MFA Thesis Tour, "Pitstop"

Every Spring the Department of Art's second year MFA Candidates mount solo exhibitions of their work, as part of their thesis project, in fulfillment of their program requirements. The 2025 Cohort's tour of these exhibition mirrors the title of their group theses catalogue, "Pitstop". Below are the details of these exhibitions, hosted off-campus, at galleries around the Buffalo region. 

Zoom image: Poster designed by MFA Candidate Ligia Sato "Pitstop" group exhibitions poster, depicting locations A through E, on a point and line map, and listings of eight MFA candidates names, their thesis exhibition titles, and the dates of their exhibition receptions.

Poster designed by MFA Candidate Ligia Sato

"Pitstops" (Chronological by Reception Date)

H Boone 

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Misael Hernandez (Misael/Mis)

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aidelen montoya

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Kenny León Andino

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Ligia Sato

  • Wanderer Phenomenon 
  • LOCATION: Niagara Arts & Cultural Center
    • 1201 Pine Ave, Niagara Falls, NY 14301
  • April 11 - May 24, 2025 
    • RECEPTION: April 11, 2025, 5 - 8PM
  • https://www.ligiasato.art/
  • https://www.instagram.com/ligiasvoid/

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Luke Williamson 

  • Anthropocene Adventures 
  • LOCATION: Niagara Arts & Cultural Center
    • 1201 Pine Ave, Niagara Falls, NY 14301
  • April 11 - May 24, 2025 
    • RECEPTION: April 11, 2025, 5 - 8PM

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Joel Mulindwa

  • Finding Rest 
  • LOCATION: Gallery at Seneca (@galleryatseneca)
    • 2322 Seneca St., Buffalo, NY 14210
  • April 7 - April 25, 2025
    • RECEPTION: April 18, 5-8PM 
  • Instagram: @Jowelloart

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Meagan Killian

  • Below the Surface Beyond the Bones 
  • LOCATION: Gallery at Seneca 
    • 2322 Seneca St., Buffalo, NY 14210
  • May 1 - May 15 
    • RECEPTION: May 1, 5-8PM
  • https://maeimagined.wordpress.com/ 
  • Instagram: @mae.imagined.artwork 

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Samuel Krakowski (Sam)

MFA Solo Thesis Exhibition Posters (more to come)

Zoom image: "Rebody" exhibition poster by H Boone. Bottom half contains white text on a black background reading "H Boone, Rebody" with exhibition location and date details, and the top half depicts swirling pink and bllue colors that seems to be an abstract digital representation of something anthropomorphic.

"Rebody" exhibition poster by H Boone.

Zoom image: "Dirty Laundry" exhibition poster by Kenny León Andino. "Dirty Laundry" exhibition poster by Kenny León Andino, depicting a illustration of a little boy holding blue clothes over his head.

"Dirty Laundry" exhibition poster by Kenny León Andino.

Zoom image: "Frontera de carácter (Frontier of Character)", exhibition poster by Misael Hernandez. "Frontera de carácter (Frontier of Character)", exhibition poster by Misael Hernandez, depicting a photo of stacked pueblo bricks, in black ink on a light peach background.

"Frontera de carácter (Frontier of Character)",  exhibition poster by Misael Hernandez.

Zoom image: "Wanderer Phenomenon" exhibition poster by Ligia Sato. Black and white composite image of silhouettes of the full body of Ligia Sato wearing black clothing, in front of white backdrops, with black text reading "Wanderer Phenomenon" and other date and location details about the exhibition.

"Wanderer Phenomenon" exhibition poster by Ligia Sato.

Zoom image: "Wanderer Phenomenon" exhibition poster by Ligia Sato. Black and white composite image of silhouettes of the full body of Ligia Sato wearing black clothing, in front of white backdrops, with black text reading "Wanderer Phenomenon" and other date and location details about the exhibition.

"Wanderer Phenomenon" exhibition poster by Ligia Sato.

Zoom image: "Finding Rest" exhibition poster by Joel Mulindwa. Anthropocene Adventures" exhibition poster by Luke Gordon Williamson, with text in light gray header and footer, and a middle section that is a dark and moody oil painting showing glowing storm clouds and what appear to be a long bridge on fire in the distance, with smoke plume clouds.

"Finding Rest" exhibition poster by Joel Mulindwa.

Zoom image: "Serotonin Syndrome" exhibition poster by Sam Krakowski. "Serontonin Syndrome" exhibition poster by Sam Krakowski, depicting a digitial manipulated photograph of a tree, with swirly wave patterns in light pink and blue.

"Serotonin Syndrome" exhibition poster by Sam Krakowski.

Zoom image: "Finding Rest" exhibition poster by Joel Mulindwa. "Finding Rest" exhibition poster by Joel Mulindwa.

"Finding Rest" exhibition poster by Joel Mulindwa.