2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition

University of Maryland Art Gallery Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - May 24, 2024 University of Maryland Art Gallery

From Beneath: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition highlights work by UMD Department of Art MFA students graduating at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, and showcases cutting-edge graduate research that utilizes a myriad of new approaches in art-making. This year the exhibition features work by MFA candidates Kenneth Hilker and Dan Ortiz Leizman. According to the artists, the exhibition invites viewers to embody gestures of gazing up, lying down, and listening in. Hilker's monumental wooden and metal sculptures reach upward, questioning the proportions and scales of our existence. Ortiz Leizman's multimedia installations weave AI, tactile sound, and imagery of queer reproduction from within the US war machine, culminating in a set of three digital “wombs.” From Beneath is organized by the University of Maryland Art Gallery, in association with the Department of Art. Major support is provided by the Dorothy and Nicholas Orem Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by the Maryland State Arts Council. This exhibition is in association with University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. An in-person exhibition preview will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 5-7pm. Free admission and open to the public. COVID-19 Information for UMDPlease visit the COVID-19 Information for UMD web page for up-to-date guidance.

Event Dates

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - May 24, 2024

Wednesday, May 01, 2024 11:00 am

05/01/24 11:00:00 05/01/24 16:00:00 America/New_York 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition From Beneath: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition highlights work by UMD Department of Art MFA students graduating at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, and showcases cutting-edge graduate research that utilizes a myriad of new approaches in art-making. This year the exhibition features work by MFA candidates Kenneth Hilker and Dan Ortiz Leizman. According to the artists, the exhibition invites viewers to embody gestures of gazing up, lying down, and listening in. Hilker's monumental wooden and metal sculptures reach upward, questioning the proportions and scales of our existence. Ortiz Leizman's multimedia installations weave AI, tactile sound, and imagery of queer reproduction from within the US war machine, culminating in a set of three digital “wombs.” From Beneath is organized by the University of Maryland Art Gallery, in association with the Department of Art. Major support is provided by the Dorothy and Nicholas Orem Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by the Maryland State Arts Council. This exhibition is in association with University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. An in-person exhibition preview will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 5-7pm. Free admission and open to the public. COVID-19 Information for UMDPlease visit the COVID-19 Information for UMD web page for up-to-date guidance. University of Maryland Art Gallery false
Thursday, May 02, 2024 11:00 am

05/02/24 11:00:00 05/02/24 16:00:00 America/New_York 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition From Beneath: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition highlights work by UMD Department of Art MFA students graduating at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, and showcases cutting-edge graduate research that utilizes a myriad of new approaches in art-making. This year the exhibition features work by MFA candidates Kenneth Hilker and Dan Ortiz Leizman. According to the artists, the exhibition invites viewers to embody gestures of gazing up, lying down, and listening in. Hilker's monumental wooden and metal sculptures reach upward, questioning the proportions and scales of our existence. Ortiz Leizman's multimedia installations weave AI, tactile sound, and imagery of queer reproduction from within the US war machine, culminating in a set of three digital “wombs.” From Beneath is organized by the University of Maryland Art Gallery, in association with the Department of Art. Major support is provided by the Dorothy and Nicholas Orem Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by the Maryland State Arts Council. This exhibition is in association with University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. An in-person exhibition preview will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 5-7pm. Free admission and open to the public. COVID-19 Information for UMDPlease visit the COVID-19 Information for UMD web page for up-to-date guidance. University of Maryland Art Gallery false
Friday, May 03, 2024 11:00 am

05/03/24 11:00:00 05/03/24 16:00:00 America/New_York 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition From Beneath: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition highlights work by UMD Department of Art MFA students graduating at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, and showcases cutting-edge graduate research that utilizes a myriad of new approaches in art-making. This year the exhibition features work by MFA candidates Kenneth Hilker and Dan Ortiz Leizman. According to the artists, the exhibition invites viewers to embody gestures of gazing up, lying down, and listening in. Hilker's monumental wooden and metal sculptures reach upward, questioning the proportions and scales of our existence. Ortiz Leizman's multimedia installations weave AI, tactile sound, and imagery of queer reproduction from within the US war machine, culminating in a set of three digital “wombs.” From Beneath is organized by the University of Maryland Art Gallery, in association with the Department of Art. Major support is provided by the Dorothy and Nicholas Orem Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by the Maryland State Arts Council. This exhibition is in association with University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. An in-person exhibition preview will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 5-7pm. Free admission and open to the public. COVID-19 Information for UMDPlease visit the COVID-19 Information for UMD web page for up-to-date guidance. University of Maryland Art Gallery false
Monday, May 06, 2024 11:00 am

