Studio Fine Arts

Study everything from digital animation to watercolor. At Union, you can choose from many areas of study, including drawing, painting, photography, printmaking and two-dimensional design, digital arts and sculpture.

Work one-on-one with faculty who are professional artists. Union professors are active in their fields, regularly exhibiting their work and garnering awards in prestigious shows.

Exhibit your work. Students enjoy real opportunities to show their work in the Feigenbaum Center for Visual Arts and in the Wikoff Student Gallery at the Nott Memorial.

Take field trips. Join your classmates and professors on excursions to New York City galleries, museums and studios. Discover world-class regional art attractions such as the Clark Art Institute, Mass MOCA and the Storm King Art Center.

Explore different genres, cultures and artistic perspectives. Make prints in a Paris atelier or photos in Vietnam. Pursue your art in other countries through terms and mini-terms abroad.

The Department of Visual Arts also sponsors an exciting roster of visiting artists, including alumni who return to campus to talk about their experiences and career paths. And you will make professional connections through diverse internship placements.

Union graduates work as professional artists in a variety of venues, including museums and galleries, and in careers ranging from communications and teaching to dentistry and medicine.

Careers after Union

Here's a look at what some of our alumni have been doing since graduating:

• Staff photographer, New York Daily News
• Museum graphic designer, New York State Museum
• Creative partner, Sperling Interactive
• Art instructor, Museum of Fine Arts Boston
• Visual effects artist, Dreamworks Animation SKG Inc.
• Graphic designer, Elastic Studios, Sydney, Australia
• Freelance photojournalist, New York Times and other publications
• Multi-sensory fine artist, self-employed
• Data visualization intern, Google