Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art


The MFA program at Winthrop University is a full-time studio art program that develops and nurtures the artist's voice. Winthrop's Department of Fine Arts engages artists who can navigate ideas of the contemporary world. The MFA in Studio Art program demands focused research in traditional, interdisciplinary or emerging practices in visual and conceptual art.

Graduate Program Coordinator:
Stephanie Sutton
suttons@winthrop.edu 
803/323-3429


Why Winthrop?

A photo of student Anna Dean's solo multi-media exhibition

Graduate Assistantships

Students have the opportunity to work in the Department of Fine Arts and other areas of campus as graduate assistants and associates.

Group of people in discussion standing around a sculpture

NASAD Accredited

The Winthrop University M.F.A. in Studio Art program satisfies the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) accreditation standards.

A person welding a curved sculpture

Private Studios

M.F.A. students have their own semi-private studio and access to a range of 2D and 3D studio spaces and to the CreatorSpace, the College of Visual and Performing Arts Maker-Space.


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Beyond Graduation

Devann Gardner posing with her art

"Having a small faculty to student ratio was exactly what I was looking for in a grad school, and Winthrop turned out to be perfect in receiving the feedback I needed as a hands-on learner who talks through their thoughts among peers and a committee."

 

Recent graduates of our MFA program currently work in a variety of places, including:

  • York County Arts Council
  • Art and Light Gallery
  • McColl Center
  • Fort Mill Schools
  • Winthrop University
  • Gardner-Webb University
  • Wofford College
  • Central Piedmont Community College

Our graduates have also won many awards, public commissions, and grants from:

  • Art Pop! Street Gallery
  • Levine Children's Hospital
  • Hambright Park and Ride
  • Rail Trail Lights
  • Miracle Park
  • Atrium Health

 

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