05/06/24 11:00:00 05/06/24 16:00:00 America/New_York 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition From Beneath: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition highlights work by UMD Department of Art MFA students graduating at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, and showcases cutting-edge graduate research that utilizes a myriad of new approaches in art-making. This year the exhibition features work by MFA candidates Kenneth Hilker and Dan Ortiz Leizman. According to the artists, the exhibition invites viewers to embody gestures of gazing up, lying down, and listening in. Hilker's monumental wooden and metal sculptures reach upward, questioning the proportions and scales of our existence. Ortiz Leizman's multimedia installations weave AI, tactile sound, and imagery of queer reproduction from within the US war machine, culminating in a set of three digital “wombs.” From Beneath is organized by the University of Maryland Art Gallery, in association with the Department of Art. Major support is provided by the Dorothy and Nicholas Orem Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by the Maryland State Arts Council. This exhibition is in association with University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. An in-person exhibition preview will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 5-7pm. Free admission and open to the public. COVID-19 Information for UMDPlease visit the COVID-19 Information for UMD web page for up-to-date guidance. University of Maryland Art Gallery false
Tuesday, May 07, 2024 11:00 am

05/07/24 11:00:00 05/07/24 16:00:00 America/New_York 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition From Beneath: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition highlights work by UMD Department of Art MFA students graduating at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, and showcases cutting-edge graduate research that utilizes a myriad of new approaches in art-making. This year the exhibition features work by MFA candidates Kenneth Hilker and Dan Ortiz Leizman. According to the artists, the exhibition invites viewers to embody gestures of gazing up, lying down, and listening in. Hilker's monumental wooden and metal sculptures reach upward, questioning the proportions and scales of our existence. Ortiz Leizman's multimedia installations weave AI, tactile sound, and imagery of queer reproduction from within the US war machine, culminating in a set of three digital “wombs.” From Beneath is organized by the University of Maryland Art Gallery, in association with the Department of Art. Major support is provided by the Dorothy and Nicholas Orem Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by the Maryland State Arts Council. This exhibition is in association with University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. An in-person exhibition preview will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 5-7pm. Free admission and open to the public. COVID-19 Information for UMDPlease visit the COVID-19 Information for UMD web page for up-to-date guidance. University of Maryland Art Gallery false
Wednesday, May 08, 2024 11:00 am

05/08/24 11:00:00 05/08/24 16:00:00 America/New_York 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition From Beneath: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition highlights work by UMD Department of Art MFA students graduating at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, and showcases cutting-edge graduate research that utilizes a myriad of new approaches in art-making. This year the exhibition features work by MFA candidates Kenneth Hilker and Dan Ortiz Leizman. According to the artists, the exhibition invites viewers to embody gestures of gazing up, lying down, and listening in. Hilker's monumental wooden and metal sculptures reach upward, questioning the proportions and scales of our existence. Ortiz Leizman's multimedia installations weave AI, tactile sound, and imagery of queer reproduction from within the US war machine, culminating in a set of three digital “wombs.” From Beneath is organized by the University of Maryland Art Gallery, in association with the Department of Art. Major support is provided by the Dorothy and Nicholas Orem Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by the Maryland State Arts Council. This exhibition is in association with University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. An in-person exhibition preview will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 5-7pm. Free admission and open to the public. COVID-19 Information for UMDPlease visit the COVID-19 Information for UMD web page for up-to-date guidance. University of Maryland Art Gallery false
Thursday, May 09, 2024 11:00 am

05/09/24 11:00:00 05/09/24 16:00:00 America/New_York 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition From Beneath: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition highlights work by UMD Department of Art MFA students graduating at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, and showcases cutting-edge graduate research that utilizes a myriad of new approaches in art-making. This year the exhibition features work by MFA candidates Kenneth Hilker and Dan Ortiz Leizman. According to the artists, the exhibition invites viewers to embody gestures of gazing up, lying down, and listening in. Hilker's monumental wooden and metal sculptures reach upward, questioning the proportions and scales of our existence. Ortiz Leizman's multimedia installations weave AI, tactile sound, and imagery of queer reproduction from within the US war machine, culminating in a set of three digital “wombs.” From Beneath is organized by the University of Maryland Art Gallery, in association with the Department of Art. Major support is provided by the Dorothy and Nicholas Orem Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by the Maryland State Arts Council. This exhibition is in association with University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. An in-person exhibition preview will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 5-7pm. Free admission and open to the public. COVID-19 Information for UMDPlease visit the COVID-19 Information for UMD web page for up-to-date guidance. University of Maryland Art Gallery false
Friday, May 10, 2024 11:00 am

