MFA Liftoff Exhibition & Catalog
In addition to their solo Thesis Exhibitions, MFA Candidates have the option of participating in a group exhibition hosted off-site & collaborating with MA Candidates in Art History and Visual Culture to create the annual, Lift-off Catalogue.
Recents MFA exhibitions have been installed at San José Institute for Contemporary Art, Radius Gallery (Santa Cruz), Root Division (SF), Incline Gallery (SF), and Pro Arts (Oakland).
Lift Off 2024: Disruption Invites Reconciliation
May 31 - June 21, 2024
Location: San Jose Works
Exhibition Catalog [pdf] - Designer: Jessica Yu, BFA student
Spring 2024 Participating Artists:
- Brian Anderson
- Samuel Crookston Herschlag
- Roston Johnson
- Liwen (Julia) Peng
- Mark Porter Fisher
- Craig Sanborn
- Larisa Usich
- Cynthia Yadira Gonzalez
- Laamsha Young
Lift Off 2023
On View: May 25th - June 4th, 2024
Location: Radius Gallery, Santa Cruz
Exhibition Catalog - Designer: Sam Sweenor
Spring 2023 Participating Artists:
Heidi Alonzo
Karlie Anderson
Sydney Brown
Adrienne Defendi
Ian Gerard Fabre
Michael Favagrossa
Monica Galvan
Rachel Hester
Katharine T. Jacobs
Imelda Josie Lepe
Natalie Mcbride
James William Moore
Hunter Ridenour
Lucia Znamirowski
Lift Off 2022
On View: April 7 – August 21, 2022
Location: Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose
San José Institute of Contemporary Art Website
Exhibition Catalog [pdf] - Designer: Gracelyn Moore, BFA student
Spring 2022 Participating Artists:
Kelcey Bauer
Heather Brown
Jennifer Cannon
John Joseph Contreras Romero
James Jenkins
Oscar Lopez
Peter Moen
Felix Quintana
Jackelin Solorio
Tyler Stannard
Ashley Ann Vaughan
Natalia Vihreva
Lift Off 2020-2021
On View: June 2021
Location: Root Division, San Francisco
Exhibition Catolog [pdf] - Designed by Diane Lee, Assistant Professor, Department of Design, San José State University
2020 - 2021 Participating Graduates
Mape Andrews
Andrew Andrawes
Cleia Muggler
Kyoko Fischer
Omar Harb
Mason Hershenow
Kat Mergens
Megan Moriarty
Lacey Nein
Alana Rios
UGLYKIKI
Monica Valdez
Lift Off 2019
On View: May 24 - 29, 2019
Location: Root Division, San Francisco
Exhibition Catolog [pdf], Designed by Caitlin Lang, Liquid Form Design
Lift Off 2018
On View: 2018
Location: Incline Gallery, San Francisco
Exhibition Catolog [pdf], Designed by Ricardo Cortez, MFA Digital Media Art '15
