PNCA MFA in Visual Studies

PNCA MFA in Visual Studies The MFA in Visual Studies Program is an interdisciplinary, two-year intensive studio art graduate program in Portland, OR.

🚨 TBA Fest 2026 starts Today! 🚨 ~ Big shout out to our current VS student Isabella Saavedra Isabella Saavedra for being ...
09/10/2026

🚨 TBA Fest 2026 starts Today! 🚨

~ Big shout out to our current VS student Isabella Saavedra Isabella Saavedra for being a part of the Creative Exchange Lab, alongside other PNCA Students, Alums, & Mentors - Tabitha Nikolai Tabitha Nikolai (‘14, VS Mentor), garima thakur Garima Thakur (VS Mentor), Takahiro Yamamoto Taka Yamamoto (‘13, VS Mentor), Jason Le Jason N. Le (CS ‘24), Lalo Perez Lalo Pérez (BFA ‘29). Catch the CXL Talk on 09/10 at 12PM and you can find the full schedule on PICA’s website.

As always, big thanks to Erin Boberg Doughton and kristan kennedy for connecting our institutions and being such supporters of our VS Program, and Kristan for teaching our Contemporary Art Seminar for some years now. We appreciate all you do 💖

Today (08/27) is the opening for Converge 45 🙌 with receptions by PatiVG at 2:30PM and Ido Radon at 4PM. Check out the f...
08/27/2026

Today (08/27) is the opening for Converge 45 🙌 with receptions by PatiVG at 2:30PM and Ido Radon at 4PM. Check out the full schedule on their website along with some of our alumni & mentors - PatiVG (VS Mentor), Võ Võ / An Out Recordings (‘20 + VS Mentor), Lynn Yarne World (VS Mentor), & marcus fischer (VS Mentor)

~ And Tomorrow! A special screening and presentation PICA with Trisha, big thanks to both Trisha Baga & kristan kennedy for arranging this event for our VS cohorts 💖 MORE is open from Aug 20th - Oct 24th (with a pause during TBA)

✨ Congrats to one of our gracious Program Mentors, Kyung-Me kyung-me ✨Kyung-Me is a recent recipient of the Pollack-Kras...
07/23/2026

✨ Congrats to one of our gracious Program Mentors, Kyung-Me kyung-me ✨

Kyung-Me is a recent recipient of the Pollack-Krasner Grant, and is currently showing BUREAU - check it out if you’re in NY! In addition, John Yau for Hyperallergic has written a review of the artist and her practice thus far.

We appreciate all that Kyung-Me has contributed to our programs and look forward to what’s next ~🌻

Last week Miriam Simun come out and gave a great talk. Big thanks Miriam!The LRVS Crew also made a visit to Building 5 t...
07/20/2026

Last week Miriam Simun come out and gave a great talk. Big thanks Miriam!

The LRVS Crew also made a visit to Building 5 to view ‘I am plodding through mud’ and spent some time with ahuva Jessica Joner & Cassie Tompkins

07/10/2026

In anticipation of their Thesis Show we took some time to meet some of our LRVS 3rd Years to see what they’re working on and ask them a couple of questions - Say ‘Hello’ to Bean ✨

Come check out Bean and the rest of the LRVS’s Thesis Show Tonight (07/10 @ 5PM). You can also see their studio in person during Open Studios Tomorrow (07/11 @ 12PM), all at the 511 building

07/10/2026

In anticipation of their Thesis Show we took some time to meet some of our LRVS 3rd Years to see what they’re working on and ask them a couple of questions - Say ‘Hello’ to Nicki ✨

Come check out Nicki and the rest of the LRVS’s Thesis Show Tonight (07/10 @ 5PM). You can also see their studio in person during Open Studios Tomorrow (07/11 @ 12PM), all at the 511 building

07/10/2026

In anticipation of their Thesis Show we took some time to meet some of our LRVS 3rd Years to see what they’re working on and ask them a couple of questions - Say ‘Hello’ to Harmony ✨

Come check out Harmony and the rest of the LRVS’s Thesis Show Tonight (07/10). You can also see their studio in person during Open Studios Tomorrow (07/11), all at the 511 building

More Summer fun with LRVS ~ We had a wonderful studio visit with Brenda Mallory and a magical Natural Pigments Workshop ...
07/01/2026

More Summer fun with LRVS ~

We had a wonderful studio visit with Brenda Mallory and a magical Natural Pigments Workshop with Carolyn Sweeney - thank you both!!!

🌞 Visual Studies Summer Mode Activated 🌞 - with LRVS 2026 underway, and our cohorts assembled we’ve begun making visits ...
06/23/2026

🌞 Visual Studies Summer Mode Activated 🌞 - with LRVS 2026 underway, and our cohorts assembled we’ve begun making visits to the local museums and galleries of Portland

One visit took us to Blue Sky, Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts - big thanks to our host, Exhibitions Director c meier

We also went to Oregon Contemporary for its 2026 Biennial: The Price of the Ticket

PNCA MFA Thesis Film Premiere (2026) Hosted by A Screening of (3) PNCA MFA Thesis Films by Mango Chardiet , Casey Dura...
04/05/2026

PNCA MFA Thesis Film Premiere (2026) Hosted by

A Screening of (3) PNCA MFA Thesis Films by Mango Chardiet , Casey Durand .d.durand , and Dani Wilder at PICA.

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Portland, OR 97212
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