05/10/24 11:00:00 05/10/24 16:00:00 America/New_York 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition From Beneath: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition highlights work by UMD Department of Art MFA students graduating at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, and showcases cutting-edge graduate research that utilizes a myriad of new approaches in art-making. This year the exhibition features work by MFA candidates Kenneth Hilker and Dan Ortiz Leizman. According to the artists, the exhibition invites viewers to embody gestures of gazing up, lying down, and listening in. Hilker's monumental wooden and metal sculptures reach upward, questioning the proportions and scales of our existence. Ortiz Leizman's multimedia installations weave AI, tactile sound, and imagery of queer reproduction from within the US war machine, culminating in a set of three digital “wombs.” From Beneath is organized by the University of Maryland Art Gallery, in association with the Department of Art. Major support is provided by the Dorothy and Nicholas Orem Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by the Maryland State Arts Council. This exhibition is in association with University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. An in-person exhibition preview will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 5-7pm. Free admission and open to the public. COVID-19 Information for UMDPlease visit the COVID-19 Information for UMD web page for up-to-date guidance. University of Maryland Art Gallery false
Monday, May 13, 2024 11:00 am

05/13/24 11:00:00 05/13/24 16:00:00 America/New_York 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition From Beneath: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition highlights work by UMD Department of Art MFA students graduating at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, and showcases cutting-edge graduate research that utilizes a myriad of new approaches in art-making. This year the exhibition features work by MFA candidates Kenneth Hilker and Dan Ortiz Leizman. According to the artists, the exhibition invites viewers to embody gestures of gazing up, lying down, and listening in. Hilker's monumental wooden and metal sculptures reach upward, questioning the proportions and scales of our existence. Ortiz Leizman's multimedia installations weave AI, tactile sound, and imagery of queer reproduction from within the US war machine, culminating in a set of three digital “wombs.” From Beneath is organized by the University of Maryland Art Gallery, in association with the Department of Art. Major support is provided by the Dorothy and Nicholas Orem Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by the Maryland State Arts Council. This exhibition is in association with University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. An in-person exhibition preview will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 5-7pm. Free admission and open to the public. COVID-19 Information for UMDPlease visit the COVID-19 Information for UMD web page for up-to-date guidance. University of Maryland Art Gallery false
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:00 am

05/14/24 11:00:00 05/14/24 16:00:00 America/New_York 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition From Beneath: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition highlights work by UMD Department of Art MFA students graduating at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, and showcases cutting-edge graduate research that utilizes a myriad of new approaches in art-making. This year the exhibition features work by MFA candidates Kenneth Hilker and Dan Ortiz Leizman. According to the artists, the exhibition invites viewers to embody gestures of gazing up, lying down, and listening in. Hilker's monumental wooden and metal sculptures reach upward, questioning the proportions and scales of our existence. Ortiz Leizman's multimedia installations weave AI, tactile sound, and imagery of queer reproduction from within the US war machine, culminating in a set of three digital “wombs.” From Beneath is organized by the University of Maryland Art Gallery, in association with the Department of Art. Major support is provided by the Dorothy and Nicholas Orem Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by the Maryland State Arts Council. This exhibition is in association with University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. An in-person exhibition preview will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 5-7pm. Free admission and open to the public. COVID-19 Information for UMDPlease visit the COVID-19 Information for UMD web page for up-to-date guidance. University of Maryland Art Gallery false
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 11:00 am

