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Betelhem Makonnen

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Awards: 2022 ARTPACE International Artists-in-Residence; 2020 Tito's Art Prize Winner; SAIC New Artist Society Merit Award (2017-19); 2018 Austin Critics Table Award, Best Gallery Exhibition; A Gentil Carioca Abre Alas 10. Publications: Artforum, Frieze, Hyperallergic, Art in America, New York Times, F Newsmagazine, Zoetrope, The Austin Chronicle, Glasstire. Exhibitions: Philbrook Museum, Cornell University, Texas Woman University, The Contemporary Austin, Artpace, Women & Their Work, Le musée des Abattoirs, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil , grayDUCK Gallery and The Carver Museum Austin, with performances and screenings at The Blanton Museum, and Casa Daros.

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Description

The Graduate Projects course allows students to focus in private sessions on the development of their work and research from their home studio or mobile platforms. The continued development of ideas and approaches initiated during the summer Graduate Studio Seminar will be supported through in-person and online conversation with SAIC Program Mentors. These liaisons are intended to support the off-campus development of work while also providing personal connections to SAIC's vast global network of distinguished alumni. Open to Low Residency MFA students only.

Class Number

2462

Credits

3