Graduate Programs in Printmaking

The School of Art offers the Master of Arts and Master of fine Arts degrees in Printmaking.  The program aims to strengthen the student’s personal vision through emphasis on the conceptual aspects of the printmaking form.  Enrollment is deliberately kept small enough to make possible the individual instruction deemed essential for a quality professional graduate education.

Master of Arts

              23 hours – studio studies

               3 hours – Art History elective

               6 hours – ART 67199, M.A. Thesis

              32 total

Master of Fine Arts

              36 hours – studio studies

               9 hours – electives

               9 hours – Art History electives

               6 hours – ART 69199, M.F.A. Thesis

              60 total

Facilities

The department consists of approximately 5,000 square feet of studio space, with separate facilities for lithography and serigraphy, as well as a large main shop area (1,850 square feet) for intaglio and relief printing.  In addition, the department maintains a graduate studio area and a darkroom with an 18” x 24” copy camera.

Three lithography presses (34” x 54”; 26” x 38”; and 24” x 40”), four etching presses ( 28” x 60”; 28” x 48”; 18” x 30” and 44” x 84”), a small hydraulic press and an one arm vacuum printing unit (36”x 48”) for serigraphy are housed in the department.  Lithography stones, large rollers for intaglio and a 24” x 36” dry mount press for lamination, electrostatic heat transfers, etc. are also available in the studios.  The department is developing computer graphic capabilities, which currently consist of one Macintosh computer and ink jet printer.

Faculty

Noel Reifel holds a M.F.A. degree from S.U.N.Y Buffalo.

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Michael Loderstedt holds a M.F.A. degree from Kent State University.

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Admission Requirements

Applicants are expected to have an undergraduate degree in fine arts and a 2.75 overall grade-point average (3.0 in the art major).