MFA Public Research Presentations | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

The MFA Program invites you to join us for our annual MFA Public Research Presentations on Tuesday, November 24, 2026, from 1:00–5:30 p.m. CST.

This annual event features presentations by second-year MFA students, who will share their recent research, creative investigations, and the ideas and contexts informing their artistic practices. Candidates in MCAD’s interdisciplinary MFA program explore wide-ranging ideas through a multitude of mediums and practices, including Graphic Design, Sculpture & Installation, Engaged & Public Arts, Comic Arts, Illustration, Drawing & Painting, Printmaking, Performance, Fiber Arts & Textiles, and more.

The Public Research Presentations offer an opportunity to learn more about the research behind the work of MCAD's MFA candidates and to engage with the diverse ideas and perspectives informing contemporary artistic practice.

Please join us for this important milestone in the MFA students' graduate studies and for an afternoon of research, conversation, and exchange.

Schedule for MFA Public Research Presentations

The event will take place in-person in Auditorium 150, MCAD Main building (2501 Stevens Ave, 55404) as well as livestreamed online.

1:00–1:10 p.m. / Faculty Remarks

Student Presentations:

1:15–1:30 p.m. / Madelyne Adams
1:35–1:50 p.m. / Katrina Barnett
1:55–2:10 p.m. / Maria-Emilia Borja
2:15–2:30 p.m. / Sylis Champion

2:30–2:40 p.m. / Break

2:40–2:55 p.m. / Steven Mayorga
3:00–3:15 p.m. / Jasmine Underwood
3:20–3:35 p.m. / Eva Azenaro Acero
3:40–3:55 p.m. / Emma Ming Kayhart

3:55–4:05 p.m. / Break

4:05–4:20 p.m. / Sophie Panetti
4:25–4:40 p.m. / Svetlana Zwetkof
4:45–5:00 p.m. / Patricia Stephens
5:05–5:20 p.m. / Duncan Raney

5:20 p.m. / Faculty Closing Statements

We look forward to sharing the research and creative explorations of our MFA students with the MCAD community and the public.