About Studio Art at CSUSB
Advance Your Vision. Expand Your Practice. Define Your Future.
As an M.F.A. student at Cal State San Bernardino, you’ll join a vibrant community of artists committed to pushing boundaries, exploring new media, and shaping the future of contemporary art.
Whether you prefer a dedicated studio space on campus or working from your own personal studio, you’ll have full access to CSUSB’s state-of-the-art art and design facilities, including specialized equipment, labs and galleries. Our flexible program structure supports your individual creative process while encouraging bold experimentation across any medium or material.
Mentorship. Exploration. Professional Practice.
With personalized guidance from award-winning faculty, you'll elevate your work and prepare for a lifelong career in the arts. The program fosters a culture of collaboration, critical discourse, and mentorship—giving you the freedom and support to take risks and develop a distinct artistic voice.
Connect to Art Communities
From group exhibitions and public art installations to community-based projects and field trips to Los Angeles and Inland Empire art hubs, the M.F.A. program offers dynamic opportunities to engage with practicing artists and art professionals throughout the year.
Careers in Studio Art
When you graduate with your M.F.A. in Art from CSUSB, you’ll be prepared to take the next step in your creative and professional journey—whether as a college professor, practicing artist, curator, critic, teacher, community leader, or production artist. Our graduates go on to shape the future of the arts across education, industry, and culture.
Sample Courses
MFA Graduate Studio Critique
Weekly critique and discussion of individual student work.
MFA Graduate Studio in Art
Investigation of advanced studio problems focusing on the development of individual directions.
Master's Project in Studio Art- MFA
Preparation for and completion of culminating exhibition of works produced by student in the M.F.A. in Studio Art program.
Meet Professor Katherine Gray, MFA
Opportunities for Students
At CSUSB, you’ll study and create in the Visual Arts building, a dynamic space fully dedicated to the study and making of art and design. Inside, you’ll find:
- Dedicated painting and drawing studios
- Computer labs for graphic design, web design, UX/UI design, and illustration
- Labs and darkrooms for traditional and digital photography
- Two fully equipped photography lighting studios
- Printmaking, ceramics, glass-making, and sculpture studios
- Welding rooms, a foundry and forge, and two wood workshops
- A metal shop with digital fabrication machinery
- Multiple specialized classrooms for art and design
You’ll also have access to the Visual Resource Center (VRC), which supports your creative research with access to books, journals, image databases, and digital resources.
Real-World Teaching & Career Opportunities
M.F.A. students can apply for internships, paid student assistantships, and teaching assistant positions—including opportunities to teach undergraduate lower-division studio classes. These roles offer both professional experience and financial support as you advance your career in the arts.
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