Everyone is invited to join in celebrating the work of four artists in the 2025 Thesis Exhibition, the apex of MIU’S two-and-a-half-year Low-Residency MFA program in Visual Art, held in the Wege Center for the Arts.

There will be an artists’ reception on Thursday night, January 16, from 6:30 to 8:30 in the Wege Center.

Featuring painting, collage, installation, and sculpture, the exhibition presents a showcase of each artist’s thesis work.

Four MFA students are exhibiting their work: Niloofar Monfared, Eva Sainte Rose, Cortys Winston-Sandefur, and Sam Foster.

• Niloofar Monfared, a newbie visual artist from Iran, now based in Iowa. Her work currently is focused on drawing, collage, and painting. In addition to her MFA from MIU, she holds a BA in Consciousness and Sustainability from MIU.  
• Eva Sainte Rose, a multidisciplinary artist in Los Angeles. Her focuses include painting, collage, video, and motion graphics. Her work has been featured in the following digital art collectives and online magazines: Mundane Magazine, Feltzine, Post Vision, Tax Collection, Friday Magazine, Jawbreaker Zine, Lithium Magazine, and Ok Whatever.
• Cotys Winston-Sandefur, born and raised in Oakland, California. She has exhibited her work nationally at venues like Oak Park Art Gallery in Chicago, the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles, and the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art in Davis, California.
• Sam Foster, originally from Lawrence, Kansas, received his BFA from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD) in 2012, where he studied painting and experimental film. He currently lives in Lockhart, Texas, just south of Austin, where he has been a long-time member of Spellerberg Projects, an artist-headed studio and gallery.

by Niloofar Monfared

Banner image at the top: Angel-2000, by Eva Sainte Rose.

Learn more about the Low-Residency MFA in Visual Art – now accepting applications for the Summer 2025 entry.

The Low-Res MFA in Visual Art is supported by a grant from the Wege Foundation.

Additional reporting by Susan Metrican.