Graduate study · SFAI
Graduate studio work, critique, theory and directed study at the San Francisco Art Institute, before completing the MFA at MICA.
At the San Francisco Art Institute, Alex developed an interdisciplinary studio practice through critique, tutorials, seminars and directed study. This page documents his study at SFAI; his completed MFA was awarded by MICA in 2023.
11 records
Courses, studio study, lectures and the intermediate review are identified by type. The teaching assistantship has its own account of Alex’s role and supervising faculty.
GR502 · Theory & research
Fall 2021 · Spring 2022 · Summer 2022
A programme of visiting-artist and practitioner lectures, recorded across Alex’s three SFAI study terms.
Speakers Visiting artists and practitioners; individual speakers are not yet listed.
Explore courseCS520AE · Theory & research
Spring 2022
Language, rhetoric and metaphor as ways of making and interpreting art, with discourse analysis used to examine meaning, knowledge and power.
Instructor Cristóbal Martínez
Explore courseGR598HCA · Theory & research
Spring 2022
An individual study connecting dance with drawing, painting, sculpture, language and philosophy through readings, discussion and a final project.
Instructor Frank Smigiel
Explore courseGR598TS · Theory & research
Spring 2022
An individually supervised graduate topic seminar. Its specific topic and supervising instructor are still being confirmed from the course records.
Instructor Instructor to be confirmed
Explore courseGR500 · Studio practice
Fall 2021 · Spring 2022
Group critique of developing artwork, with discussion of conceptual and material decisions, readings and presentations.
Instructor Orit Ben Shitrit
Explore courseGR580 · Studio practice
Fall 2021 · Spring 2022
Individual tutorial study supporting the development of an independent graduate art practice.
Instructor Jeremy Morgan
Explore courseGR592 · Studio practice
Spring 2022
A formal review of Alex’s developing MFA work during his SFAI graduate study. This was an academic review, rather than a taught class.
Review committee Faculty review committee; individual reviewers are not yet identified.
Explore academic recordGR550AS · Studio practice
Fall 2021
A graduate course centred on the artist’s studio and practice. Further detail on the specific syllabus is still being confirmed.
Instructor Instructor to be confirmed
Explore courseHTCA520BA · Theory & research
Fall 2021
A seminar on time and artistic form. Alex’s retained work includes an analysis of nonlinear narrative and the relationship between chronology and a viewer’s understanding.
Instructor Instructor to be confirmed
Explore courseGR550AQ · Studio practice
Fall 2021
A graduate seminar placing sculpture in the context of monuments. Further detail on the specific syllabus is still being confirmed.
Instructor Instructor to be confirmed
Explore courseGR597 · Teaching
Fall 2021
Alex supported Linda Connor’s Editing and Sequencing course as a teaching assistant. This was a teaching appointment recorded alongside his graduate study.
Supervising faculty Linda Connor
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Master’s degree
Maryland Institute College of Art
2022–2023 · class of 2023
Graduate studio and thesis work at MICA’s Mount Royal School of Art, alongside critical theory and visual identity design.
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Bachelor’s degree
Lebanese American University
2016–2019 · awarded January 2020
Undergraduate study in filmmaking, television, media and the liberal arts, completed with High Distinction.
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