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From critical analysis to furthering and refining material knowledge, you'll engage in an intense studio experience, strengthening your skills and broadening your knowledge of historical, social, and critical issues through seminars, group critiques, and peer interactions.
large gallery room, with painting and tapestry
Jimin Baek, MFA Fine Arts '23; Photo credit: Cary Whittier
Type
Graduate, MFA
Start Term
Fall Only
Courses
Plan of Study
School and Department
School of Art,
Fine Arts

Pratt Institute’s M.F.A. Painting and Drawing Curriculum offers students a broad but rigorous studio practice, highlighting students’ individual development and focusing on an understanding of the significant concerns that constitute contemporary art today. From critical analysis to furthering and refining material knowledge, each student will engage in an intense studio experience, strengthening their skills and broadening their knowledge of historical, social, and critical issues through seminars, group critiques, and peer interactions. The two-year program culminates in a written thesis and solo thesis exhibition that prepares graduates to join the art world as professionals.

painting of two figures standing
Jamal Noormah, MFA Fine Arts ‘23
painting of fire
Alexander Brewington, MFA Fine Arts ‘23