At Cornell, the study of art is an education in creating objects, images, spaces, and experiences that reflect intellectual judgment, philosophical understanding, knowledge of the history and traditions of the visual arts, and ethical principles that engage the often bewildering complexity of contemporary culture.
Sopheak Sam (M.F.A. ’25) presents work for a student group show in Olive Tjaden Gallery.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
This curriculum combines the department's intensive studio culture with …
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Visual Arts
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Master of Fine Arts in Image Text
A low-residency M.F.A. program traversing visual and literary arts...
May 8–31
The 2026 M.F.A. in Creative Visual Arts cohort presents a group exhibition in Brooklyn, New York, bringing together distinct practices in dynamic conversation as the seven artists explore questions of identity, collectivity, visibility, repair, queer construction, memory, and the horizon of what might still be made possible.
May 19–24
View an exhibition by five B.F.A. ’26 students that investigates the cyclical nature of contemporary issues, including ecological collapse, the rise of AI and other technologies, and war.
May 19–24
View an exhibition of works across different media by five graduating B.F.A. students that follow, record, and respond to what remains after a moment, encounter, or process.
May 19–24
View a B.F.A. thesis exhibition where sound reverberates from the wild, opposites touch perilously, and signifiers loom like clouds of a coming storm.
May 24
Join us as we celebrate the AAP class of 2026!
Jun 6–Sep 4
Visit AAP this summer for a cross-departmental exhibition featuring student work from the 2025–26 academic year that showcases the college’s creative and critical practices.
Jun 6
Mark your calendars and celebrate with old and new friends at the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning during Cornell Reunion Weekend.
Jun 26–Aug 14
Register for an in-person information session at Cornell AAP or drop in for a casual conversation with an admissions officer.
As artist-educators, we assume a unique and critical role in connecting some of the most complex aspects of art practice to pedagogy. We do this, understanding that the next generation of artists live in a world that is both fraught with compounded crises and full of opportunities for engagement, intervention, and for making lasting change.
Two Cornell faculty have been awarded Guggenheim Fellowships this year, including Assistant Professor of Art Leeza Meksin, who shares details on her site-specific installations and future plans with the Cornell Chronicle.
Expand your disciplinary boundaries and enroll in courses that cultivate connection and catalyze actionable research. Options range from fundamentals to deep dives across architecture, art, city and regional planning, real estate, and design technology.
The latest book by Art Senior Lecturer and Codirector of the M.F.A. in Image Text and ITI Press Nicholas Muellner asks how we can still feel, desire, and imagine in an age of relentless realism.
Assistant Professor of Art Oscar Rene Cornejo is a featured artist at this group exhibition which highlights site-specific works for the grounds and interior gallery space at the Bundy Modern.
Anna Warfield (B.S. ’17, B.F.A. ’18) speaks with Cornellians about their art installations that combine soft sculpture and poetry to challenge how viewers understand identity and communication.
Associate Professor Jolene Rickard (Art, History of Art and Visual Studies, AIIS–American Indian and Indigenous Studies) was honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Native American Art Studies Association (NAASA) for her work as “an artist, curator, scholar, and cultural leader.”
Jeff Budsberg (B.F.A. ’04, ’07) was part of a team recognized for their contributions to the stylized animation toolset at DreamWorks Animation.
Professor and Chair of Art Paul Ramírez Jonas is a featured artist in this group show, which puts America’s past in dialogue with its present by pairing writings by statesman, abolitionist, and philosopher Thomas Paine with nine contemporary works that speak to the ongoing quest, as Paine wrote, “to begin the world over again.”
Cornell AAP announces funding to continue the Teiger Mentor in the Arts program, which brings a remarkable slate of internationally acclaimed faculty artists to the college, including Spring 2026 Teiger Mentor Mary Mattingly.
Sabrina Haertig Gonzalez
B.F.A. '22
Sopheak Sam
M.F.A. in Creative Visual Arts '25
Matéa LeBeau
B.F.A. '22
Adam Shulman
B.A./B.F.A. '23
Kirk Henriques
M.F.A. in Creative Visual Arts '21
Lucy Plowe
B.F.A. '20
Savannah Flores
B.F.A. '25