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MICA faculty James Williams II ’09 (Mount Royal School of Art MFA)—one of a dozen MICA-connected Sondheim winners since the prize's inception—talks…

Recap 24

Published August 30, 2022

Official White House portrait of President Barack Obama, painted by MICA alum Robert McCurdy ’74

President Barack Obama Official White House Portrait

Robert McCurdy ’74

Official White House portrait of President Barack Obama, painted by MICA alum Robert McCurdy ’74

President Barack Obama Official White House Portrait

Official White House portrait of President Barack Obama, painted by MICA alum Robert McCurdy ’74

Artist

Robert McCurdy ’74

Date

2022

Joystick

MICA Lab, Maryland Blended Reality Center trauma physicians develop VR technology for traumatic spinal injury patients.

Graphic Design alumna Hilary Ament talks her recent work on “Oppenheimer,” “Nope”

Hilary Ament ’15 (Graphic Design BFA) continues to make a splash in the world of film graphic design, less than a decade after graduating from…

Allen Moore: Integrative Educational Practices in Film & Video

Renowned cinematographer and MICA faculty member Allen Moore discusses the integrative projects he has led students on in Baltimore—and around…

Ponderer

Penn Eastburn ’22 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting)

Ponderer

Artist

Penn Eastburn ’22 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting)

Date

2021

Medium

acrylic, inkjet print on paper, oil on canvas, maple artist frame

Dimensions

30" x 24"

Still from a hand-drawn animated short film.

Isolate-3 (still)

Juju Nam ’22 (Animation)

Still from a hand-drawn animated short film.

Isolate-3 (still)

Artist

Juju Nam ’22 (Animation)

Date

2021

Medium

2D digital animation

Evening App Motion Design

Evening - Design Animation

Kitty Li ’22 (Graphic Design)

Evening App Motion Design

Evening - Design Animation

Artist

Kitty Li ’22 (Graphic Design)

Date

2022

Medium

Figma / Photoshop / Illustrator / After Effect

Artwork depicting two canine characters in a hot air balloon where the balloon is a cloud. Stars tied by string drag behind it. The style imitates a paper craft look.

You and My Starts

Steven Huang ’22 (Illustration)

Artwork depicting two canine characters in a hot air balloon where the balloon is a cloud. Stars tied by string drag behind it. The style imitates a paper craft look.

You and My Starts

Artist

Steven Huang ’22 (Illustration)

Date

2021

Medium

Digital

Two sisters wearing green and yellow embrace each other in a forest. Their garments say "Legacy."

Legacy Sisters #1

Jasmin Ali ’22 (Fiber)

Two sisters wearing green and yellow embrace each other in a forest. Their garments say "Legacy."

Legacy Sisters #1

The Legacy Sisters mark a transition in the collection from dark to light. In a way they are the generation that follows the Red Duo. They embody the spirit of empowerment, of breaking and fortifying legacies. In the live show, the set the sugar cane cross down on the floor, and step over it. What happens when we name our generational traumas, "legacies?" Models: Cristii Rodriguez and Savannah Imani Wade

Artist

Jasmin Ali ’22 (Fiber)

Date

2022

Medium

spandex, mesh, satin, beads

Digital media edit using photography, natural dyes, watercolor, and collage.

zuhause #3

Lisa Leitner ’22 (General Fine Arts)

Digital media edit using photography, natural dyes, watercolor, and collage.

zuhause #3

Digital media edit using photography, natural dyes, watercolor, and collage.

Artist

Lisa Leitner ’22 (General Fine Arts)

Date

2022

Medium

Mixed media print on chiffon

Dimensions

11x18 inches

Milk-mix

Seren Le ’22 (Graphic Design)

Milk-mix

Artist

Seren Le ’22 (Graphic Design)

Date

2021

Medium

Digital

Mystical mushroom staircase

Steps (2/4)

Emily Nguyen ’22 (Illustration)

Mystical mushroom staircase

Steps (2/4)

Mystical mushroom staircase

Artist

Emily Nguyen ’22 (Illustration)

Date

2022

Medium

Digital

Dimensions

18x24 inches

Recap 23

Published May 4, 2022

A Conversation with Juan Bastos (General Fine Arts BFA) ’84

Since graduating in 1984, MICA alumnus, Juan F. Bastos, has enjoyed a successful career as a professional portraitist. Hundreds of his oil paintings…

Mira—2022 UP/Start Finalist

Mira, the venture of Jana Thompson ’21 (UX Design MPS), was one of seven finalists in this year's competition.

Core Immersive Labs—2022 UP/Start Finalist

Core Immersive Labs, the venture of Paolo Narciso ’22 (Data Analytics & Visualization MPS), was one of seven finalists in this year's competition…

Pharma-D—2022 UP/Start People's Choice Award Winner

Pharma-D, the venture of Kristen Karlovich ’21 (Product Design BFA), was one of seven finalists in this year's competition.

