Throughout the semester, we’re shining a light on the Art Department’s graduating MFA candidates as they present their final thesis exhibitions. These exhibitions are the culmination of years of dedicated study and artistic exploration, showcasing our students’ diverse talents and innovative approaches to art-making.
Tina Rose Rea Meister is an interdisciplinary artist working in painting, textiles, film, and archival materials. Her studio practice explores queer identity through domestic and ecological spaces. “I’m particularly interested in thinking about interiors and intimate spaces, and ways in which we can both protect and preserve those spaces while allowing them to be felt and understood,” Meister says.
Meister’s MFA thesis exhibition will be on view in the Art Lofts (111 N. Frances St.) from March 4–7. In her studio, she will present a painting exhibition titled “Interior Natures.” In the Front Gallery, she will present a social practice textile project titled “Soft Spaces: Preserving the Sapphic Home Archive.” A smaller exhibition, “The Interior Archive,” will also be part of the show, and a queen-sized quilt will be displayed in the Gelsy Verna Gallery Case next to the ceramics studio.
A reception, free and open to the public, will take place Friday, March 6, from 5 to 8 p.m.
We asked Meister to share more about her work.