BU School of Visual Arts

The 2025 BFA Thesis Exhibition marks the culmination of four years of bold experimentation, rigorous studio work, and creative growth. Celebrate the BFA Painting, Sculpture, and Graphic Design students on Fri, May 2, 5-8 pm! Learn more about them here: bu-bfa2025.cargo.site

Thank you everyone for supporting SVA during BU Giving Day! The link is still open if you haven't donated yet, but would like to: give.bu.edu/schools/Boston…

.@BUVisualArts presents the Class of 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibitions! On view from April 8-19 (MFA Painting runs April 29-May 18), the exhibitions feature works by Graphic Design, Painting, Sculpture, Print Media & Photography, and Visual Narrative students ➡️ spr.ly/6015FoImU

OPEN STUDIOS 2025! BU SVA, MassArt, and SMFA at Tufts are coming together for graduate student artist open studio days on March 1 and March 7. Sponsored by Wagner Foundation. Register: eventbrite.com/e/open-studios…

For #graphicdesign design major Tyler Best (CFA'26), what sets @BUVisualArts apart is its nurturing culture. "It’s a space that not only helps you find your artistic voice but also equips you to push it further than you ever thought possible." Read more ➡️spr.ly/6017xX8tB

We are excited to share the Spring 2025 Tuesday Night Lecture Series (TNLS) schedule! This series is hosted by the MFA programs at BU School of Visual Arts, bringing practicing artists and designers to Boston University to present their work. bu.edu/cfa/visual-art…

As we transition into winter break, we reflect on the successes of the past few months and look forward to the exciting projects and opportunities the new year will bring. Thank you for being part of our SVA community—wishing everyone a restful and rejuvenating holiday season!

MICE IS BACK! ✨ The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE), New England’s top event for independent comics and graphic novels, returns to BU’s School of Visual Arts for its 3rd year from Dec. 6–8, 2024! Read More: bu.edu/cfa/news/artic…

Print Media & Photography faculty, Technical Associate Joshua Brennan and MFA Painting alum Charles Suggs (CFA’20), are featured in a group exhibition at A + A Gallery in Venice, Italy! On view until November 3, 2024. Learn more! bu.edu/cfa/news/artic…

@BUVisualArts @PublicArtFund @WBURCitySpace She who sits is Tarver’s first solo public art exhibition and features six new paintings 🖼️ foregrounding multifaceted Black female identities. The works are displayed on hundreds of bus shelters and newsstands in New York City, Chicago, and Boston. 🚏 🚌

@BUVisualArts Running concurrently is Atlantic Exchange, a selection of more than 20 works across artistic disciplines, created by 14 CFA students and participants in the @BUabroad Venice Studio Arts program. Read more about the exhibitions in BU Today! spr.ly/6015qxlC3

Join us for the Design Incubation Colloquium 11.1 on Oct 25th 9:30 am–2:30 pm! The colloquium will feature presentations by designers — practitioners, creators, educators, and students — to examine their creative research and practice and the adjacencies that touch their work.

“Group Crit: MFA Painting and Sculpture 1969 – 2024” showcases the work of over 50 graduates from SVA’s MFA Painting and MFA Sculpture programs. Join us on Thursday, October 10th, from 5–8pm for the alumni exhibition reception at the 808 Gallery!

@BUVisualArts Describing CFA as versatile, Wenbin has found his experience at @BU_Tweets filled with learning experiences and new friendships. "Our program offers many opportunities, from exhibitions and lectures to hands-on projects and field trips." More on Wenbin ➡️ spr.ly/6011UJw2h

Join us next Tuesday, Sept 24 at 6:30pm for an inspiring conversation between artist Dawoud Bey and Allison Kemmerer, Director of the Addison Gallery of American Art, hosted by SVA’s MFA Print Media & Photography program.

@BUVisualArts More than 30 images from the series are on display at the Blue Sky Gallery in Portland, Oregon this year. One piece, Mothers (pictured), is part of the @mfaboston exhibition Tender Loving Care, which runs through July 2025. 📸 More in #CFAmagazine ⬇️ spr.ly/6013mk6T1

BU’s campus in the summer is many things, but empty isn’t one of them! Take, for example, Summer Studios. In July, @BUVisualArts MA Art Education online graduate students come to Boston for hands-on, process-oriented instruction within a supportive environment. 📸 Cydney Scott

@BU_Tweets The exhibition features paintings by Breehan James, a @BUVisualArts assistant professor of art, painting, and Nancy Wissemann-Widrig, whose award-winning artistic career spans decades. Wissemann-Widrig, now 95, paints every day.

@BUVisualArts “I never explored my personal subject matter until I started graduate school with Philip Guston. He gave me the opportunity to explore what was in my heart and my mind in ways that I had never done before, and it just opened up a world.” - Freeman, artist & @BU_Tweets alum

“Where will we be? What will we know?” Artists from @BUVisualArts' MFA Painting Class of 2024 reflect on these existential questions in the exhibition, This Time Tomorrow, on view from July 11 through August 2 at Morgan Lehman Gallery in NYC! 🖼️ 🎨 🗽 ➡️ spr.ly/60179knHZ