In Claremont Graduate University’s Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program, you make your own art, in your own dedicated studio, and build a career as a culturally effective professional artist.

At the heart of the MFA program is the freedom to create. CGU’s MFA program has no agendas regarding forms, styles, materials, or approaches. It is wholly studio-based, devoted to giving you time and space to develop as a thinking artist. During two years of intensive study, you’ll work one-on-one with faculty who are internationally recognized artists committed to strengthening student visions. You’ll collaborate with other students and learn from professional artists and critics in your studio, not in a classroom. You will draw inspiration from visiting lecturers, conferences, and pop-up shows and engage with the Los Angeles art community, the largest concentration of arts activity in the country. Access to the faculties and resources from the highly ranked institutions of The Claremont Colleges broaden your reach. In the end, the program will catalyze your thinking and research, maximize your time in the studio, and prepare you to exhibit your work in public with a clear and compelling vision.