Art

Programs under this Subject:
Art MFA
Subjects under same Department
Art Education
History and Theory of Art
Art History
Museum Studies

Department Contact Information

Department
Art
Phone
(520) 621-8518
Fax
(520) 621-2955
Mailing Address
Art Building, Room 11D
Website
http://arts.music.arizona.edu

MFA program

Contact Information

Application Questions
Brooke Grucella
(520) 621-8518
brookeg@email.arizona.edu

Deadlines

Domestic Applicants
Fall
February 1
Spring
No admissions
Summer I
No admissions
Summer II
No admissions
International Applicants
Fall
December 1
Spring
No admissions
Summer I
No admissions
Summer II
No admissions

Minimum Application Requirements

  • GPA 3.0
  • TOEFL minimum 550 (International Students only)
  • GRE required only if applicant earned his/her undergraduate degree from a school that did not award letter grades
  • 3 letters of reference; form provided on department website
  • Portfolio including 10-20 slides of art work in slide carousel or on CD Rom in jpeg format. (Return Postage)
  • slide list
  • Resume or Curriculum Vitae
  • Autobiographical statement
  • All official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work
  • copy of Graduate College Application with area of concentration listed

GRE Code

2401

Financial Aid

  • The School of Art is able to offer a limited number of fee waivers, fellowships and graduate assistantships for graduate students in good standing. These awards, as described below, are usually assigned during the Spring semester. The staff posts announcements on departmental bulletin boards as they occur, so it is a good idea to read the information posted. Student employment is also available in some areas and described below. Staying in touch with the program director of your area is always recommended. Unfortunately, the School of Art has no funds available at this time for temporary loans.
  • Please refer to the department website for more information:
  • http://www.cfa.arizona.edu/art/index.php/grad-finaid

Description

Master of Fine Arts (MFA):A 60-unit terminal degree program which encourages students to individualize their studies with courses from other subject disciplines such as art history, studio art, education, and other related fields. Application deadline is February 1. Concentrations are available in 2D: painting and drawing, the print processes, Sculpture, Visual Communications, and Photography. For further information concerning this degree please visit our department website:http://www.cfa.arizona.edu/art/index.php/degrees-grad

Send all materials to:

School of Art
Attn: Graduate Program
1031 N. Olive Dr  RM 11D
Tucson AZ 85721-0002 

Graduate Faculty

Professor

  • Frank Gohlke
  • Aurore Chabot
  • Moira Geoffrion
  • Elizabeth Garber
  • Dennis L. Jones
  • Mikelle Smith Omari-Tunkara
  • Barbara Penn
  • Julie-Anne Plax
  • Andrew Polk III
  • Alfred Quiroz
  • Stacie Widdifield
  • Jackson Boelts
  • Lynn Beudert

Associate Professor

  • David Christiana
  • Pia Cuneo
  • Paul Ivey
  • Keith McElroy
  • Ellen McMahon
  • Sarah Moore
  • Shelia Pitt
  • Kenneth Shorr
  • Karen Zimmerman

Assistant Professor

  • Sama Alshaibi
  • Lawrence Gipe
  • Gary Setzer
  • Larry Busbea
  • Seung Ryul Shin
  • Dimitri Kozyrev
  • Martina Shenal
  • James Cook
  • Joe Labate
  • Kelly Leslie
  • Therese Martin
  • Cerese Vaden
  • Jenifer Vigil
  • Carlton Bradford

Professor of Practice

  • Carrie Seid