This is #1 of a 10 part inquiry into the lives and experiences of 11 people who got the same Masters of Fine Arts, though in various disciplines, from the same institution (the San Francisco Art Institute) in 2001. and 20 years of reflection and experiences post graduation. I am calling the series ‘Retrospective’.

In this episode I wanted to know why they chose to pursue an MFA in the first place and why they chose SFAI in particular.

You will hear conversations with my fellow graduates (in no particular order):

Ricardo Rivera – https://www.fresnocitycollege.edu/directory/fpca/ricardo-rivera.html

Sonja Hinrichsen – http://www.sonja-hinrichsen.com

Amanda Marchand – https://www.amandamarchand.com

Alison Goldberg

Barbara Bartos – https://vimeo.com/barbarabartos

Mira Hecht – https://www.mirahecht.com

Yoram Wolberger – https://www.markmoorefineart.com/artists/yoram-wolberger

Lisea Lyons – https://www.lisealyons.com

Erez Golan – Slalom Kfar Malal (bike shop in Isreal)

Peter Wu – https://peter-wu.com

Bret Gottschall – https://gotty.com

Audio engineering by Mickey at CushAudio Services

Music by Peat Biby

Supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway – https://eeagrants.org

And we appreciate the assistance of our partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com

Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no