Visual Thesis Selections 2020-2021

Illustration (School of Graduate Studies)

About this Item

Title
Visual Thesis Selections 2020-2021
Contributor Names
Leach, Brendan (Thesis advisor)
Date
2022
2021
2020
Description/Summary
This exhibition includes highlights from the FIT MFA Illustration classes of 2020 and 2021.
Each year the graduating MA candidates complete a visual thesis project that represents the culmination of their three years of graduate study, artistic growth, and professional training. The Class of 2020 titled their show "Jacaranda" after a species of tree they encountered on the program's trip to Los Angeles, a formative experience for the group. "Off the Grid" is not only an oblique reference to the two and a half semesters the Class of 2021 spent learning remotely, but also an invocation of their eclectic artistic voices. The quality of this work is a testament to the artistic visions, personal dedication to craft, and to the strength of the bonds these cohorts built. The FIT Alumni participating in this exhibition finished their degrees online during the extreme circumstances and unprecedented conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the conclusion of their studies, they were unable to exhibit their bodies of work in person or celebrate their accomplishments with their fellow students, friends, families, and professional peers. We are proud to finally present their work to the public and to recognize their achievement together.
Art creation date: 2020-2022
Type
Still Image
Exhibitions (events)
Exhibition installation photographs
Program/Course/Exhibition Information
Program/Degree: Illustration MFA

Exhibition date: July 23 - September 4, 2022
Exhibition location: Gallery FIT
Rights
In Copyright
All images in this record are created by the Fashion Institute of Technology ("FIT") and the properties of FIT. FIT expressly prohibits the copying, displaying, or uploading to a website of any portion of these images, except for the purposes of fair use as defined in the copyright laws, without express written permission from FIT. These images have been made available online by the Fashion Institute of Technology Gladys Marcus Library strictly for research and educational purposes. If you are the copyright holder for content in these images and have any objections to this work being made available online, please notify us immediately at [email protected].
Identifier
FIT Repository ID: ex_mi_2022_02
FITDIL Photo Project ID: 20220817_1

Citation

Leach, B. (2022). Visual Thesis Selections 2020-2021. FIT Institutional Repository. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/135486
Leach, Brendan. Visual Thesis Selections 2020-2021. 2022. FIT Digital Repository, https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/135486
Leach, Brendan. "Visual Thesis Selections 2020-2021." FIT Digital Repository, 2022. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/135486