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Location
Dunkin' Donuts Center, 1 La Salle Square, Providence, RI
Start Date
June 2022
Description
Julius Cavira MFA 22 SC grew up in Chicago, IL. He took free art classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), where he later earned a BFA. After two tours to Iraq, Cavira honorably discharged from the US Army. His work in the Sculpture MFA program—which recently earned him a prestigious St. Botolph Emerging Artist Award—translates his experiences with the military, religion and identity into potent, poignant forms. In the fall Cavira will pursue a second master’s degree, in RISD’s Teaching + Learning in Art + Design department (TLAD).
Commencement 2022 Julius Cavira, Graduate Student Speaker
Dunkin' Donuts Center, 1 La Salle Square, Providence, RI
Julius Cavira MFA 22 SC grew up in Chicago, IL. He took free art classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), where he later earned a BFA. After two tours to Iraq, Cavira honorably discharged from the US Army. His work in the Sculpture MFA program—which recently earned him a prestigious St. Botolph Emerging Artist Award—translates his experiences with the military, religion and identity into potent, poignant forms. In the fall Cavira will pursue a second master’s degree, in RISD’s Teaching + Learning in Art + Design department (TLAD).