05/15/24 11:00:00 05/15/24 16:00:00 America/New_York 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition From Beneath: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition highlights work by UMD Department of Art MFA students graduating at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, and showcases cutting-edge graduate research that utilizes a myriad of new approaches in art-making. This year the exhibition features work by MFA candidates Kenneth Hilker and Dan Ortiz Leizman. According to the artists, the exhibition invites viewers to embody gestures of gazing up, lying down, and listening in. Hilker's monumental wooden and metal sculptures reach upward, questioning the proportions and scales of our existence. Ortiz Leizman's multimedia installations weave AI, tactile sound, and imagery of queer reproduction from within the US war machine, culminating in a set of three digital “wombs.” From Beneath is organized by the University of Maryland Art Gallery, in association with the Department of Art. Major support is provided by the Dorothy and Nicholas Orem Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by the Maryland State Arts Council. This exhibition is in association with University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. An in-person exhibition preview will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 5-7pm. Free admission and open to the public. COVID-19 Information for UMDPlease visit the COVID-19 Information for UMD web page for up-to-date guidance. University of Maryland Art Gallery false
Thursday, May 16, 2024 11:00 am

05/16/24 11:00:00 05/16/24 16:00:00 America/New_York 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition From Beneath: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition highlights work by UMD Department of Art MFA students graduating at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, and showcases cutting-edge graduate research that utilizes a myriad of new approaches in art-making. This year the exhibition features work by MFA candidates Kenneth Hilker and Dan Ortiz Leizman. According to the artists, the exhibition invites viewers to embody gestures of gazing up, lying down, and listening in. Hilker's monumental wooden and metal sculptures reach upward, questioning the proportions and scales of our existence. Ortiz Leizman's multimedia installations weave AI, tactile sound, and imagery of queer reproduction from within the US war machine, culminating in a set of three digital “wombs.” From Beneath is organized by the University of Maryland Art Gallery, in association with the Department of Art. Major support is provided by the Dorothy and Nicholas Orem Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by the Maryland State Arts Council. This exhibition is in association with University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. An in-person exhibition preview will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 5-7pm. Free admission and open to the public. COVID-19 Information for UMDPlease visit the COVID-19 Information for UMD web page for up-to-date guidance. University of Maryland Art Gallery false
Friday, May 17, 2024 11:00 am

05/17/24 11:00:00 05/17/24 16:00:00 America/New_York 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition From Beneath: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition highlights work by UMD Department of Art MFA students graduating at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, and showcases cutting-edge graduate research that utilizes a myriad of new approaches in art-making. This year the exhibition features work by MFA candidates Kenneth Hilker and Dan Ortiz Leizman. According to the artists, the exhibition invites viewers to embody gestures of gazing up, lying down, and listening in. Hilker's monumental wooden and metal sculptures reach upward, questioning the proportions and scales of our existence. Ortiz Leizman's multimedia installations weave AI, tactile sound, and imagery of queer reproduction from within the US war machine, culminating in a set of three digital “wombs.” From Beneath is organized by the University of Maryland Art Gallery, in association with the Department of Art. Major support is provided by the Dorothy and Nicholas Orem Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by the Maryland State Arts Council. This exhibition is in association with University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. An in-person exhibition preview will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 5-7pm. Free admission and open to the public. COVID-19 Information for UMDPlease visit the COVID-19 Information for UMD web page for up-to-date guidance. University of Maryland Art Gallery false
Monday, May 20, 2024 11:00 am

05/20/24 11:00:00 05/20/24 16:00:00 America/New_York 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition From Beneath: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition highlights work by UMD Department of Art MFA students graduating at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, and showcases cutting-edge graduate research that utilizes a myriad of new approaches in art-making. This year the exhibition features work by MFA candidates Kenneth Hilker and Dan Ortiz Leizman. According to the artists, the exhibition invites viewers to embody gestures of gazing up, lying down, and listening in. Hilker's monumental wooden and metal sculptures reach upward, questioning the proportions and scales of our existence. Ortiz Leizman's multimedia installations weave AI, tactile sound, and imagery of queer reproduction from within the US war machine, culminating in a set of three digital “wombs.” From Beneath is organized by the University of Maryland Art Gallery, in association with the Department of Art. Major support is provided by the Dorothy and Nicholas Orem Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by the Maryland State Arts Council. This exhibition is in association with University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. An in-person exhibition preview will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 5-7pm. Free admission and open to the public. COVID-19 Information for UMDPlease visit the COVID-19 Information for UMD web page for up-to-date guidance. University of Maryland Art Gallery false
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 11:00 am

