MFA
Americanabbreviation
Example Sentences
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Auf der Maur insisted that she was happy with her life, that she wanted to finish art school and get her MFA in photography.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
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 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
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