Welcome to the capstone portfolios of the 2021 BFA graduating students in Studio Art in the Department of Art & Design at the University of Missouri – St. Louis.

Inspiring, thoughtful, creative, brave, dedicated, and talented are just some of the words that come to mind when I think of the class of 2021. It has been a great pleasure and privilege of mine to work with these individuals as they explored, tested, and developed their artistic practices. “Connection Unstable,” the title of this year’s virtual exhibition, references the moment we are all still working through. However, regardless of the challenges the pandemic has brought, the individuals represented in this online portfolio have stepped up with strength and commitment to meet the challenge and move their educational, artistic, and life journeys forward. All of us in the department of Art and Design at UMSL could not be prouder of them.

As you move through the portfolios, you will meet these individuals through their bios, learn about their practices and concepts in their artist statements, and see the great work they produced while studying with us at UMSL’s Department of Art and Design. With great respect and admiration, we present and congratulate the class of 2021.

- Michael Behle
Associate Chairperson
Department of Art and Design at UMSL
Senior Seminar 2021, faculty member