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Dissertation printing and dissertation binding Nottingham: John E Wright have been binding books for many years and offer an efficient, quality book binding service. Prices include printing and binding (as applicable).

This book binding service is specifically geared to print and bind your dissertation in the shortest possible time. A same day printing and binding service is available for those very urgent situations where dissertation printing and binding in Nottingham or just dissertation binding in Nottingham is required. Remember to give us the spine and cover details - first 100 characters on cover included in price either upload a PDF along with your dissertation or thesis at the "upload file" stage or type in the additional comments box at the checkout. We only use at least high quality 90gsm colour copy paper for printing. All pages must have a minimum of 30mm white space at the edge of the sheets for this service. If images go up to the edge of the sheet, (ie full bleed) then choose the "End of Year Show Books" option in the Student category menu.

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Maybe you never thought you’d get there, but finally, after slogging through months of researching and writing, you’ve made it, and it’s time to look at printing and binding your dissertation or master’s thesis. Are you wanting to print and bind your final paper through a Nottingham printing service? We recommend BachelorPrint’s online printing services!

No matter what time of day or night, you can order from home using the online print shop Nottingham. Browse through our many bindings and choose the one that best meets your needs.

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• 1 Benefits of the online Nottingham printing services
• 2 How does online Nottingham printing work?
• 3 Papers & bindings of the online print shop Nottingham
• 4 Binding comparison of the online print shop Nottingham
• 5 Frequently asked questions

Benefits of the online Nottingham printing services

It’s so straightforward when you order through the online Nottingham printing services. No line-ups, no going to print-shops. No more stressing over the feeling that you have to choose quickly. Take your time, at home, using our online configurator to assemble the binding of your choice, testing out the various combinations available for binding your final paper. Plus, the 3D live preview shows you your work, providing you with the opportunity to go through your formatting before sending it for printing.

The online print shop Nottingham also features a look inside function. Scroll through all your hard work, viewing your final paper and discovering what the completed product will look like after printing and binding.

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INNOVATIVE look inside function

The look inside function allows you to inspect your paper a final time, ensuring that all is well and good.

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Our 3D configurator will display your binding, so you can see its final appearance, cover to cover. And it displays the cost and an estimated delivery date.

How does online Nottingham printing work?

BachelorPrint’s online printing services are an amazing deal for printing and binding your dissertation or master’s thesis.

Place your order in the online shop from wherever you might be! No surprises, because you’ll know what your dissertation, master’s thesis or final paper will look like after thesis printing and binding. Wondering how we compare to a regular Nottingham print shop?

The live preview in BachelorPrint’s online shop lets you see your dissertation or master’s thesis before it gets printed.

BachelorPrint’s online printing services have various types of high-quality bindings on offer for thesis printing and binding. It’s totally dependent on what you feel is best suited to your final paper. There are also corner protectors, a ribbon bookmark, or an embossed cover to choose from. And express shipping is FREE.

The 24-hour online Nottingham printing services

Meeting a deadline can be so stressful, particularly when you have to factor in getting yourself and your precious work to a store before it closes. To add insult to injury, some Nottingham printing stores are likely to be closed on weekends and holidays. We have the solution for you – check out printing and binding your dissertation through BachelorPrint’s online print shop.

The online print shop Nottingham is open night and day, seven days a week, and on holidays, also. So, don’t worry if you don’t get your edits finished before midnight. You can upload your clean version to the BachelorPrint online printshop and it will still be printed on the next working day. Plus, express shipping is free, so you’ll have your dissertation or master’s thesis before you know it.

Place your order day or night using BachelorPrint’s online Nottingham printing services

NEW: final check with look inside function

Take advantage of the look inside function to go through your thesis one last time before printing. Admire the binding you’ve chosen and carefully check every page to see if your formatting, charts, tables, and illustrations are up to snuff before you submit your dissertation. You can also try out other binding extras, like self-adhesive CD sleeves, triangular corner pockets or large formatting and fold-out pages.

3D online configurator with live price calculation and delivery date display

Who wouldn’t want to see what their finished thesis will look like? Leave nothing to chance with our online printshop, where you’ll see every little modification you make in our 3D preview. Plus, you’ll find out what the delivery date and price will be.

