• Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts at The University of Chicago is a 2-year program.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis.
  • The program helps students to develop the skills and expertise to support a lifetime of art-making while studying the historical context and significance of cultural artifacts.
  • The two-year MFA program is distinguished in its focus on work of the pluralism of today’s art-making practices relate to one another, as well as for creating conversations that bridge the Department of Visual Arts and other areas of study at the University of Chicago.
  • Students work in sculpture, photography, painting, installation, performance, video, and new media with this interdisciplinary program.
  • Students will explore not only the artistic issues pertinent to their practice but also the theoretical, social, and historical issues that intersect with it.
  • First and second-year students collaborate to articulate their work and to sharpen their critical thinking and writing skills.