Xin Ray Penland Obrien ’26 (General Fine Arts BFA, Printmaking minor)

O’Connor creates works that blur the line between the possible and the dreamlike, earning his art the description of “magic realism”

in 2026, the Baltimore Museum of Art opened “Fratino and Matisse: To See This Light Again,” placing Fratino’s work in dialogue with one…

“I want my work to highlight the different attitudes of African American people…not as subjects to paint, but as people with their own sense…

“When I arrived here and saw the building, I thought, ‘I don’t need to go to Italy anymore. I feel that I’m in Florence.’ It was love…

Becky Bochatey ’98 and Jeremie Talbot ’98

Katie Pumphrey ’09 (Painting BFA)

Lucas Cowan ’03 (Fiber BFA)

Whitney Frazier, Assistant Director of School of Creative and Professional Studies Programs

Doug Barkey, Dean, School of Creative and Professional Studies

Andrew Heaner ‘23 (Illustration Practice MFA) is an illustrator making lively and energetic work.

2026 Undergraduate Commencement Honorary Degree recipient

Conner Nielander is a Senior Designer at Disney, based in Los Angeles.

Louis Fratino ’15 (Painting BFA) is an internationally exhibited and published artist based in New York.

Willy Fair is a London based animation director and graduate of MICA’s Animation BFA program.

Joyce J. Scott ’70 (Art Education BFA)

Haven DeAnglis ’20 (Fiber BFA)

Maude Kasperzak is a painter, maker, and founder of MUDE Studios in Baltimore, MD.

From fashion illustration student to influential trustee, Amalie Rothschild’s relationship with MICA reflected a lifetime of artistic innovation…

Beverly Price ’22 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA) is a native Washington, D.C. fine art photographer whose work focuses on the intersection…

Ciarra K. Walters ’24 (Photography + Media & Society MFA) is a visual artist and educator based in Prince George's County, Maryland.

Sarah McCann ’09, ’19 (Community Arts MA, Community Arts MFA)

Yumi Hogan ’08 (Painting BFA); Former First Lady of Maryland; Adjunct professor, MICA Drawing program; Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts

Sculptor. Painter. Teacher. Advocate.

Part-Time Faculty / Teaching 4 + 1

Derrick Adams, MICA Donor and Honorary Degree recipient

Frankie Martin, Ed.D.; Retired Staff, MICA’s first Diversity Officer

Betty Cooke ’46 (Art Education BFA)

Faculty Emeritus; Creator of the Dr. Joan M.E. Gaither Young People's Studios Scholarship

Joseph “Joe” Taylor, Alumnus, General Fine Arts ’25

Raymond Barclay, Senior Vice President for Enrollment Strategy, Innovation, and Partnerships

What does it feel like to visit MICA for the first time as a prospective student? For Elielle Kayomb ’25 (Painting BFA, MAT Candidate), it…

Clay that remembers. A voice fully claimed.

Faculty / Sequential Arts

Daniel Frumhoff is an art director, motion designer, and design educator based in NYC.

Sean Dong is a 3D artist and motion designer based in Baltimore.

Dhrishti Khokhar is an award-winning graphic designer from India, now working with the global creative agency Ogilvy.

Words of advice from this 2022 Animation major: "Make friends with upperclassmen"

Created HBO film “Planterior,” star of PBS series “Living Wild: Plant-Spiration with Hilton Carter,” author of several books including…

Wrote, directed, and executive produced Marvel Studio’s I Am Groot, currently streaming on Disney+. Served as animation director for hit indie…

Diana Eusebio ’20 (Fiber BFA) is a Peruvian-Dominican textile artist based in Miami. Her artistic practice is centered on color and its cultural…

Elisa Leiva’s Swing-Inspired Thesis at MICA

For Joely Ramos ’25 (Illustration BFA), Window into Worlds is both a title and a philosophy. Her ArtWalk collection features 26 mixed-media collages…

Sabrina Kindervater Reimagines Product Design for a Sustainable Future

Building an Indonesian Fantasy Game at MICA

Teagan Crawford-Greene’s “The Big Muddy Times”

Gabriel Ramos’ ArtWalk Tribute to El Salvador

“The professors pushed us but were also encouraging, and I loved learning from my talented, hard-working peers,” recalls Karen Ösp Pálsdóttir…