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Thesis printing & binding Nottingham

All that time spent researching and writing are not to be taken lightly. Your thesis is like a work of art, and you’ll want to carefully consider the printing and binding of your thesis, because it’s all about making a good impression on your examiner.

One of the choice options thesis printing is leather book binding, but the same applies to thermal binding. Leather book binding stands head and shoulders above other bindings in its professional appearance, especially if embossing is used.

In general, springback binding is used for leather book binding, so if you decide to have your dissertation printed by the online Nottingham printing service, remember that your thesis is only bound to the front and back covers, so it may not be as sturdy and long-lasting as expected.

Thermal binding, by comparison, looks elegant in its minimalism, plus it’s cheaper when printing and binding a thesis. Go for a transparent cover to make sure your cover page is instantly readable.

As you can clearly see, the online Nottingham printing service offers many options for thesis binding .  

We recommend: Leather book binding or thermal binding

Dissertation printing & binding Nottingham

Of all the final papers you’ve written during your academic career, a dissertation is pretty big stuff. So why not go all out and opt for high-quality leather book binding for dissertation binding ?

If, while looking into the printing and binding of your dissertation, make sure you find a printing service that offers only the highest quality and upgrade options. The online print shop Nottingham offers options such as embossing, corner protectors and more to upgrade your dissertation.

Important: It’s quite common that several copies have to be submitted of your final paper, which is why thermal binding is the option that is most friendly on your wallet for dissertation printing .

We recommend: Leather book binding with embossing or thermal binding when you need several copies.

Paper printing & binding Nottingham

An important part of your university career is academic papers. These type of papers can range from a few to several hundreds of pages. The flexible thermal binding available through the online Nottingham printing services is the best option for paper binding .

For printing and binding a paper is the thermal binding a smart and cheap option. So that readers can see your cover page we recommend a transparent cover. In combination with 3D configurator of the Nottingham printing online shop you get the perfect binding matching your paper. This makes paper printing easier than ever!

Another great alternative offered by the Nottingham printing online shop is the spiral binding. This offers a minimalist design and you can choose between an metal or plastic comb. The spiral binding can hold up to 300 pages, which is why it is perfect for term papers or scientific papers.

We recommend: Thermal binding or spiral binding when using the online Nottingham printing services

Leather book binding

The most recommended binding according to the Nottingham online print shop is premium leather book binding. Sleek and professional, it’s the binding of choice for dissertations and other final papers.

While it might be difficult to choose from the two available types of leather book bindings , namely premium and standard binding, remember that both are quality options and it’s all a matter of taste.

Premium leather book binding’s matte finish tones down the colour of the cover; standard leather book binding’s glossier finish makes colours appear brighter.

The online print shop Nottingham offers upgrades for both, such as embossing the front cover and spine, if adding your name or university logo speak to you. You can also make your leather book binding stand out with a ribbon bookmark or corner protectors, both available in a range of colours.

If you’re thinking long-term and want an heirloom your family members will cherish, consider professional-looking leather book binding.

We recommend: Leather book binding for dissertations and final papers

Thermal binding

The thermal binding on offer by the online Nottingham printing shop is ideal for especially long papers of up to 450 pages.

The sleek design of thermal binding looks impressive in its simplicity, plus a transparent front cover lets everyone see your cover page right away.

The back cover and spine of our thermal binding are made with sturdy, textured paper – and you have a choice of seven colours.

Shorter papers, like term papers or research papers, are great for thermal binding. It’s easy on the bank account, ideal when printing and binding many copies of important papers, like dissertations or theses.

We recommend: Thermal binding for all types of scientific papers with a higher page count.

Comb binding

Spiral binding, or comb binding, is also available through the online print shop Nottingham. Spiral binding is simple in design and is highly affordable. Comb binding holds a maximum of 300 pages, so definitely a great option when you have a shorter essay or research paper to print and bind.

The online Nottingham printing shop has metal spiral binding or plastic comb binding on offer. Make this type of binding shine by opting for a transparent front page, plus you can choose from 7 different colours for the back cover of your spiral binding.

