B.F.A.
Applied + Engaged Art Practice
The Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A) curriculum combines the intensive studio culture of the Department of Art with open access to elective classes in all areas of Cornell University. Focusing on individualized direction with close faculty mentorship, studio practice, and forging trans-disciplinary relationships, the department prepares a close community of artists to engage the world as creative and intellectual leaders.
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So Yeon (Natalie) Kim, B.F.A. 2018, Cloud Eaters (2017), oil on canvas, 48" x 60". image / provided
Work by So Yeon (Natalie) Kim
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Jay Yang, B.F.A. 2018, Different Ways to Eat Lead: Dominus (2017), spray paint, 60" x 48". image / provided
Work by Jay Yang
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Vaidehi Reddy, B.F.A. 2022, Maa Durga (2019), intaglio on Hanhemule paper, 15" x 11". image / provided
Work by Vaidehi Reddy
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Lucy Plowe, B.F.A. 2020, Blessing's Bloom (2018), water-based monotype and handmade paper installation, approximately 48" x 84". image / provided
Work by Lucy Plowe
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Angelique Nagovskaya, B.F.A. 2022, Untitled ii (2020) red colored pencil, conte on paper, 48" x 60". image / provided
Work by Angelique Nagovskaya
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William Demaria, B.F.A. 2020, Portraits and other Fractured Landscapes 3 (2017), oil paint on MDF board, 18" x 24". image / provided
Work by William Demaria
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Vivian Lin, B.F.A. 2020, Thy Eve (2019), yarn, stuffing, embroidery thread, 166" x 19". image / provided
Thy Eve
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Adam Shulman, B.F.A./B.A. 2023, After Nature Had Drawn a Few Breaths (2021), three-channel video and nine-channel light installation, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Ithaca, New York, installation view. image / provided
After Nature Had Drawn a Few Breaths
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Cagla Sokullu, B.F.A. 2020, Gezi (2018), digital painting print, 44" x 70". image / provided
Heavyheart
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Emery Bergmann, B.F.A. 2021, Screenshot from the video My College Transition (2017). video still / Emery Bergmann
My College Transition
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Aiza Ahmed, B.F.A. 2020, Khidmat Gar (Waiter) (2018), pencil on paper, 18" x 24". image / provided
Vagaries of Life
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Christina Welzer, B.F.A. 2019 , Raw (2017), pen drawing, digital alteration, inkjet print, 44" x 42". image / provided
Work by Christina Welzer
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Mia Brown-Seguin, B.F.A. 2024, Terra (2022), handbound photo book, 5-3/4" x 8-1/4". photo / provided
Work by Mia Brown-Seguin
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William Jihrel Smith, B.F.A. 2019, Failed Blacks #1 (2016), etching and engraving on Rives BFK printmaking paper, 11" x 14". image / provided
Work by William Jihrel Smith
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Savannah Flores, B.F.A. 2025, Detail of Embrace of the Forest's Corruption (2021), ink and watercolor on paper, 8" x 11". image / provided
Embrace of the Forest's Corruption
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Pauline Shongov, B.F.A. 2018, Pauline Shongov and Aaron Glasser '17, wax notes (2017), 16 mm film and digital projection, installation view. image / provided
Work by Pauline Shongov
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Matéa LeBeau, B.F.A. 2022, Still from My Climate Change Anxiety (2019), digital animation video. image / provided
Work by Matéa LeBeau
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Sabrina Haertig Gonzalez, B.F.A. 2022, Installation view of Sabor a Carne (2021), steel, latex, silicone, cellulose, cabinet, and beeswax, dimensions variable. image / provided
Work by Sabrina Haertig Gonzalez
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Lane Letourneau, B.F.A. 2021, Tomat-uh-oh (2017), scanned images composited in Photoshop, 40" x 30". image / provided
Work by Lane Letourneau
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Kevin Cruz, B.F.A. 2018, Cholo Painting #3 (2017), paint marker and acrylic paint on canvas, 41.5" x 56". image / provided
Work by Kevin Cruz
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Asha Bell, B.F.A. 2022, Make Orwell Fiction Again (2020), digital photograph. photo / Asha Bell
Disrupting Quietude in Suburbia: Landscape Activism
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Jeeah Eom, B.F.A. 2019, It's Only a Procedure (2017), digital photograph on transparency. image / provided
Work by Jeeah Eom
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Nadia Chernova, B.F.A. 2020, Apologies (2017), acrylic on canvas, 48" x 36". image / provided
Work by Nadia Chernova