In Puddles and Ripples
MFA 2026 Thesis Exhibition
Opening Reception April 1, 5 – 8 pm
Emily Carr University of Art + Design hosts its annual Full Residency Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition featuring work from the 2026 cohort of MFA degree candidates. The culmination of two years of intensive artistic research, the exhibition showcases the results of studio-based education and critiques integrated with seminar readings and discussions.
The MFA program comprises an international cohort of artists who work with renowned faculty and distinguished visiting curators, scholars, and artists. This thesis exhibition with the title In Puddles and Ripples showcases the varied practices of the MFA class of 2026, with work addressing a decolonial sublime, arboreal timescales, hydrofeminism, Coast Salish matrilineal teachings, post-apocalyptic truth, queering the book, operational images, datafication of the body, archipelagic thinking, vintage aesthetics, extractive economies, intimate partner violence, and auto-fictional illustration through painting, installation, book making, printmaking, performance, photography and illustration.
Participating artists: Naimah Amin, Jaeden Blewett, J.E. Ahonen, Sichen Grace Chen, Grace Edwards, Laur Flom, Trinidad Landajo, Chelsea O’Byrne, Luigi Pulido, Hok Kiu Cindy Shum, Gibson Switzer, Florence-Ariel Tremblay, Jennifer Wood, Rin Wanchen Yu
The thesis exhibition and opening reception are held at Emily Carr University’s Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons and RBC Gallery at 520 East 1st Ave, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Members of the public are invited into the gallery for our public opening reception on April 1, from 5–8pm. The gallery is open to the public during regular opening hours (Monday to Friday 7:30am–11pm, Saturday and Sunday 8am–11pm).