Curated by Erica DiBenedetto
Exhibition Preview: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 2-3pm
General Opening Hours: Saturday, March 28, 2026, 3-6pm
Exhibition Dates: March 29 to April 12, 2026, Wednesday through Sunday, 12-6 pm
Please join us for the invitation-only Preview from 2pm-3pm. We anticipate a high level of attendance, and gallery capacity may be limited at times. Guests are encouraged to arrive early to enjoy the exhibition with minimal wait time.
The Columbia University School of the Arts Visual Arts Program presents the Class of 2027 First Year MFA Exhibition in collaboration with the Wallach Art Gallery at the Lenfest Center for the Arts. This exhibition encompasses work by the 30 artists who are completing their first year of the Visual Arts MFA Program.
Featuring:
Visual Arts
Hüseyin Abdik, Sarah-Mecca Abdourahman, Fatema Al Fardan, Amirah Albalawi, Bale Creek Allen, Jasem Alsanea, Ben Blaustein, Cherina Cheng, Minji Choi, Christopher Crary, Isaac Yuquan Duan, Jenna Inzetta, Natalie Jacobs, Elizabeth Kaiser, Ina Kim, Natalya K Laudi, Hanwei Li, Dayana Matasheva, Becky Moon, Neta Moses, Natalia Neuhaus, Mary Osunlana, A’ssia (Ashu) Rai, Gianfranco Reyes, Mei Seva, Mino Shih, Shaina Tabak, Camila Villa Zertuche
Sound Art
Leo Gevisser, Ben Shirken
This exhibition will be presented concurrently with MODA Curates 2026.
Visual Arts Faculty
Daphne Arthur, Matthew Buckingham, David Antonio Cruz, Delphine Fawundu, Jon Kessler, Miya Masaoka (Chair), Naeem Mohaiemen, Kenny Rivero, Shelly Silver, Sable Elyse Smith, Sarah Sze, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Tomas Vu-Daniel
Visual Arts Mentors
william cordova, Valerie Hammond, Ishmael Houston-Jones, David Humphrey, Michael Joo, Ralph Lemon, Ken Okiishi, Matthew Ritchie, Shahzia Sikander, Mickalene Thomas, Rona Yefman
Visual Arts Graduate Adjunct Faculty
Karina Aguilera Skvirsky, Shirly Bahar, Andrew Brehm, Tyler Coburn, Matthew Deleget, Liz Deschenes, Lizzie DeVita, Neil Goldberg, Baseera Kahn, Liz Magic Laser, Keegan Mills Cooke, Sadaf Padder, João Pina, Pamela Sneed, Cheyney Thompson, Jasmine Wahi, Craig Zammiello
Sound Art Faculty and Associated Faculty
David Adamcyk, Zosha Di Castri, Seth Cluett (Assistant Director), Brad Garton, Miya Masaoka (Director), Dave Sulzer
Sound Art Visiting Faculty / Artist Mentors
Regine Basha, Jace Clayton, Ivana Dama, Luba Drozd, Ciarán Finalyson, Luke Fischbeck, Tali Hinkis, James Hoff, Barbara London, Katherine Liberovskaya, Sara Magenheimer, Nour Mobarak, Keith Obadike, Matthew Ostrowski, Douglas Repetto, Marina Rosenfeld, Julianne Swartz, C. Spencer Yeh
Wallach Art Gallery
Lenfest Center for the Arts
Columbia University
615 West 129th Street
(enter from 125th Street, west of Broadway)
