The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Portland State University presents Long Story Short: 2024 BFA/MFA Showcase, an exhibition of work by the 2024 graduates of the Master of Fine Arts in Contemporary Art Practices programs (Studio Practice and Art + Social Practice) and the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Practice in the Schnitzer School of Art + Art History + Design. The exhibition runs May 16 through June 8, 2024, with a public reception on Thursday, May 16, from 5 – 7 pm at JSMA at PSU.
The exhibition will feature the work of 31 students ranging in media, including painting, sculpture, mixed media installations, textiles, character design, and publications. In the exhibition catalog essay “On future-making,” author Ella Ray reflects:
“From the painters to the designers to the social practitioners, their breadth of approaches to future-making is reflective of a desire to reject nihilism, to foresee the future against the odds. With each conversation I had with the BFA and MFA candidates, all of which I concluded by asking what made them excited to make their work, it became increasingly apparent how deliberate these students were with their craft. This thoughtfulness translates into a deep study of their materials, continual consideration for their audience and participants, brave commitments to historical accuracy in the face of revisionism, and, maybe most importantly, the courage to dream about what’s next and where their artwork fits into that vision.”
Additional BFA and MFA student art installations will be on view in the Art Building AB and MK Galleries (2000 SW 5th Avenue) during the run of the exhibition. Gallery talks by BFA and MFA students will be held at JSMA at PSU throughout the exhibition during the following times:
BFA
Tuesday, May 21 and May 28, 2–5 pm
Thursday, May 23 and May 30, 2–5 pm
MFA
Tuesday, May 21, 12–1 pm
Featured Artists:
Uva Beaz, Luz Blumenfeld, Io Boerke, Richard Bousquet, SadieLee Crume, Olivia DelGandio, Loki Demarais, Jadan Edmunds, Benen Falkner, Izaak Fazekas, Thomas Finan, HG Garner, Reverie Gausman, Joaquin Golez, Maddy Hehn, Laura Helgeson, Kristy Koslowski, Alec Allen Mysak, Blaine Petrella, Lillyanne Pham, Kristen Poore, Gilian Rappaport, Kinsey Rasch, Adalia Rios, Osvaldo Rios-Sabalza, Ceana Seydel, Katy Steen, Scott Taddei, Lily Villicana, Katie Wagner, and Cameron Wilhite
The Schnitzer School of Art + Art History + Design at Portland State University
Driven by a belief in the power of art to shape society, The Schnitzer School of Art + Art History + Design and its dynamic faculty provide a place where emerging artists, designers, and art historians can question, create, reflect and learn. With over 1,100 undergraduate majors, a vibrant and growing graduate program, and a faculty of internationally recognized artists, designers, and scholars, The Schnitzer School of Art + Art History + Design at Portland State University brings students from a variety of backgrounds together to exchange ideas and cross conventional aesthetic boundaries. Whether in the studio, computer lab, lecture hall, or working in the community via internships, service projects, exhibitions, and collaborations, our students can forge connections between visual art traditions and their own developing expression.
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JSMA at PSU
Located in downtown Portland on the South Park Blocks, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Portland State University opened its 7,500-square-foot space in November 2019. Developed as a cultural hub for university students, the Portland community, and city visitors, the museum aspires to make art and culture accessible to new audiences through engaging programs and exhibitions that feature local, national, and international artists. The museum provides free admission year-round to all visitors.
Image caption: Loki Demarais, Medical Anomaly, 2024, risograph prints, 8.5 x11 inches each, image: Mario Gallucci