Producing comb binding and spiral binding requires the precision-punching of all the pages and then inserting a metal or plastic spiral. Spiral binding is affordable and practical, great for printing and binding several copies of your academic work.

We recommend: Comb binding and spiral binding for smaller papers, essays, and assignments.

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Frequently asked questions, how long does printing & binding take.

Our services are as quick as Robin Hood was in the legend of Robin Hood and the Silver Arrow! Submit your order on a weekday (between Monday and Friday), and your final paper will be produced the same day and sent to you through express post, for free. Use our online print shop to easily look up the exact delivery time.

Benefits of ordering online

• Save time! Order from home, saving yourself about 2 hours: no need to saddle up your horse to reach the print shop, no standing in line, no having to send one of Robin Hood’s merry men to the print shop to pick up your thesis.
• Save on travel expenses, as the online print shop  Nottingham will send your paper straight to your door via express post. Like Robin Hood, we want you to benefit, so we’ve made express shipping totally free.
• 3D live preview of your binding, plus bonus look inside functionality for one final double-check of your paper before submitting it for printing and binding.
• Low-cost! You benefit from the cost advantages of economies of scale.

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You can pay in one of the following ways when you use the online print shop  Nottingham:

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I have questions. Who do I contact?

Customer service is our priority. Just send us an email with your questions! [email protected] is the correct email address for the Nottingham printing services. We’d be thrilled to help you and will give you the information you need to place an order. You can also visit our print shop.

How safe is shipping?

The online print shop  Nottingham has developed special packaging to carefully ship your bound final paper, so it won’t be damaged while on route. Your bindings are securely bound together with a plastic strip so that they don’t slide around inside the package. Your final paper will reach you safely and free of damage.

Can I track my final paper once it’s been shipped?

Of course! You can track more than just the shipment. That’s because the online print shop  Nottingham will send you an email along each step in the process, so that you know where your order is at. As soon as your order has been sent to our shipping partner, you’ll get your tracking number!

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Libris Bookbinding has been established in Nottingham for over 70 years.

Whether you need your thesis printing & binding, a set of magazines bound into a single volume, a one-off individual binding or your treasured old book rebinding we have the expertise to help.

In addition we have extensive experience of periodical binding, being the preferred binders for many of the midlands hospital libraries.

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We understand that preparing your thesis for submission can be a stressful experience! This is where we can help. We bind to your University's exact requirements using only the finest materials and techniques. We have short lead times of 2-3 days to help you when time is tight. If you require your thesis printing we can help there with our quality laser printers. Just email us with your pdf and we can give you a quote.

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We specialise in hand binding of hard & soft theses, memoirs, programme & magazine collections, rebinding & restoration of bibles & old books.

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Karina de Almeida Lins was awarded with a Silver prize in the category biological and biomedical sciences at the national poster competition "Stem for Britain 2024", held at the Houses of Parliament on 4 th  March 2024.  The poster title was "Improving survival in premature infants: development of anti-biofilm feeding tubes".

STEM for Britain , organised by the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee with support from a number of learned societies including the Royal Society of Biology, is open to early career researchers engaged in scientific, engineering, technological or medical research. Participating researchers have the opportunity to present their work in Parliament to a panel of expert judges, whilst also getting the chance to talk to local MPs about their research and its applications.

Over 100 bioscientists from across the UK applied to take part at the competition, with only 30 being selected to present their posters at the event. Karina was one of the five bioscientists who took home medals this year, and she also had the chance to share her promising research with the Nottingham MP Lilian Greenwood.

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For the first time Rosatom Fuel Division supplied fresh nuclear fuel to the world’s only floating nuclear cogeneration plant in the Arctic

The fuel was supplied to the northernmost town of Russia along the Northern Sea Route.

The first in the history of the power plant refueling, that is, the replacement of spent nuclear fuel with fresh one, is planned to begin before 2024. The manufacturer of nuclear fuel for all Russian nuclear icebreakers, as well as the Akademik Lomonosov FNPP, is Machinery Manufacturing Plant, Joint-Stock Company (MSZ JSC), a company of Rosatom Fuel Company TVEL that is based in Elektrostal, Moscow Region.

