DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
of Visual Arts 2025 Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Catalog.
This publication features the work of 68 graduating students
across the BFA programs in Graphic Design, Painting,
Sculpture, and the BA in Art. Representing the culmination
of four years of dedicated study, this catalog showcases
not only the development of technical skill and conceptual
depth, but also the cultivation of an artistic community.
This community is grounded in the courage to take
risks and the vulnerability inherent in creative expression.
The ties that bind these students are the threads of content,
material, and form—woven together through a multidisciplinary
discourse that spans their diverse practices. The 2025
BFA Thesis Exhibition brings these artists and designers into
one space: the 808 Gallery. Here, individual voices converge
to create a collective tapestry—a vibrant and layered
expression of their efforts, identities, and ideas.
Each piece stands as a testament to the artist’s
unique perspective, yet together they form a resonant
whole. This exhibition honors the shared journey of Boston
University School of Visual Arts’ graduating class of 2025.
It is a celebration of interconnected creativity, a weaving of
many threads into one remarkable fabric of possibility.
thesis identity team, and to Lecturer Claire Bula for leading
them through her Branding course. Many thanks to Assistant
Professor Mary Yang and Lecturers Halim Lee and Soo Min
Lee for their mentorship of the BFA Graphic Design seniors,
and to the studio degree faculty who worked closely with
the seniors in BFA Painting and Sculpture, including Visiting
Professor Daniela Rivera, Assistant Professor Breehan James,
Associate Professor Richard Ryan, Lecturer E.E. Ikeler, and
Associate Professor Greg Gomez. Thank you to Lecturer
Brockett Horne for her direction of the BA capstone course.
Thank you to BU Art Galleries Director Lissa Cramer for helping
prepare our students professionally, and to MA History of Art &
Architecture student Boyeon Chon for her aid as a curator. Thank
you to Programming and Media Manager Nerissa Cooney for her
leadership in the thesis processes, and to the entire SVA Staff,
Josh Brennan, Jessica Caccamo, Jesse Finkelstein, Mackenzie Hill,
Sam Thomas, Gus Wheeler, Beth Zerega, and Logen Zimmerman.
Thank you to Dean Harvey Young for his leadership of the College
of Fine Arts. Together we congratulate the undergraduate class of
2025 for their extraordinary work.
We share our profound gratitude to long time professors
Greg Gomez, Richard Raiselis, and Richard Ryan, who are retiring
this year.
We remember and celebrate the life of BFA Painter
(CFA’25) Xinyi (Carina) Li who will always remain part of our SVA
community.
Marc Schepens
Director, ad interim, School of Visual Arts
Senior Lecturer in Art, Painting
Director, ad interim, School of Visual Arts
Senior Lecturer in Art, Painting