Slow Gardens: 2025 MFA in Visual Art Thesis Exhibition
Garen Gallery

Slow Gardens: 2025 MFA in Visual Art Thesis Exhibition features thesis projects by the MFA in Visual Art candidates in the 2025 graduating class of the Sam Fox School’s Graduate School of Art.
The title Slow Gardens refers to the candidates’ interest in topics such as memory and myth, care and control, temporal and spatial boundaries, domesticity, and gender and identity. These themes are explored through various media, including painting, photography, fiber, collage, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and installation.
The 2025 MFA in Visual Art candidates are Eva Agüero, Sam Berger, Catie Cook, Tahia Farhin Haque, Addyson Hoey, Jungsoo Kim, Mu Lan, Carmen Ribaudo, Grace C. Ryder, Roy Uptain, and Czesława Wojtkowski.
The exhibition is organized by Leslie Markle, curator for public art at the Kemper Art Museum.
Support is provided by the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.