The FNPP includes two KLT-40S reactors of the icebreaking type. Unlike convenient ground-based large reactors (that require partial replacement of fuel rods once every 12-18 months), in the case of these reactors, the refueling takes place once every few years and includes unloading of the entire reactor core and loading of fresh fuel into the reactor.

The cores of KLT-40 reactors of the Akademik Lomonosov floating power unit have a number of advantages compared to the reference ones: a cassette core was used for the first time in the history of the unit, which made it possible to increase the fuel energy resource to 3-3.5 years between refuelings, and also reduce the fuel component of the electricity cost by one and a half times. The FNPP operating experience formed the basis for the designs of reactors for nuclear icebreakers of the newest series 22220. Three such icebreakers have been launched by now.

For the first time the power units of the Akademik Lomonosov floating nuclear power plant were connected to the grid in December 2019, and put into commercial operation in May 2020. The supply of nuclear fuel from Elektrostal to Pevek and its loading into the second reactor is planned for 2024. The total power of the Akademik Lomonosov FNPP, supplied to the coastal grid of Pevek without thermal energy consumption on shore, is about 76 MW, being about 44 MW in the maximum thermal power supply mode. The FNPP generated 194 million kWh according to the results of 2023. The population of Pevek is just a little more than 4 thousand, while the FNPP has a potential for supplying electricity to a city with a population of up to 100 thousand people. After the FNPP commissioning two goals were achieved. These include first of all the replacement of the retiring capacities of the Bilibino NPP, which has been operating since 1974, as well as the Chaunskaya TPP, which has already been operating for more than 70 years. Secondly, energy is supplied to the main mining companies in western Chukotka in the Chaun-Bilibino energy hub a large ore and metal cluster, including gold mining companies and projects related to the development of the Baimsk ore zone. In September 2023, a 110 kilovolt power transmission line with a length of 490 kilometers was put into operation, connecting the towns of Pevek and Bilibino. The line increased the reliability of energy supply from the FNPP to both Bilibino consumers and mining companies, the largest of which is the Baimsky GOK. The comprehensive development of the Russian Arctic is a national strategic priority. To increase the NSR traffic is of paramount importance for accomplishment of the tasks set in the field of cargo shipping. This logistics corridor is being developed due regular freight voyages, construction of new nuclear-powered icebreakers and modernization of the relevant infrastructure. Rosatom companies are actively involved in this work. Rosatom Fuel Company TVEL (Rosatom Fuel Division) includes companies fabricating nuclear fuel, converting and enriching uranium, manufacturing gas centrifuges, conducting researches and producing designs. As the only nuclear fuel supplier to Russian NPPs, TVEL supplies fuel for a total of 75 power reactors in 15 countries, for research reactors in nine countries, as well as for propulsion reactors of the Russian nuclear fleet. Every sixth power reactor in the world runs on TVEL fuel. Rosatom Fuel Division is the world’s largest producer of enriched uranium and the leader on the global stable isotope market. The Fuel Division is actively developing new businesses in chemistry, metallurgy, energy storage technologies, 3D printing, digital products, and decommissioning of nuclear facilities. TVEL also includes Rosatom integrators for additive technologies and electricity storage systems. Rosenergoatom, Joint-Stock Company is part of Rosatom Electric Power Division and one of the largest companies in the industry acting as an operator of nuclear power plants. It includes, as its branches, 11 operating NPPs, including the FNPP, the Scientific and Technical Center for Emergency Operations at NPPs, Design and Engineering as well as Technological companies. In total, 37 power units with a total installed capacity of over 29.5 GW are in operation at 11 nuclear power plants in Russia. Machinery Manufacturing Plant, Joint-Stock Company (MSZ JSC, Elektrostal) is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of fuel for nuclear power plants. The company produces fuel assemblies for VVER-440, VVER-1000, RBMK-1000, BN-600,800, VK-50, EGP-6; powders and fuel pellets intended for supply to foreign customers. It also produces nuclear fuel for research reactors. The plant belongs to the TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom.

