School of Art, Art History, and Design

Where creativity meets expression

Find your voice. Develop your creative skills. Build your knowledge in art.

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Nestled in the heart of Iowa's beautiful arts campus, on the banks of the Iowa River, generations of artists and art historians have launched their careers and artistic journeys here. Join them.

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For more than 100 years, our faculty have been leaders in their disciplines who exhibit internationally and publish widely.

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"During instruction periods you are able to work closely with the faculty, and get really helpful individual critical feedback from your peers because of the small class size. Because of how the classes are set up, not only do you learn a lot but we’re able to foster a really tightly knit community."

- Alexis Williams, 3D Design

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Birthplace of the MFA

The first university to accept creative works as graduate theses.

Our program also pioneered the practice of bringing established artists to the faculty.

# 7

National Ranking: Printmaking

U.S. News & World Report, 2020

# 23

National Ranking: Best Fine Arts Programs

U.S. News & World Report, 2020

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Visiting artists and scholars

Dr. Roberta Stewart, Lecture

Monday, September 9, 2024 5:00pm

Art Building West

Civil war is a moment of disruption that lays open the guts of a society’s discourses and values. When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon in 49 BCE he became a legal “enemy of the state.” The coin imagery allows us to track that engagement, his propaganda during the ensuing war that stretched from Gaul and Spain, to Greece, Asia Minor, and to North Africa). These messages had profound effects, influencing the images of the coinage of his successors, both political elites and veteran colonies, and...

Kanchan Chandler - Visiting Artist in Printmaking - School of Art, Art History, and Design

Monday, September 16, 2024 4:30pm

Visual Arts Building

Kanchan Chander is a visionary artist from New Delhi, India. With a diverse artistic education spanning institutions such as the Weisensee Kunst Hochschule in Berlin and the College of Art in Delhi, Kanchan's creative work reflects a fusion of global influences. Her art speaks volumes about the domestic centricity of feminine experience, exploring themes of the mythic divine feminine and the iconic imagery of the Devi and the torso. Through brightly painted canvases adorned with sequins, silver...

Pallav Chander - Visiting Artist in Printmaking - School of Art, Art History, and Design

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 6:00pm

Visual Arts Building

Pallav Chander is a multifaceted artist whose art practice spans printmaking, painting, acting, and directing, With a bold and distinctive style characterized by thick contrasting layers, Pallav's artworks challenge conventional narratives and invite viewers to explore the depths of their own interpretations. Drawing inspiration from his personal experiences with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and ADHD, Pallav's art serves as a visual representation of his life, incorporating chaotic arrangements and...

Samantha Box - Visiting Artist in Photography - School of Art, Art History, and Design

Monday, October 7, 2024 5:30pm

Visual Arts Building

Transplant Family Portrait, 2020 50 x 40 inches Samantha Box is a Jamaican-born, Bronx (New York City)-based photographer. Of Black Jamaican and South Asian Trinidadian heritage, she creates complex images that explore a multitude of questions around diasporic identity — how are cultures, knowledge, and identities transformed across borders? How can one define space-for-self within multiple diasporas? Her images complicate received notions of a singular home or place or origin. Ranging across...

Orange Barrel Industries: Blake and Hannah Sanders - Visiting Artists in Printmaking - School of Art, Art History, and Design

Thursday, October 17, 2024 7:00pm

Visual Arts Building

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MFA virtual exhibitions

Gracie Baer - MFA Exhibition (Sculpture and Intermedia)
April 8, 2024 - April 12, 2024

Braden Dexter - MFA Exhibition (Graphic Design)
April 8, 2024 - April 12, 2024

Agnes. Harry Mills - MFA Exhibition (Jewlery and Metal Arts)
April 8, 20024 - April 12, 2024

Kyle Agnew - MFA Exhibtion (Photography)
April 1, 2024 - April 5, 2024

Sofia Echeverri - MFA Exhibition (Painting and Drawing)
April 1, 2024 - April 5, 2024

Na'ah Gordon - MFA Exhibition (Painting and Drawing)
April 1, 2024 - April 5, 2024

Jordan Ramsey Ismaiel - MFA Exhibition (Painting and Drawing)
March 25, 2024 - March 29, 2024

Lauren Krukowski - MFA Exhibition (Printmaking)
March 25, 2024 - March 29, 2024

Jake Willliams - MFA Exhibition (3D Design)
March 25, 2024 - March 29, 2024

David Hurlin - MFA Exhibition (Sculpture)
March 18, 2024 - March 22, 2024

Molly Sandweiss - MFA Exhibition (Jewelry and Metal Arts)
March 18, 2024 - March 22, 2024

Jamie Weinfurter - MFA Exhibition (Sculpture)
March 18, 2024 - March 22, 2024

Stevie Haley Delgado MFA Exhibition (Sculpture)
March 4, 2024 - March 8, 2024

Annie Klein MFA Exhibition (Printmaking)
March 4, 2024 - March 8, 2024

Amelia Rosenberg MFA Exhibition (Ceramics)
march 4, 2024 - March 8, 2024

Abe Irshaidat MFA Exhibition (Graphic Design)
February 26, 2024 - March 1, 2024

Abbey Peters MFA Exhibition (Ceramics)
February 26, 2024 - March 1, 2024

Lauren Coghlan MFA Exhibtion (Graphic Design)
February 19, 2024 - February 23, 2024

Katrice Kelly MFA Exhibition (Painting and Drawing)
February 19, 2024 - February 23, 2024

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Where creativity meets expression

Why Iowa?

Create a foundation

Advance your work

Learn from experts

You belong here

Create your story

Birthplace of the MFA

# 7

# 23

Events

Student exhibitions

Visiting artists and scholars

Dr. Roberta Stewart, Lecture

Kanchan Chandler - Visiting Artist in Printmaking - School of Art, Art History, and Design

Pallav Chander - Visiting Artist in Printmaking - School of Art, Art History, and Design

Samantha Box - Visiting Artist in Photography - School of Art, Art History, and Design

Orange Barrel Industries: Blake and Hannah Sanders - Visiting Artists in Printmaking - School of Art, Art History, and Design

MFA virtual exhibitions

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