In 2005, the first class of MFA’s graduated from the New York Studio School. This was a sea change for the school, which had been founded in opposition to the increasing academic emphasis in art schools in the 1960’s. Changing with the times, the Studio School now offers an accredited MFA.

In 2015, the first class of Studio School MFA’s had been out for 10 years and it seemed an interesting time to catch up with them, look at their studio practices, and how the New York Studio School had influenced them. Below are interviews conducted with some members of the class of 2005.

Artists interviewed: Jim Plunkett, Becky Yazdan, Michael Meehan, Emma Zakarevicius, Margaret Noel, Soo Jin Lee, Cathy Depasquale, Meghan Wilbar, Katherine Chilcote, Debbie Margalit, Jennifer Brown.