Class of 2016 Influences In the first semester of the MFA|EDA program at Duke, the Documentary Fieldwork seminar is taught as an opportunity for students to create a new body of documentary work, in a sense to define what they mean by documentary work through their own artistic practice. This new work – presented at the… Continue reading MFA|EDA Class of 2016 Doc Fieldwork Blog: “Influences”
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MFA|EDA 2015 / Annual Thesis Exhibition / March 20-April 18
This spring, Duke University’s MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts will celebrate the successes of the class of 2015 in MFA|EDA 2015, the program’s annual thesis exhibition on view from March 20-April 18. Featuring site-specific projects by fourteen MFA|EDA graduating students, the exhibition presents a tremendous range of work including presentations of film and video, installation,… Continue reading MFA|EDA 2015 / Annual Thesis Exhibition / March 20-April 18
MFA|EDA Windrose Stanback (’15) in Romka #9
Congratulations to Windrose Stanback (MFA|EDA Class of 2015) on being selected as a contributor (photography and writing) to the forthcoming Romka #9. Pre-ordering now available: http://romkamagazine.com
MFA|EDA Tracy Fish (’15) Photo Exhibition News
Congratulations to Tracy Fish (MFA|EDA Class of 2015), whose recent portrait work has been selected to appear in three photography exhibitions: . Travel / A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas (Juror Alison Wright) Portraits / Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon. (Juror Amy Arbus) 5th Annual–Tapped / Manifest: A Non-Profit Creative Research Gallery & Drawing Center,… Continue reading MFA|EDA Tracy Fish (’15) Photo Exhibition News
MFA|EDA Aaron Kutnick (’15) Exhibit: Docu{rithm} Mar 2-13
via Kenan Institute for Ethics: 2014-2015 Kenan Graduate Arts Fellow Aaron Kutnick’s show will open with a reception at 5:30pm on Monday, March 2nd in the Keohane-Kenan Gallery. The exhibition, entitled “Docu {rithm}: Algorithmic Narration of Human Experience,” features a series of interactive camera-based installations created by Kutnick. Each piece explores ways algorithms shape what… Continue reading MFA|EDA Aaron Kutnick (’15) Exhibit: Docu{rithm} Mar 2-13
MFA|EDA Rachel Boillot (’14) Photo News
Currently a Visiting Lecturer in Photography at Duke, and working full-time making photographs, videos, and audio recordings for the Friends of Cumberland Trail, recent news from Duke MFA|EDA alumna Rachel Boillot includes: 3 upcoming shows: – Behind the Lens, exhibit at ETSU opening March 6. Shows selection of works made by female photographers in the Do Good… Continue reading MFA|EDA Rachel Boillot (’14) Photo News
MFA|EDA Kristin Bedford (’14) Photo News
Two recent posts regarding Class of 2014 alumna Kristin Bedford and her work: New York Times – Lens: The photographer Kristin Bedford trekked through the sweltering summer streets of Philadelphia in 2013, looking for remnants of forgotten religions. In college, as a religious studies major, she’d been influenced by Arthur Fauset’s 1944 book “Black… Continue reading MFA|EDA Kristin Bedford (’14) Photo News
MFA|EDA Matthew Cicanese (’15) Photo News
Congratulations to MFA|EDA Class of 2015 Matthew Cicanese on a busy and noteworthy winter so far: ● Named a 2015 North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) Summit Scholar ● Awarded First Place in the Judge’s Choice Awards: Duke Gardens Contest ● Awarded Top Three in 2015 Duke Forest Annual Photography Competition ● Awarded Second Place in… Continue reading MFA|EDA Matthew Cicanese (’15) Photo News
MFA|EDA Dan Smith (’16) on WUNC The State of Things
Via WUNC.ORG: The Naked Truth On Nude Art By LAURA LEE & FRANK STASIO The human body is one of the oldest art forms. But its exposure still raises controversy in modern society. A new exhibit by Durham-based photographer Dan Smith looks at issues around nude art from a range of perspectives: dancers, models, photographer and academics. The… Continue reading MFA|EDA Dan Smith (’16) on WUNC The State of Things
MFA|EDA Rachel Boillot (’14) in Light Leaked
Recent profile of Duke University MFA|EDA alumna Rachel Boillot in Light Leaked, online photography journal: http://www.lightleaked.com/2014/08/rachel-boillot.html