Rosatom obtained a license for the first land-based SMR in Russia

On April 21, Rosenergoatom obtained a license issued by Rostekhnadzor to construct the Yakutsk land-based SMR in the Ust-Yansky District of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

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ROSATOM and FEDC have signed a cooperation agreement to build Russia's first onshore SNPP in Yakutia.

Rosatom develops nuclear fuel for modernized floating power units

Rosatom has completed the development of nuclear fuel for the RITM-200S small modular reactor designed for the upgraded floating power units.

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Victor M. Mukhin was born in 1946 in the town of Orsk, Russia. In 1970 he graduated the Technological Institute in Leningrad. Victor M. Mukhin was directed to work to the scientific-industrial organization "Neorganika" (Elektrostal, Moscow region) where he is working during 47 years, at present as the head of the laboratory of carbon sorbents.     Victor M. Mukhin defended a Ph. D. thesis and a doctoral thesis at the Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia (in 1979 and 1997 accordingly). Professor of Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia. Scientific interests: production, investigation and application of active carbons, technological and ecological carbon-adsorptive processes, environmental protection, production of ecologically clean food.   

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First refuelling for Russia’s Akademik Lomonosov floating NPP

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The FNPP includes two KLT-40S reactor units. In such reactors, nuclear fuel is not replaced in the same way as in standard NPPs – partial replacement of fuel once every 12-18 months. Instead, once every few years the entire reactor core is replaced with and a full load of fresh fuel.

The KLT-40S reactor cores have a number of advantages compared with standard NPPs. For the first time, a cassette core was used, which made it possible to increase the fuel cycle to 3-3.5 years before refuelling, and also reduce by one and a half times the fuel component in the cost of the electricity produced. The operating experience of the FNPP provided the basis for the design of the new series of nuclear icebreaker reactors (series 22220). Currently, three such icebreakers have been launched.

The Akademik Lomonosov was connected to the power grid in December 2019, and put into commercial operation in May 2020.

Electricity generation from the FNPP at the end of 2023 amounted to 194 GWh. The population of Pevek is just over 4,000 people. However, the plant can potentially provide electricity to a city with a population of up to 100,000. The FNPP solved two problems. Firstly, it replaced the retiring capacities of the Bilibino Nuclear Power Plant, which has been operating since 1974, as well as the Chaunskaya Thermal Power Plant, which is more than 70 years old. It also supplies power to the main mining enterprises located in western Chukotka. In September, a 490 km 110 kilovolt power transmission line was put into operation connecting Pevek and Bilibino.

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School of Visual Arts MFA Thesis Exhibitions Feature Work by 61 Artists

Emily Taylor Rice (CFA’21,’24) (foreground) and Delaney Burns (CFA’24), both grad students in the College of Fine Arts Print Media & Photography program, working on their respective thesis projects ahead of the School of Visual Arts graduate thesis exhibitions.

Five shows by graduating students in painting, graphic design, sculpture, print media and photography, and visual narrative on view on and off campus through April 20

Sophie yarin, cydney scott.

As the academic year draws to a close and commencement season approaches, there’s no shortage of reasons to celebrate at the College of Fine Arts. Not only does 2024 mark the school’s 70th birthday— CFA was founded as the School of Fine and Applied Arts in 1954 —but it’s also a year of exciting firsts for the School of Visual Arts and its five Master of Fine Arts programs: painting, sculpture, print media and photography, visual narrative, and graphic design. 

This year marks the first that the print media and photography and the visual narrative MFA programs, both launched in 2022, will graduate a class. The 2024 exhibitions also mark the largest cohort to date—61 graduating MFA students—in the school’s history. And for the first time, this year’s shows include an off-campus venue: the sculpture exhibition is being shown at 1270 Commonwealth Ave., where what was once a CVS pharmacy has been transformed into a pop-up art gallery. 

All of the exhibitions, on view through April 20, are free and open to the public. Collectively, they offer a sense of the breadth and depth of work being done by MFA students across a range of mediums. For those who cannot make it to all five of this year’s shows, we’ve pulled together some works from each program for your viewing pleasure. But remember: there’s plenty more to see in person.

The visual arts are often compared to a written language, notes Josephine Halvorson , a CFA professor of art, painting, and chair of graduate studies in painting, in the 2024 painting thesis exhibition catalog. “Reading, literacy, and lexicons are terms we frequently cite in critique,” she writes. “Students [have turned] to language, either materially or analogically, to help them navigate meaning in their work.”

