Announcement

Graduate Mercy Hawkins selected to New American Paintings

Fiber sculpture made of layered, colorful patterned fabric scraps twisted into an irregular organic form on a white background.

Congratulations to Mercy Hawkins (MFA candidate 2021) for her selection to New American Paintings, No. 153, MFA Annual Issue!

Mercy was selected by juror Lauren Haynes, director of Artist Initiatives and Curator of Contemporary Art at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and will be one of forty MFA students featured from across the country.

Issue 153 will be released October/November 2021.