The MFA in Visual Art program at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis provides a rigorous learning environment that supports experimentation, risk-taking, and the production of original creative work. Ranked #12 in the nation, the program empowers students to expand their creative and intellectual reach and to engage in the discourses that shape the contemporary art world.
As part of a renowned research institution, emerging artists deepen their inquiry into ideas that drive their studio work and engage disciplines across campus such as social work, architecture, biology, philosophy-neuroscience-psychology, women and gender studies, performing arts, environmental studies, and art history.