James Gold, Mosaic Excavation with Carpets . Egg tempera, India ink, acrylic gouache, and pigmented gesso on panel.

Abbi Kenny, Atlantic Cranberry Sauce (courtesy of Weight Watchers) . Acrylic, molding paste, acrylic gouache, black pepper, glitter, glass beads, muscovite mica, glass flakes, and yupo collage on canvas.

Some works in this year’s exhibition speak plainly, relying on a strong instinct toward realism and representation. James Gold (CFA’24) imbues his canvases with a photographer’s sense of discovery: his subjects—ancient tapestries, mosaics, and scrolls—are rendered so as to capture every detail and texture.

Paintings by Abigail Kenny (CFA’24) share Gold’s photorealistic sensibility, but her concerns are more outlandish, less rarefied. Vivid-hued reproductions of illustrated recipe cards, from Kenny’s own family collection, comment on Andy Warhol’s iconic soup cans from the early 1960s.

Ellen Weitkamp, Remembering 75 East Cove Lane . Oil on panel.

Cody Bluett, Where Are the Sleeping Fish . Oil and spray paint on canvas, wood carving on frame.

Yingxue Daisy Li, Tunnel. Oil and charcoal on canvas.

Ellen Weitkamp (CFA’24) and Cody Bluett (CFA’24) suffuse their paintings with a more surreal and symbolic language, more poetry than prose. Weitkamp’s works suggest the haziness of recalled memories, depicting domestic scenes through the glass of a storefront or the gauze of a curtain. Bluett is also concerned with memory; drawing from his background in working-class Pennsylvania, his scenes are nostalgic for the bucolic landscapes enjoyed by what he describes as “the proletariat during moments of respite, repetition, and reminiscence.”

Visual language dissolves into whispers and murmurs in paintings by Yinxue Daisy Li (CFA’24). Her abstract landscape works hover on the outer edges of representation, the result of a process of erasing and redrawing that transforms an idyllic outdoor scene into gesture, space, light, and shadow.

The MFA Painting Thesis Exhibition is at the Faye G., Jo, and James Stone Gallery, 855 Commonwealth Ave., through Saturday, April 20. Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 11 am to 5 pm.

Graphic Design

The theme for this year’s graphic design thesis show, Side B , refers to the flip side of a record, and “a willingness to defy expectations, explore uncommon tools, and present a multifaceted expression of craft,” write thesis advisors Christopher Sleboda , a CFA associate professor of graphic design, and Kristen Coogan , a CFA associate professor of graphic design and chair of the MFA graphic design program, in the catalog for the show. 

For her thesis project, Between Waves , Bella Tuo (CFA’24) literally crowdsourced a new font. Over the course of a day, she encouraged strangers to contribute a hand-drawn line, curve, or serif until each letter of the alphabet was complete .

Bella Tuo, Between Waves project feat. Rainbow Hui. Digital media.

Arjun Lakshmanan, The Grand Tour-50 Iterations. Digital media.

Arjun Lakshmanan (CFA’24) was inspired by a NASA mock travel poster that imagined interplanetary tourism. With the same retro futuristic style, he produced a series of 50 similar postcards that emphasized three-dimensionality and warped perception. 

Lindsay Towle (CFA’24), whose design sensibility is informed by the graphic imprint of basketball and other facets of urban street culture, devised new aesthetic associations that make room for visual subcultures within the dominant narrative. A poster of her thesis concept, Backcourt , mixes graffiti lettering, a hallmark of elements of street culture, with classic typography and handwritten elements.

Lindsay Towle, The Backcourt . Digital media.

Carolina Izsák, Masking Tape Proportionality . Belgian linen.

Dhwani Garg, Firki typeface. Digital media.

“The relationships between structure and emotion, constraints and freedom, and a set of parts and pieces to create a whole have always been part of my practice as a designer,” Carolina Izsák (CFA’24) writes. Bursting with color and built to foster interaction and joy, Izsák’s thesis project—which includes prints she has laid onto fabric and wooden blocks—emphasizes playfulness and versatility.

