MFA
abbreviation
Master of Fine Arts. Also M.F.A.
MFA
American
M.F.A.
British
abbreviation
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The Lorena Street Elementary student who once haunted the stacks has also undergone big transformations — the former high school dropout now has an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
When I was finishing up my MFA at the University of Arizona, I gave my mentor a draft of my novel, which was set out West.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
On Saturday, MFA Bowl said the bowling alley would remain closed "until further notice".
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
There, Lindstrom made a short film about his grandpa that landed him a spot in the MFA program at Columbia University.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026
They went to the MFA and picked out a poster of water lilies for her bedroom.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
“It’s just a very open platform, so you don’t have to have an M.F.A. to express yourself as an artist,” he added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
She graduated from Skidmore College with a B.S. in Fine Art and received her M.F.A. in Illustration from the Maryland Institute College of Art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Since they met as M.F.A. students at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, Outlaw, 44, and Catron, 39, who is nine months pregnant with their second child, have prioritized fun.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2024
A graduate of the Theater School at DePaul University and the Yale School of Drama, where he received his M.F.A. in playwriting, McCraney has made teaching an integral part of his artistic life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
It was her turn to present scientific findings to her peers, but Shields, who also had an M.F.A. in acting, developed a terrible case of stage fright.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 24, 2023
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