BFA Thesis Exhibition: surface/tension
Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Gallery
Hunter West Building
132 East 68th Street
New York, NY 10065

On view: May 14–June 6, 2026
Opening reception: Thursday, May 14, 5–8pm
Gallery hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 12–6pm 

Please join us for an opening reception with the artists, faculty, students, and guests on Thursday, May 14th at 5pm.

The Hunter College BFA Program and the Hunter College Art Galleries are pleased to present the BFA exhibition surface/tension at the Bertha and Karl Leubdsorf Gallery. The exhibition will feature works by Nik Bee, Destiny Coley-Tapias, Amy Grafi, Otto Isidor, Kota Khan, Bridget Li, Sky Morales, Grace Naydeck, Samantha Salinas, Leo Sano, Alyssa Sukana, and Kelli Willis.

The BFA Studio Art Thesis Exhibition is the annual showcase and celebration of student work by Hunter College’s Department of Art and Art History. In this culminating exhibition, each student will present a body of work developed during their final year of intensive studio practice.

The surface/tension exhibition and catalog are made possible by the generous support of the Leubsdorf Fund. Thank you to our thesis advisors Alan Ruiz and Chitra Ganesh, the staff of the Hunter College Art Galleries including Katie Hood Morgan, Tara Ohanian, Aleeq Kroshian, Amy Tidwell and Phi Nguyen, the staff of Hunter's MFA program including Tim Laun, Genesis Salinas, and all others who contributed to the installation and development of this show.