ALUMNI

I got my first show at Blum & Poe because Paul McCarthy postponed his show, and they came to my studio and asked me if I could put together a show in two weeks.
— Mark Grotjahn, MFA 1994

Why resurrect it all now. From the Past. History, the old wound. The past emotions all over again. To confess to relive the same folly. To name it now so as not to repeat history in oblivion.
— Theresa Cha, MFA 1978

Art is our weapon. Culture is a form of resistance.
— Shirin Neshat, MFA 1983

Batman, Superman, Mickey Mouse, Little Lulu, and The Archies were the first notions I was having about American culture.
— Enrique Chagoya, MFA 1987

Art is a team effort, with producers, programmers and investors. My producer is like my older sister.
— Ian Cheng, BA 2006