'Knock the Block'—Winner of $12K During the UP/Start Venture Competition

"Knock the Block," the venture of Book Karnjanakit ’21 (Illustration Practice MFA), was one of seven finalists in this year's competition.

Convo—Winner of $15K During 2022 UP/Start Venture Competition

Convo, the venture of Emma Koramshahi ’22 (Design Leadership MA/MBA) and Julia Breskin ’22 (Design Leadership MA/MBA), was one of seven finalists…

Compressent Co.—Winner of $30K During the 2022 UP/Start Venture Competition

Compressent Co., the venture of Herschel Ruben ’21 (Product Design BFA), was one of seven finalists in this year's competition.

Blvck Door—Winner of $40K During the 2022 UP/Start Venture Competition

Blvck Door, the venture of Iman Carr ’22 (Design Leadership MA/MBA) and Shakeel Alexander, was one of seven finalists in this year's competition…

MICA rises in rank for QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022 for Art & Design Institutions

For the second year in a row, the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) rose in rankings from the QS World University Rankings by Subject…

Call for Applications - Summer/Early Fall 2022 Strategic Plan Drafting Workgroup

Details around the creation of the Strategic Plan Drafting Workgroup.

Post March 9 Convening Campus Memo

An update on MICA’s strategic planning process.

MICA 2022-2023 Academic Year Tuition Announcement

March 23, 2022 Dear MICA Students and Parents: I hope that this letter finds you and your family in good health. Each year, the MICA Board…

Lucille Tenazas named 2022 William O. Steinmetz ’50 Designer-in-Residence

Join Lucille Tenazas as she talks about her work, spanning her origins as a young student in the Philippines to her current role as an endowed…

MICA Pan-College Convening Follow-Up

Details following up on Wednesday's pan-college convening about the Strategic Plan priorities.

We Stand With Ukraine

A message from MICA President Samuel Hoi regarding the situation in Ukraine.

MICA Pan-College Convening on Strategic Planning: March 9

Information around the virtual Pan-College Convening on Strategic Planning on Wednesday, March 9 from 10 a.m. to noon EST

2022 MICA Strategic Planning Relaunch & Survey Invitation

Details and a survey link regarding the Strategic Planning Relaunch.

MICA Art History, Theory, and Criticism Faculty Sarah-Neel Smith Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grant

Art Historian and MICA Art History, Theory, and Criticism Faculty Sarah-Neel Smith was recently awarded grant funding by the National Endowment…

Capturing a Baltimore Legend

MICA alum Jerrell Gibbs ’20 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting MFA) talks learning to understand the medium of painting through an abstract…

The Art of Racing: Winner to be announced Friday, March 25

Established more than four decades ago, the partnership between the Preakness Stakes and the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) continues…

2022 MICA UP/Start Venture Competition Finalists Announced

MICA is pleased to announce this year’s UP/Start Venture Competition finalists, who were chosen after the Round 1 Virtual 'Pop Up and Pitch'…

Bill Gaskins, founding director of Photography + Media & Society MFA, to speak as part of a Magnum Photos series

MICA’s Bill Gaskins, founding director of Photography + Media & Society MFA—a program accredited by the Maryland Higher Education Commission…

Untitled - Tin Can Telephone (detail)

Arnab Gan Choudhury

Untitled - Tin Can Telephone (detail)

Artist

Arnab Gan Choudhury

Date

2021

Medium

Styrofoam, clay, glass, water, wood, brick, rope.

Dimensions

26” x 22” x 13”

Workbook Page 1

Workbook Page 1

Artist

Omar Harris

Date

2020

Medium

Digital painting

Stravinsky

Michelle Cuevas

Stravinsky

Artist

Michelle Cuevas

Date

2019

Medium

Mixed media

The Deviation of Desire: Fire (02)

The Deviation of Desire: Fire (02)

Artist

Joy Li

Date

2021

Medium

Film still

John Mayer

Kevin Jijon-Gochez

John Mayer

Artist

Kevin Jijon-Gochez

Date

2021

Medium

C-Type Print

Dimensions

30" X 40"

The Book of Nonsense (detail)

The Book of Nonsense (detail)

Artist

Chloe Li

Date

2021

Medium

Photo-transferred artist’s book with handmade bread paper

Dimensions

8 ½ ”x 5 ½” ½”

Insomnia Book (02)

Insomnia Book (02)

Artist

Bella Li

Date

2021

Medium

Paper, C4d

The English Aesthetic Movement?

The English Aesthetic Movement?

Artist

Saloni Shah

Date

2021

Medium

Screen print on wood

Dimensions

25 x 25 inches

Reflect

Reflect

Artist

Abbie Rugg

Date

2020

Medium

Oil paint on panel

Dimensions

48" by 36"

16 Trips to the Cliffs (detail)

16 Trips to the Cliffs (detail)

Artist

Kirra Browne

Date

2021

Medium

Glazed stoneware, underglaze, and decals

Dimensions

36 in x 36 in x 1.5 in

Her Golden Tear

Her Golden Tear

Artist

Yueming Li

Date

2021

Medium

Digital (Photoshop)

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