Thesis Shows by Otis College Graduate Students on View Through May

Otis College’s second-year MFA Fine Arts candidates are exhibiting their thesis shows now through May in the Bolsky Gallery on the Goldsmith campus at 9045 Lincoln Boulevard in Los Angeles, after which they are available for online viewing in virtual galleries. New shows are installed weekly, and students have been available to discuss their work during in-person receptions. Find a full schedule below.

MFA Fine Arts Mid-Residency Show

Heads up! Soon the MFA Fine Arts program at Otis College of Art and Design will be presenting the first-year mid residency show. This annual exhibition showcases and introduces the work of our first-year graduate students to the Otis Community and the greater Los Angeles area and beyond. This collection of work, made during Fall 2022, spans a range of media and concerns and is a testament to the vibrant art-making cohort making their debuts. The exhibition runs from January 16 until January 21, 2023.

MFA Fine Arts Lecture Series: Amir Zaki

Amir Zaki (USA, b. 1974) is an Egyptian-American artist based in Southern California. He is best known for "hybridized" photographs using digital and analog technologies that explore the rhetoric of authenticity, vocabulary of documentary, and acts of looking and constructing images. Zaki makes photographs of California landscapes and architecture, and he re-envisions the world before him, creating a tension between the functional and the dysfunctional. “My own work has focused mainly on both the built and natural landscape of California.

Ask an MFA Student!

Join us on Tuesday December 13 at 4:00 p.m. for a casual drop-in session and chat with a current MFA student. Please bring any questions you have about student life, the student experience, and more. This session is not meant as an Admissions Informational session, but rather is a fantastic chance to get an “inside perspective” on what it is like to attend Otis College as an esteemed MFA Graduate Student! All are welcome. Sessions are held over Zoom.