WHAT PEOPLE SAY
"I feel remarkably lucky to have graduated from a program that uniquely continues to focus on the impact of social practice and the imperative relationship between artist and community."
— Whitney Aguiñiga, VPA class of 2009
VPA ALUMNI
Staying Connected
VPA students are increasingly prepared for next level academic endeavors that engage the benefits of a degree program. For example, VPA alumni have pursued social-based graduate degree programs in Design and Media (MA), Master of Social Work (MAW), Social and Community Services (MA), and Material and Visual Culture (MA), as well as fine art graduate programs in Studio Art (MFA), Architecture (MFA), Visual Studies (MFA), and Creative Writing (MFA).
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VPA Alumni who are currently enrolled in graduate programs:
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Whitney Aiken, MFA in Studio Art
Class of 2009
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Katie Fisher, MA in Higher Education
Class of 2015
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Francisco Garcia, MFA in Architecture
California College of the Arts, San Francisco
Class of 2016
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Nancy Her, MA in Museum Studies
San Francisco State University
Class of 2015
Lauren Finch, MA in Photography &
Urban Cultures
Goldsmiths University of London, England, UK
Class of 2014
Matthew Floriani, MFA in Studio Art
Class of 2013
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