Textiles Masters Theses

 

Building on solid technical skills and a proficient design process, MFA candidates in Textiles engage in individual research to develop a personal vision and an understanding of design as an expression of a continually evolving culture. The program focuses on the woven, knit and print design of fabrics used for apparel and interior design applications. Geared towards those who have a background in textiles, along with experience in visual studies from an undergraduate program or professional practice, it helps students to broaden and sharpen their skills, hone their artistic identity and become well versed in the technical and creative potential of their chosen medium and its context. The program also emphasizes studies in drawing and color - along with participation in graduate seminars - as a means of building analytical and critical thinking skills.

In the final semester, MFA candidates focus on creating a comprehensive body of work under the guidance of a thesis committee. All graduate students produce a written thesis and participate in the RISD Graduate Thesis Exhibition, a large-scale public show held annually.

Graduate Program Director: Brooks Hagan

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Theses from 2024

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Sircling the Cquare, Latika Balachander

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New Craft: Craft Practices in the Digital Era, Paulina Bereza

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Umbrales (Thresholds), Maureen Scally

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Urban Looms, Recoloring City, Ella Son

Theses from 2023

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Sanctuary, Harsha Kejriwal

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A Room Full of Pigeons and Three Spectators, Dina Khorchid and Dina Nazmi Khorchid

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Partial Eclipse, Christopher Pak

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Surface Tear, Alexandra Soiseth

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Iteration One, Julian Suver

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The Meaning of A Choice, Julie-Louise Zeitoun

Theses from 2022

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What do we stand for?, Lauren Koven

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World Settings, Elizabeth Meiklejohn

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Soul soiree: how “Sunday best” dressing encourages celebration of self, Olufisayo Quadri

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Shifting landscapes, Zahra Tyebjee

Theses from 2021

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Insecurities: tracing displacement and migration, Hammad Abid

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Building narratives: instilling old stories in new spaces, Sharanya Aggarwal

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Dal and rice, Anushka Divecha

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Out of bounds, Luciana Iwamoto

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Transformers: versatile apparel for a sustainable world, Zihan Amy Peng

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Textile architecture, Zoe Yates

Theses from 2020

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Unbound, Changrui He

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Here and there: a continuous narrative, Hye Young Kim

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A little more like water, Jacqueline Scott

Theses from 2019

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Mais fica : more for me, Gabrielle Marie Ferreira

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Awe-struck, Emily Robertson

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Floating, Nina Shishkina

Theses from 2018

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Haptic wonder : the sensation of exquisite craft, Anjuli Berstein

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The evolution of ornament, Charlotte Ngaio Fairless

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Summer peaches and salt-tinged fog, Carolina Jiménez

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Capes make the man, Khalid Mezaina

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Cosmic whatever, cement gardens, luminous shade, Winifred Vaughan

Theses from 2017

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I was there : irreversible view, Asma Belhamar

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I trace the fold : fluidity and flux in the terrain vague, Alicia Oas

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Deceptive fragility : characteristics and fabrication methods of extra thick weft-knitted spacer fabrics, Anastasia Onegina

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How to become ocean?, Elaina Runge

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The untold tale, Yan Zeng

Theses from 2016

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Li remembered, Meredith (Yue) Du