Firki , a typeface created by Dhwani Garg (CFA’24), considers the scalability of typography in a new way. The font uses negative space to construct each figure, an inversion of the simple and expected formula used since the dawn of typesetting. 

The MFA Graphic Design Thesis Exhibition is at the 808 Gallery, 808 Commonwealth Ave., through Saturday, April 20. Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 11 am to 5 pm.

Visual Narrative

The first graduating class of the MFA visual narrative program has created a collection of work that runs the storytelling gamut, crafting work that’s “humorous, poignant, and thought-provoking,” writes Joel Christian Gill , a CFA associate professor of art and chair of the visual narrative program. 

Sadie Saunders (CFA’24) and Ella Scheuerell (CFA’24) both opted to create graphic memoirs, and although their methodologies differ (Saunders uses digital drawing while Scheuerell relies on collage and mixed media), their stories are grounded in their experiences as young artists coming of age in the pandemic era. Scheuerell introduces readers to her uncle, whose art she discovered among his effects after his death by suicide. As she comes to terms with his loss, the drawings and his invisible presence keep her company. Saunders’ work reads more like a memoir-slash-sitcom, a self-deprecating tour of her barista job and the cast of characters who challenge her to find her voice. 

Sadie Saunders, pages from Spilled Milk and Other Reasons to Cry at Work . Digital drawing.

Ella Scheurell, Heavy Shoes , Colored pencil, watercolor sharpie on paper.

Avanji Vaze, page from Vrindavan House . Digital drawing.

Works by Avanji Vaze (CFA’24), Sandeep Badal (CFA’24), and Ariel Cheng Kohane (COM’22, CFA’24) have created stories that revel in invented universes and complex plotlines. Vaze’s graphic novel combines a Utopian fairytale (where Earth is run by a species of benevolent mushrooms) and MTV’s The Real World , centering a lovable-but-dysfunctional crew of artist roommates as her main cast. Badal’s thesis work is a comic within a comic; his protagonist, a graphic novelist, shares the stage with his own invented character, a trans-femme superhero who begins to feel like the world is treating her like a villain. And Cheng Kohane’s world is a reimagination of classic Western flicks, but populated by a cast of Asian and Jewish characters to match her own blended heritage.

Ariel Kohane, page from Hai Noon . Digital drawing.

Sandeep Badal, two-page spread from Phantom in a Jar . Digital drawing.

Lafleche Giasson, two-page spread from New Leaves on the Tree: How Intergenerational Trauma Affects Inheritable Gene Expression . Digital drawing.

For her thesis, Lafleche Giasson (CFA’24) chose an unconventional narrative, opting to blend her research on complex post-traumatic stress disorder with digital illustrations to create a comprehensive visual guide to the diagnosis.

The MFA Visual Narrative Thesis Exhibition is at the Commonwealth Gallery, 855 Commonwealth Ave., through Saturday, April 20. Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 11 am to 5 pm. Students will present their thesis work on Wednesday, April 10, and Friday, April 12, from 3 to 5 pm at the Howard Thurman Center, 808 Commonwealth Ave.

Print Media & Photography

This year’s graduates of the print media and photography MFA program have created work that “disrupt[s] the viewer’s sense of the familiar and, in turn, prompt[s] more questions than answers,” write thesis advisors Lynne Allen , a CFA professor of art, printmaking, Toni Pepe , a CFA assistant professor of art and chair of photography, and Deborah Cornell , a CFA professor of art and chair of printmaking, in the show’s catalog. The four graduates whose work is in the thesis show have subverted the expected with their thesis work, in the process highlighting a core principle of printmaking: that it’s a medium of endless possibilities.

The photographs of Sofia Barroso (CFA’24) have been processed to the point of distortion, incorporating fabric, paper, thread, paint, and processes like cyanotype and silkscreen printing.

Sofia Barroso, Exploration of Possibilities . Cyanotype on fabric.

Julianne Dao, Walking Shadows . Collagraph, Chiné-colle archival inkjet print.

Julianne Dao (CFA’24) creates prints that play with negative space; each of her prints began with an object from nature, which she then processed through woodcut, embossing, and other techniques to create a bold design full of light and shadow.

