Parsons Presents MFA Photography Thesis Exhibition

On View Through September 11 at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center

The Joy of Cooking by Rachel Porter

NEW YORK, August 18, 2010- Parsons The New School for Design presents Graduate Works in Photography, its annual exhibition of MFA Photography thesis work, in the Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries of the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center through September 11, 2010. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, August 25 from 6-8 p.m.

Through three intensive eight-week summer residencies and two years of independent studies, the MFA Photography program at Parsons The New School for Design provides students with comprehensive theoretical and studio training in the art of photography. Students work collaboratively on assignments while developing their own aesthetic, graduating with an accomplished portfolio and the technical skills they need to become successful photographers. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu/parsons/mfa-photography/.

The exhibition features thesis work by recent graduates Robert Davidson, Sally Dennison, Sandra Elkind, Veronica Ibanez, Chang Kyun Kim, Christina Lush, Meghann Lyding, Samantha Mirlesse, Rachel Porter, Mana Sakaguchi, Stephanie Stanley, Rachael Stollar, Patrick Taylor, and Marie Vic.

About Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons The New School for Design is one of the most prestigious and comprehensive institutions of art and design in the world. Located in New York City, Parsons prepares students to creatively and critically address the complex conditions of contemporary global society. Combining rigorous craft with cutting-edge theory and research methods, Parsons encourages collaborative and individual approaches that cut across a wide array of disciplines. For more information, please
visit www.newschool.edu/parsons.

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