LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting (MFA)

Alumna Profile: Jenny Sidhu Mullins '09

A 2010-2011 recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship, alumna Jenny Sidhu Mullins '09 used her fellowship to work in India, researching spiritual tourism and Buddhist painting techniques. "I learned different ways of making and viewing art as a part of an artist's life," she said. "For example, in the case of a thangka painting [a Tibetan silk painting with embroidery], each painting is seen as a sort of meditation.READ Jenny's full profile.

Jenny Sidhu Mullins '09

News for Graduate Students

Alumna Honored with Joan Mitchell Grant

Laini Nemett '12 has been honored with the Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant, which awards recipients with $15,000 for unrestricted career support. With the grant, Nemett plants to collaborate with dancer Daniel Madoff to create a life-sized painting.

"The Hoffberger School of Painting at MICA has changellnged me more than I could ever expected," she said. "Director Joan Waltemath fosters both a vigorous and supportive environment that allowed me to dedicate the time I needed to my studio while being surrounded by other serious artists with whom I was able to discuss ideas, get feedback, or just have some down time."