Critiques in the Alfred/Düsseldorf MFA program are always lively and full of so many wonderful perspectives, as we get to hear from both our professors in Alfred and in Düsseldorf. Here are some photos from a critique with the second year grads.

📸 Elliot Houghtelling

1st year painting grads curated an exhibition at Scholes Library Project Room. Departure is open through Dec 2nd. Come check it out! @alfredu_arts

Through the generosity of the Bernstein grant, the second year grads were able to attend the Venice Biennale this past weekend! They got to view a plethora of artworks by international artists with unique perspectives reflecting on the Biennale’s theme “Stranieri Ovunque,” or “Foreigner Everywhere.”

📸 Natalia Velez Carrero, Lindsay Picht, Ivy Vallely

Thank you to Scott Olson for an excellent conversation and water-media demonstration!
@alfredpainting @alfredu_arts 🎨🎨🎨

The 2nd year grads took a trip to the sprawling city of Berlin for a few days! They visited some museums and galleries like the Gemäldegalerie featuring 17th century painter Frans Hals, the Neue Nationalgalerie, and the Hamburger Bahnhof. They also visited landmarks like the Brandenburg Gate and the East Side gallery of the Berlin Wall.

📸 Natalia Velez Carrero, Lindsay Picht, Katrin Laade

The grads had midterms last week! Here’s a peek into the 2nd year grads’ studios to see what they’ve been working on for the first half of the semester!

📸 Ivy Vallely, Natalia Velez Carrero, Lindsay Picht, David Park

Throwback to Kunstpunkte! About a month ago, Alfred’s painting faculty and the 2nd year painting graduates got to turn their Düsseldorf studio into a gallery for a weekend! Alfred grads and their professors Stephanie McMahon, John Hee Taek Chae, Patrick Brennan, Jason Green and Kevin Wixstead displayed their work for this annual event, and got to talk to so many different artists and art lovers! Getting to show their artwork in an international setting is such an incredible opportunity for the grads!

📸 Elliot Houghtelling, Natalia Velez Carrero, Ivy Vallely, Lindsay Picht

Throwback to Kunstpunkte! About a month ago, Alfred’s painting faculty and the 2nd year painting graduates got to turn their Düsseldorf studio into a gallery for a weekend! Alfred grads and their professors Stephanie McMahon, John Hee Taek Chae, Patrick Brennan, Jason Green and Kevin Wixstead displayed their work for this annual event, and got to talk to so many different artists and art lovers! Getting to show their artwork in an international setting is such an incredible opportunity for the grads!

📸 Elliot Houghtelling, Natalia Velez Carrero, Ivy Vallely, Lindsay Picht

Throwback! A couple weekends ago, Alfred’s painting faculty visited Düsseldorf for the weekend! The faculty had critiques with the 2nd year grads, participated in the city-wide art show Kunstpunkte, and spent their time touring museums.
Before Kunstpunkte, they enjoyed a short trip to Bonn to visit the KunstMuseum Bonn. It featured a retrospective on Bruno Goller from 1922-1992, as well as studio paintings of Katharina Grosse from 1988-2023!

More pictures to come from their visit soon!✌🏽
📸 Elliot Houghtelling

Applying for graduate school and want to learn more about the Alfred/Düsseldorf MFA Program? We’re having an informational meeting on Zoom on Wednesday, November 6 at 7pm EST! Register for the session through the link in our bio. See you there soon! ✨