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Myken McDowell

12/20/13

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Interfold

Myken McDowell is a junior at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec and was accepted for a semester at Funen Art Academy in Denmark for Spring 2014 to study fiber and materials. Myken's recent prints have been selected for inclusion in the 3rd Student International Small Print Show - SIPS14, Egypt, 2014. The show will be opened at El Minia University in conjunction with the international art conference of the Faculty of Fine Arts-El Minia University on March 25, 2014, then travel to other venues in Cairo. Myken's prints have been featured in the 2nd issue of Interfold, the annual Faculty of Fine Art publication of Concordia University and in the Print Media Department summer display.

In the year leading up to Oxbow, I became obsessed with the program, I was entranced with reading testimonials and researching interdisciplinary learning styles. When I arrived at Oxbow I was never disappointed, despite my endless expectations. I will forever cherish the time I spent at Oxbow and the connections I made there. Through Oxbow I was able to hone into the ideas I was thinking about, to refine my artistic process and to see the world in a new light every day of my life. I'm not going to say that without Oxbow I wouldn't be the person I am today, but I will say that without Oxbow it would have taken me at least four years to become who I am after one Oxbow semester.

— Phoebe Dubisch, Fall 2018

The Oxbow School has both a local and national reputation for excellence. Oxbow produces great artists. In its studio, these emerging artists have a community of creative peers who respect one another and foster an expectation to produce thoughtful, sophisticated work.

— Paul Coffey, Vice Provost and Dean of Community Engagement, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

I want to thank you all for being so supportive and wonderful, thank you for running this incredible program. And half of my acceptance to RISD is because of Oxbow. (Especially thanks to Chris who wrote my letter of rec, to Jennifer who revised my essays, to the admissions team who helped me with my portfolio.

— Jeff Shen, Fall 2014

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