PORTLAND, OR (PNAN) – Opening on Thursday, May 15, 2025 with a public reception from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Portland State University, “Beyond the Periphery: 2025 BFA/MFA Showcase” is an exhibition of work by this year graduates of the BFA in Art Practice and MFA in Contemporary Art Practice (Art + Social Practice) in the Schnitzer School of Art + Art History + Design.
The exhibition features the work of 33 students, encompassing a range of media, including photography, painting, sculpture, performance, mixed-media installations, textiles, and publications.
Featured Artists are: BFA in Art Practice: Lily Armstrong, Lea Avelar, Vika Ayers, Storm Baricko, Chloe Bates, Elora Batson, Leah Batterson, Lynn Black, Sam Castillo, Amy Crebs, Margot Dziak, Isabella Flores, Tare Gausman, Linus Gomez Ellis, Alisa Hart, Michelle Jackson, Cora Jobe, Willow Keating, Rufina Kucher, Max Kuo, Morgan Larsen, Jazz Lawrence, Amelia Morrison, Maka Morton, Audrey Nixon, Savannah Noel, Val Peralta, Paulina Reyes Lara, Kat Rubesh, Emily Spikes, and Tonya Tobeck, and MFA in Contemporary Art Practice (Art + Social Practice): Manfred Alexander Parrales Aburto and Midori Yamanaka. The exhibit will run through June 7, 2025.
Artist V. Maldonado highlights community sentiment and camaraderie as a connecting bridge between individual projects and an expansive group exhibition in the exhibition catalog. They reflect, “The collective creativity and imagination of the participating artists included in this exhibition articulate a vision of the future built around their human values and chosen families. There exists in these artists a spirit of interconnection and lifelong learning with many projects utilizing collaborative approaches to making and communication.”
The exhibit will run through June 7, 2025. Also during the exhibition run, additional BFA student art installations will be on view in the Art Building AB and MK Galleries at 2000 SW 5th Avenue.