05/21/24 11:00:00 05/21/24 16:00:00 America/New_York 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition From Beneath: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition highlights work by UMD Department of Art MFA students graduating at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, and showcases cutting-edge graduate research that utilizes a myriad of new approaches in art-making. This year the exhibition features work by MFA candidates Kenneth Hilker and Dan Ortiz Leizman. According to the artists, the exhibition invites viewers to embody gestures of gazing up, lying down, and listening in. Hilker's monumental wooden and metal sculptures reach upward, questioning the proportions and scales of our existence. Ortiz Leizman's multimedia installations weave AI, tactile sound, and imagery of queer reproduction from within the US war machine, culminating in a set of three digital “wombs.” From Beneath is organized by the University of Maryland Art Gallery, in association with the Department of Art. Major support is provided by the Dorothy and Nicholas Orem Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by the Maryland State Arts Council. This exhibition is in association with University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. An in-person exhibition preview will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 5-7pm. Free admission and open to the public. COVID-19 Information for UMDPlease visit the COVID-19 Information for UMD web page for up-to-date guidance. University of Maryland Art Gallery false
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 11:00 am

05/22/24 11:00:00 05/22/24 16:00:00 America/New_York 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition From Beneath: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition highlights work by UMD Department of Art MFA students graduating at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, and showcases cutting-edge graduate research that utilizes a myriad of new approaches in art-making. This year the exhibition features work by MFA candidates Kenneth Hilker and Dan Ortiz Leizman. According to the artists, the exhibition invites viewers to embody gestures of gazing up, lying down, and listening in. Hilker's monumental wooden and metal sculptures reach upward, questioning the proportions and scales of our existence. Ortiz Leizman's multimedia installations weave AI, tactile sound, and imagery of queer reproduction from within the US war machine, culminating in a set of three digital “wombs.” From Beneath is organized by the University of Maryland Art Gallery, in association with the Department of Art. Major support is provided by the Dorothy and Nicholas Orem Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by the Maryland State Arts Council. This exhibition is in association with University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. An in-person exhibition preview will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 5-7pm. Free admission and open to the public. COVID-19 Information for UMDPlease visit the COVID-19 Information for UMD web page for up-to-date guidance. University of Maryland Art Gallery false
Thursday, May 23, 2024 11:00 am

05/23/24 11:00:00 05/23/24 16:00:00 America/New_York 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition From Beneath: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition highlights work by UMD Department of Art MFA students graduating at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, and showcases cutting-edge graduate research that utilizes a myriad of new approaches in art-making. This year the exhibition features work by MFA candidates Kenneth Hilker and Dan Ortiz Leizman. According to the artists, the exhibition invites viewers to embody gestures of gazing up, lying down, and listening in. Hilker's monumental wooden and metal sculptures reach upward, questioning the proportions and scales of our existence. Ortiz Leizman's multimedia installations weave AI, tactile sound, and imagery of queer reproduction from within the US war machine, culminating in a set of three digital “wombs.” From Beneath is organized by the University of Maryland Art Gallery, in association with the Department of Art. Major support is provided by the Dorothy and Nicholas Orem Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by the Maryland State Arts Council. This exhibition is in association with University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. An in-person exhibition preview will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 5-7pm. Free admission and open to the public. COVID-19 Information for UMDPlease visit the COVID-19 Information for UMD web page for up-to-date guidance. University of Maryland Art Gallery false
Friday, May 24, 2024 11:00 am

05/24/24 11:00:00 05/24/24 16:00:00 America/New_York 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition From Beneath: 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition highlights work by UMD Department of Art MFA students graduating at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, and showcases cutting-edge graduate research that utilizes a myriad of new approaches in art-making. This year the exhibition features work by MFA candidates Kenneth Hilker and Dan Ortiz Leizman. According to the artists, the exhibition invites viewers to embody gestures of gazing up, lying down, and listening in. Hilker's monumental wooden and metal sculptures reach upward, questioning the proportions and scales of our existence. Ortiz Leizman's multimedia installations weave AI, tactile sound, and imagery of queer reproduction from within the US war machine, culminating in a set of three digital “wombs.” From Beneath is organized by the University of Maryland Art Gallery, in association with the Department of Art. Major support is provided by the Dorothy and Nicholas Orem Exhibition Fund. Generous support is provided by the Maryland State Arts Council. This exhibition is in association with University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative. An in-person exhibition preview will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 5-7pm. Free admission and open to the public. COVID-19 Information for UMDPlease visit the COVID-19 Information for UMD web page for up-to-date guidance. University of Maryland Art Gallery false