WashU Sam Fox School Opens MFA in Visual Art Applications for Fall 2027

Key facts

• Applications for the MFA in Visual Art at Washington University in St. Louis are open for Fall 2027 entry.
• The final application deadline is January 10, 2027, with free applications available through December 14.
• The program is a two-year, fully residential MFA within the Sam Fox School at a tier-one research university.
• Facilities include a digital fabrication lab, time-based media art studio, printmaking and book studio, wood and metal shops, and textile studios.
• Students can pursue the Office for Socially Engaged Practice, the Counterpublic triennial fellowship, and the Berlin Sommerakadamie.
• The program culminates in a thesis exhibition at WashU's Kemper Art Museum.
• Core faculty include chair Tiffany Calvert, Jamie Adams, Josh Azzarella, Heather Bennett, Lisa Bulawsky, Joe deVera, Amy Hauft, Meghan Kirkwood, Arny Nadler, Patricia Olynyk, Jack Risley, Cheryl Wassenaar, and Monika Weiss.
• This year's visiting artists include Wafaa Bilal, Chloë Bass, Carolina Caycedo, and Juan William Chávez, among others.
• Alumni are eligible for residencies at Paris's Cité internationale des arts, the $25,000 Stone & DeGuire Contemporary Art Award, and a post-MFA studio fellowship.
• Notable MFA alumni include Kahlil Robert Irving, Lavar Munroe, Ebony G. Patterson, Carlie Trosclair, and Cayce Zavaglia.