Transitions: Bryan Florentin, Lisa M. Graham, Darryl Lauster, Andrew Ortiz, Beth S. Wright

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Transitions celebrates the enduring contributions of five recently retired faculty and professors emeriti to contemporary art, design, and visual culture. Featuring the work and scholarship of Bryan Florentin, Lisa M. Graham, Darryl Lauster, Andrew Ortiz, and art historian Beth S. Wright, the exhibition reflects the breadth of creative and intellectual inquiry cultivated at UTA and the ways these practices continue to evolve beyond the classroom and university. Transitions brings together distinct approaches to making and research, emphasizing the cultural questions that have shaped these faculty members’ careers while opening space for new questions about historical narratives, sociopolitical systems, material and visual culture. 

The Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition

The Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition is a showcase for recent work created by the graduating seniors of the University of Texas Arlington’s Department of Art and Art History. The spring 2025 exhibition features the work of 28 BFA students demonstrating a wide variety of skills in concentrations including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, glass, interactive media, cinematic arts, and visual communication design.

Spring 2026 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition

M F A Exhibition 2026

The Art & Art History Department of The University of Texas at Arlington is pleased to present the Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibitionin The Gallery at UTA.

The Master of Fine Arts is a professional graduate degree in the practice of art – unique in that it is the artist’s terminal academic degree. The MFA in the Art & Art History Department at UTA offers students a broad range of study and exploration within the areas of Intermedia, Cinematic Arts, Glass, and Design. As a requirement for completion of the degree, candidates are required to present a culminating exhibition demonstrating excellence in their chosen fields.

Spring 2025 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition

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The Art & Art History Department of The University of Texas at Arlington is pleased to present the Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibitionin The Gallery at UTA.

The Master of Fine Arts is a professional graduate degree in the practice of art – unique in that it is the artist’s terminal academic degree. The MFA in the Art & Art History Department at UTA offers students a broad range of study and exploration within the areas of Intermedia, Cinematic Arts, Glass, and Design. As a requirement for completion of the degree, candidates are required to present a culminating exhibition demonstrating excellence in their chosen fields.

Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition, Fall 2020

The Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition is a showcase for recent work created by the graduating seniors of the University of Texas Arlington’s Department of Art and Art History. The Fall 2020 exhibition features the work of 51 students demonstrating a wide variety of skills in painting, drawing, sculpture, glass, cinematic arts, and visual communication design.

Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition, Spring 2019

The Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition is a showcase for recent work created by the graduating seniors of the University of Texas Arlington’s Department of Art and Art History. The Fall 2019 exhibition features the work of 32 students demonstrating a wide variety of skills in concentrations including painting, drawing, sculpture, glass, clay, film/video, photography and visual communication design.

Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition Spring 2020

BFA Exhibition Spring 2020

The Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition is a showcase for recent work created by the graduating seniors of the University of Texas Arlington’s Department of Art and Art History. The Spring 2020 exhibition features the work of 43 students demonstrating a wide variety of skills in concentrations including painting, drawing, sculpture, glass, clay, film/video, photography and visual communication design

Faculty Biennial XVII

The Gallery at The University of Texas at Arlington is pleased to present its seventeenth Faculty Biennial, a showcase for recent work created by the Department of Art and Art History faculty. Scheduled every two years, this exhibition presents a sampling of what the art professors accomplish in their creative endeavors outside the classroom. The 2019 exhibition, which runs October 14 through November 16, features 36 faculty members working in a wide variety of media including painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, photography, glass, printmaking, film/video, digital imaging and visual communication design. In addition, the department’s art historians have examples of recent publications on display.