Fifty-Fifth Annual UC Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Exhibition

May 14–July 27, 2025

Celebrate bold new works by six emerging artists in the Fifty-Fifth Annual UC Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, where innovative practices meet powerful explorations of community, memory, and transformation.

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Fifty-Fifth Annual UC Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Exhibition

May 14–July 27, 2025

For over half a century, BAMPFA and the UC Berkeley Department of Art Practice have partnered to present an exhibition celebrating the work of Master of Fine Arts graduates. This year’s exhibition features six artists: Viviana Martínez Carlos, Priyanka D’Souza, Arianna Khmelniuk, Jasmine Nyende, bryant terry, and Zekarias Musele Thompson.

Spanning diverse practices—including olfactory experiments, ecological reimaginings, punk poetics, deep listening, and transdisciplinary social practice—these artists explore themes of grief, community healing, collective memory, and transformation. Each work reflects the culmination of a rigorous two-year study through the MFA program at UC Berkeley, pushing boundaries across media, genre, and bodies of knowledge.

The annual MFA exhibition is made possible by the Barbara Berelson Wiltsek Endowment.

The Fifty-Fifth Annual UC Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition is curated by Curatorial Associates Matthew Villar Miranda and Tausif Noor.

All BAMPFA exhibitions are organized by staff across museum departments. For a complete list, visit bampfa.org/staff

Fifty-Fifth Annual UC Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Exhibition

May 14–July 27, 2025

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