2025 MFA EXHIBITION

Elaina Venn

Elaina Venn

Where Did You Go, Are You Here? The MFA project where did you go, are you here? Explores my childhood trauma through constructed sculptural forms and objects. The project aims to construct a world where everything is disruptive, dysfunctional, and

Patrick Fox

Patrick Fox

Patrick Fox (b.1988 Melbourne) This project takes my painting into something new. I started making things. They are sort of sculptures or assemblages. I never feel like I am a sculptor – painting is still my starting point – this

Sharon Lesley

View of trial installation of Cry Me An Ocean artwork_01

GHOST NET – Capturing Narratives of Ghost Nets Through Soft Sculptural Installations This project manifests an underwater kelp forest.  I construct densely beaded and embellished soft sculpture to create a cluster of pillar-like installations. These relate to the theme of

Yong Sung Song

Yong Sung Song

Colorful rhythm My project explores abstract painting through process, improvisation, and materiality. I paint intuitively without sketches, capturing the rhythm and movement of my body. Each painting becomes an imprint of action and a meditative experience, reflecting the Buddhist concepts

Yongping Ren

Yongping Ren

Nearly-Mary Oliphant Award Lotus and Mud: Embracing messiness through wu-wei and expanded ceramics My masters project investigates the Daoist concept of wu-wei (non-action) through expanded ceramics that embrace clay’s inherent messiness and instability, challenging conventional methods that prioritize permanence and