MassArt’s Doran Graduate Gallery is pleased to present STRANGE COMFORTS: 2026 Summer MFA Thesis Exhibition, the on-campus, student-curated component of the Summer 2026 MFA Thesis, on view  July 20 – August 7, 2026. This exhibition showcases work from eight 2026’s graduating MFA candidates completing their master’s degrees in MassArt’s Interdisciplinary Low-Residency MFA program. STRANGE COMFORTS looks at the intersections of care, memory, materiality, and the uncanny, revealing how acts of making can transform vulnerability into sites of resilience and belonging.

The Doran show is a companion to the MassArt x SoWa exhibition, Carry/Held.

STRANGE COMFORTS: 2026 MFA Thesis features work from the following artists:

• SAM ARDREY
• ALYSSA DRISCOLL
• JULIE FEDOLAK
• ALLEN REDWING
• TYLER SORGMAN
• DIANE VERA-UREÑO
• JAHNAE LARAY WYATT
• ARECIS TIBURCIO ZANE

Join us in celebrating the summer class of 2026 and their community, at a reception immediately following the thesis talks on Wednesday July 29 | 6:30-8pm.

Doran Gallery Hours: M-F | 11AM – 5PM | And By Appointment

Questions? Contact gradprogram@massart.edu