The Master of Fine Arts program at Colorado State University fosters excellence in artistic inquiry and achievement. Students accepted into our program work closely with nationally recognized faculty who guide a wide range of research and experimentation in studio media. In each phase of the curriculum, individual studio practice is enriched by research in art history and clarified through engagement with contemporary discourse surrounding art, craft, and design. Graduate students exhibit work and give presentations at venues throughout the region and beyond as they prepare to move forward in their careers. Student applicants in graduate drawing are expected to display the beginnings and potential for their own artistic idiom and philosophy. Graduate students are expected to be highly proficient with drawing methods, materials and techniques. At this level, drawing is open to mixed media and interdisciplinary approaches. In their course of study, students will have access to all five drawing Professors, faculty from other disciplines, along with their choice of advisor and committee members. The successful graduate student will develop an in-depth body of drawings for an MFA qualifying exhibition. Additionally, three papers will be written, one from an historical perspective, one research oriented and, most importantly, the abstract to accompany the thesis exhibition. The Graduate Drawing work space accommodates two students in two separate private studios each approximately 300 sq. ft. in size.