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MFA

American  

abbreviation

  1. Master of Fine Arts. Also M.F.A.

  2. multifactor authentication.


M.F.A. British  

abbreviation

  1. Master of Fine Arts

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The MFA assembled 14 of these, contextualized by self-portraits, Japanese prints, works by artists Van Gogh admired, and paintings by Paul Gauguin, who joined his friend in the south toward the end of 1888.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

I had just started my MFA program and moved into a former seminary that had been converted into student housing.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2025

I knew exactly what this was - a hacker technique known as MFA bombing.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

She received an MFA in Visual Arts from CalArts in 2012, and her artwork has been included in exhibitions at Commonwealth and Council, Bozo Mag and Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025

They went to the MFA and picked out a poster of water lilies for her bedroom.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri