Background education:
Associate in photography
BFA in studio art, specialized in painting, took metal smithing and ceramics as well.
Worked as a professional photographer for 20 years before returning to Rowan University to get my BFA.
How would a MFA benefit me?
Intense focus on my work
Access gallery and professional networking
Teaching opportunities at Universities
I applied to for fall 2017: Yale, MICA,Rutgers, Tyler, Delaware, U Penn, and PAFA
3 of them offered me a Post-baccalaureate, I worked with local artists and on my art over the last year instead. The Post-baccalaureate tuition equals one year in an MFA program but is not credited towards an MFA nor will it guaranty to get into an MFA program.
MFA Painting, studio practice , my work is representational paintings oil on canvas and I am researching programs which compliments my interests.
Fall 2018 MFA Programs I consider so far
Rutgers
University of Delaware
PAFA