Emily Taylor Rice (CFA’21,’24) and Delaney Burns (CFA’24) injected messages of social activism into their works: Rice creates prints that reflect the emotional turmoil of substance use disorders, using found textiles and colored pigments to reflect the chaos of alcohol dependence and utilizing embossing techniques to replicate emotional scars and ripped-and-torn sections to represent a process of deconstruction and rebirth. 

Emily Taylor Rice, Standing Smack in the Middle of the Truth About Myself . Silkscreen on found fabric.

Delaney Burns, One In Four. Screenprint on tea bags with peacock flower seeds and birth control pamphlets.

Burns incorporates items from all aspects of her life—plants from her mother’s garden; diary entries, notes, and cards written by women in her family; birth control pamphlets; and used teabags—to draw attention to what she says are the unseen, misunderstood, and taken-for-granted experiences of women. Techniques such as bookbinding and wood carving mirror domestic tasks, imbuing her process with a metaphysical interaction with traditional gender roles.

The MFA Print Media & Photography Thesis Exhibition is at the 808 Gallery, 808 Comm Ave., through Saturday, April 20. Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 11 am to 5 pm.

The pieces in the MFA sculpture exhibition may have little in common visually, writes David Snyder , a CFA assistant professor of sculpture and chair of graduate studies in sculpture, “but what they have built together is…a conversation, a culture, a language, a heart.”

The works by the five students included in this year’s show respond to one another, playing on unconventional uses of space.

Yolanda He Yang, section of Sand Floor and Two Holes to the Basement and Happenings on the Wall. Piano strings, sand, LED spotlight and motor, glass, projector, wood, plastic sheet, mylar, telephone wires, marble.

Helena Abdelnasser, I think it’s dying. Wood, hinges, screws, white paint, soil, grass seeds, plastic bag, water, unfired clay, baby monitor.

In one area, a section of a piece by Yolanda He Yang (MET’21, CFA’24) shares room with a pillar constructed by Helena Abdelnasser (CFA’24). Yang’s sprawling narrative installations include materials that evoke personal significance, and the artist has painstakingly cataloged the origins of each object. The result: an annotated roadmap of a memory. Looming nearby is one of Abdelnasser’s sculptures: an obelisk made of whitewashed picket fences planted in a patch of earth—an untouchable idealization. In one corner of the work, blurred by decay and dirt, is a reproduction of a dead bird—a gruesome reality.

Alyssa Grey (CFA’24) is fascinated by the relationship between art and its modes of display—walk past one of her entries and a motion-sensing camera will project you onto a small television mounted on a plywood pedestal. Mae-Chu Lin O’Connell (CFA’24) injects a self-deprecating, almost paranoiac sensibility in each of her works, making liberal use of claustrophobia, clutter, sensory discomfort, and haphazardness in her installations and videos. Boxmaker , a scattered assemblage of objects in the shadow of an assembled piece of box furniture, brims with frustration, while her videos create an eerie sound collage out of the banal act of eating.

Alyssa Grey, HomeVideos . Wood, roof sealant, plywood, TV, electrical cords, camouflage duct tape, DC motor, camera.

Mae-Chu Lin O’Connell , Boxmaker (How to build a 36-drawer Wunderkabinett in a week) . Plywood, brass knobs, casters, wood screws, wood glue, epoxy, screws, nails, wood putty, and various objects.

Liam Coughlin, r/decks . OSB, dimensional lumber, towels, salvaged floor boards, adhesives and fasteners, plastic bags, garbage bags, Gatorade bottle full of spit, PEZ dispenser, sawhorses, sawdust.

Meanwhile, Liam Coughlin’s work addresses the sociopolitical landscape of the suburbs. Coughlin (CFA’24) encases trash—plastic bags and bottles, Halloween pumpkins, fast food cups—in plywood prisons to replicate “growing up in a homogenized, hermetically sealed, village-like culture of a small New England town.” 

The MFA Sculpture Thesis Exhibition is at 1270 Commonwealth Ave., through Saturday, April 20. Hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 11 am to 5 pm, and Mondays and Thursdays by appointment.

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