UAlbany Dept. of Art & Art History, SUNY

UAlbany Dept. of Art & Art History, SUNY Offers an outstanding MFA/MA program with exceptional funding and support, and high quality undergraduate programs in Studio Art and Art History.

The Studio Art program at UAlbany is dedicated to cultivating students' creative potential, and to inspiring and nurturing developing artists while Art History introduces students to a wide range of historical periods and cultures, and develops the major's skills for critically evaluating works of art within their historical and cultural contexts. At the graduate level the Art Department offers bo

th an Master's of Art degree (MA) and a Master's of Fine Art degree (MFA) in Studio Art where accepted applicants are provided with a private studio space and spacious, well-equipped common work areas and exhibition spaces. Our goal is to instill the insights and skills needed by future generations of arts professionals, enabling them to contribute to the creative and scholarly activity so essential to the vitality of our culture and society.

REGISTRATION IS LIVEfor this UAlbany MFA led retreat at CREATE COMMUNITY STUDIOS in Troy, NY
05/16/2026

REGISTRATION IS LIVE
for this UAlbany MFA led retreat at CREATE COMMUNITY STUDIOS in Troy, NY

This two‑day studio immersion is designed for painters ready to move beyond guided exercises and into sustained, independent work. Over two full days, participants will develop one or more paintings through a cycle of building, disrupting, and refining—staying with the work long enough for it to...

We had an embarrassment of riches this year.Congratulations to all our award recipients! (Scroll for awards + names)Roan...
05/13/2026

We had an embarrassment of riches this year.
Congratulations to all our award recipients! (Scroll for awards + names)

Roanne Kulakoff Award:
Abigail Cook
Diego Herrera
Savannah Tenace
Faneeza Soloman

Art History Departmental Award:
Meagan Leung
Wilhemina Weidman

Digital Media Area Award:
Johnathan Bramhall

Film Studies Award:
Maurice Burbridge

MA Thesis Award:
Rachel Withney

MFA Special Commendation:
Binbin Shi

CAS Distinguished MFA Thesis Award:
Lily Morris

Painting Area Award:
Tiffany Salazar

Photography Area Award:
Diego Herrera

Printmaking Area Award:
Faneeza Soloman

Sculpture Area Award:
Savannah Tenace

The inaugural CollarWorks + UAlbany MFA Summer Residency and Solo Exhibition and Terri Cosma Boor Sculpture Prize:
Joel Olzak

The Dr. Gerald Benjamin Endowment Award:
Zamani Godette

The Robin Kanson Lewis ’70 Scholarship:
Catherine Pooler
The Nancy Marcopoulos Endowment for the Arts Award:
Lois Ann Kempney

05/06/2026
Maxwell Goodnight deploys minimal architectural elements alongside abstract expressionism in a palette of moonlit survei...
04/26/2026

Maxwell Goodnight deploys minimal architectural elements alongside abstract expressionism in a palette of moonlit surveillance. These works were displayed in the 2020 thesis exhibition.

Come celebrate with us!
04/24/2026

Come celebrate with us!

Ribbons of texture play between mineral and digital in the fascinating works of Andrea (Drea) LaRose from the graduating...
04/16/2026

Ribbons of texture play between mineral and digital in the fascinating works of Andrea (Drea) LaRose from the graduating class of 2019

Like a modern warrior, alumni Nick Gate’s iridescent skins and hologram inlays infuse his work with both ancient and fut...
04/12/2026

Like a modern warrior, alumni Nick Gate’s iridescent skins and hologram inlays infuse his work with both ancient and futuristic aesthetics. This piece was from his 2018 thesis exhibition.

“Senior Studio 2026: Faeloria”
Opens Tues April 7, 12–1pm
Fine Arts 223On view April 7–8, 11am–4pmThis exhibition presen...
04/06/2026

“Senior Studio 2026: Faeloria”
Opens Tues April 7, 12–1pm
Fine Arts 223

On view April 7–8, 11am–4pm

This exhibition presents work by nine artists in ART 491 Senior Studio, the capstone course for senior art majors in the Department of Art & Art History at the University at Albany, SUNY.

Working across photography, drawing, painting, sculpture, animation, collage, printmaking, and installation, these artists use fragmented figures, recurring objects, and symbolic imagery to examine and reframe personal and shared experiences. Their work turns private experience outward, giving form to material expressions shaped by memory, the body, and transformation.

Exhibiting Artists:

Jeauti (Jayann Evans-Sobers) 
Genevieve Anais 
Abigail Cook .abigail_cook
Diego Herrera 
Katelynn Quindara .quin_art
Tiffany Salazar .art
Fizzah Soloman 
Savannah Tenace 
Connor Zou .

Vanessa Mastronardi’s installations from the 2018 MFA exhibition feel like stepping into a slick digital world. Her spac...
04/06/2026

Vanessa Mastronardi’s installations from the 2018 MFA exhibition feel like stepping into a slick digital world. Her spaces are populated by playfully stark domestic clues to an uncanny life that halts as much as it beckons.

11/22/2024

We are hiring a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Digital Art and Animation in UAlbany's Department of Art and Art History! Application review begins January 7, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.

Address

1400 Washington Avenue, Fine Arts 216
Albany, NY
12222

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

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