Visual Arts MFA
Class of 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition
April 26–May 24, 2026
Curated by Amal Issa
Exhibition Information
The Columbia University School of the Arts Visual Arts Program presents the 2026 Visual Arts + Sound Art MFA Thesis Exhibition in collaboration with the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery at the Lenfest Center for the Arts. Curated by Amal Issa.
Participating Artists
Sound Artists
Miguel Gallego
Alek Green
Asalaus
Visual Artists
Venue
Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery
Lenfest Center for the Arts
615 West 129th Street
New York, NY 10027
(enter on 125th Street, west of Broadway)
About the Curator
Amal Issa is the curator of the Columbia MFA Thesis Exhibition 2025 and 2026. She has held positions at e-flux, New York, where she was Director of Programs and Exhibitions; and at Ashkal Alwan, Beirut, where she was co-founder and Director of the pedagogical art program Home Workspace. Issa was co-editor of the Sharjah Biennial 13 publication tamawuj, and has translated and edited books by Rabih Mroué, Fadi Toufiq, and Waddah Charara, among other publications. Issa studied painting and literature in Beirut. She lives in Brooklyn.