MFA Thesis Talk and Exhibition

Louisiana Tech University School of Design is pleased to announce More Than Enough: The 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition Artists’ Talks: 5pm, Tuesday April 7th, 2026 F.J. Taylor Visual Arts Center (TV AC) Room 103 Opening Reception: 5pm, Tuesday April 7th, 2026 All events are free, accessible and open to the public. Exhibition Viewing: School of Design: Bathea and Moffett Gallery F. Jay. Taylor Visual Arts Center 1 Mayfield Avenue Ruston, LA 71272 More Than Enough: The 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibitions Featuring works by MFA s candidates Daija Essien (Studio Art) and Daisy Bright (Studio Art) Candidates will present their thesis. Daija Essien’s artwork investigates how identity is shaped between self- understanding and the external gaze, where authenticity remains layered, conditional, and in flux.Daisy Bright’s (Studio Art) exhibit, Anon & Onward, examines her identity as a disabled woman through a constructed, immersive world that blending memory, imagination, and mixed media to challenge societal frameworks that reduce disability to limitation. Bright’s artwork responds by emphasizing emotional complexity, embodied experience, and human value beyond productivity. Candidates will speak to the public at 5pm, Tuesday, April 7th, which will include which will include a visual presentation of their creative practice, influences, and research results, followed by a Q &A; A session with the audience. The exhibition in the School of Design Galleries immediately follows at 6pm.