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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'…

Building Better Bait

Meet product designer and entrepreneur Hunter Grogan ’14, ’16 (Environmental Design BFA, Business of Art and Design MPS)

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

Omar Harris

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)

Joy Li

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)

Chloe Li

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)

Bella Li

Insomnia Book (02)

Artist

Bella Li

Date

2021

Medium

Paper, C4d

The English Aesthetic Movement?

Saloni Shah

The English Aesthetic Movement?

Artist

Saloni Shah

Date

2021

Medium

Screen print on wood

Dimensions

25 x 25 inches

Reflect

Abbie Rugg

Reflect

Artist

Abbie Rugg

Date

2020

Medium

Oil paint on panel

Dimensions

48" by 36"

16 Trips to the Cliffs (detail)

Kirra Browne

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

Yueming Li

Her Golden Tear

Artist

Yueming Li

Date

2021

Medium

Digital (Photoshop)

Cradle on the Wall

Longxiang Hu

Cradle on the Wall

Artist

Longxiang Hu

Date

2020

Medium

Stockings, cotton, cotton theread, wood strips and paper boards

Dimensions

40 x 20 inches

M&F Brochure 02

Star Shang

M&F Brochure 02

Artist

Star Shang

Medium

Visual Identity

Moon Knot 02

Yael Bloom

Moon Knot 02

Artist

Yael Bloom

Date

2021

Medium

Quilt piecing, appliqué

Dimensions

54" x 54"

Exterior Render

Brian Carrillo

Exterior Render

Artist

Brian Carrillo

Date

2021

Medium

Digital Model

Mount Olive Fences

Isabelle Dorvillier

Mount Olive Fences

Artist

Isabelle Dorvillier

Date

2021

Medium

Wool/acrylic blend yarn, digital photography

Untitled 04

Jun Hee Huh

Untitled 04

Artist

Jun Hee Huh

Date

2020

Medium

Mixed media on canvas

Dimensions

48 x 72 inches

Archangel

Angela Wang

Archangel

Artist

Angela Wang

Date

2020

Medium

Digital

Vengeance

Artist

Tichacoco

Date

2021

Medium

Multimedia installation

Vengeance

Tichacoco

Vengeance

Artist

Tichacoco

Date

2021

Medium

Multimedia installation

Untitled

Julian Bellows

Untitled

Artist

Julian Bellows

Date

2021

Untitled

Julian Bellows

Untitled

Artist

Julian Bellows

Date

2021

Untitled

Yiyi Han

Untitled

Artist

Yiyi Han

Date

2021

Untitled

Yiyi Han

Untitled

Artist

Yiyi Han

Date

2021

Garden Party Press—Winner of $15k, Plus $5k People's Choice Award During 2021 UP/Start Competition

Chelsea Conrad ’20 (Illustration MA) is founder of Garden Party Press, a 2021 UP/Start finalist.

Foraday—2021 UP/Start Finalist

Sean Duffy ’20 (User Experience Design MPS), Stephanie Petagno ’02 (General Sculpture Studies BFA), and Amber LaRosa, co-founders of Foraday…

The Cool List

Baltimore is fast becoming a cultural mecca — and national publications are taking notice.

TamPal— Winner of $35k During 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition

Erica Duffy ’21 (Design Leadership MBA/MA) is founder of TamPal, a finalist in the 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition.

Anchovy Press—Winner of $14,100 During 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition

Rebecca Marimutu ’20 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA) and Priyanka Kumar ’20 (Illustration Practice MFA) are co-founders of Anchovy…

Le Boi— 2021 UP/Start Finalist

Yuze Le ’21 (Design Leadership MBA/MA) is founder of Le Boi, a finalist in the 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition

Alumni Founded Green Burial Startup Winner of $25k During 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition

Carrie Carter ’20 (Product Design BFA) is founder of Resdie Burials, is a finalist in the 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition

Confetti Collection Co.—Winner of $2k During 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition

Charlene Etienne ’21 (Data Analytics & Visualization MPS) is founder of Confetti Collection Co., a finalist in the 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition

Dexter Design Co.—Winner of $8,900 During 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition

Christian Dexter ’20 (Graphic Design & Printmaking BFA) is founder of Dexter Design Co., a finalist in the 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition

Impulse and Momentum, an exhibit by Interdisciplinary Sculpture seniors, at Area 405

After a year of making work exclusively seen in digital spaces such as Zoom and Discord, seniors in MICA's Interdisciplinary Sculpture program…

Wood Age

Artist

Ritter Zhang

Date

2021

Medium

Wood, metal, hemp rope, paper

Wood Age (detail)

Artist

Ritter Zhang

Date

2021

Medium

Wood, metal, hemp rope, paper

Masked

Artist

Anna Ruff

Date

2021

Medium

Air dry paperclay, aluminum foil, steel nails, disposable face mask

Dimensions

5.5” x 8"

Vengeance

Artist

Tichacoco

Date

2021

Medium

Multimedia installation

Vengeance

Artist

Tichacoco

Date

2021

Medium

Multimedia installation

Where life once was

Artist

Alexander Ross

Date

2021

Medium

Plywood, Various wood shavings, glossy and non glossy photo paper

Dimensions

5’ x 5’ x 1’

Where life once was (detail)

Artist

Alexander Ross

Date

2021

Medium

Plywood, Various wood shavings, glossy and non glossy photo paper

Dimensions

5’ x 5’ x 1’

Bird Dance

Artist

Jia Le Ling

Date

2021

Medium

Costume: Craft Paper, Cardboard, Acrylic Paint

Bird Dance (installation view)

Artist

Jia Le Ling

Date

2021

Medium

Costume: Craft Paper, Cardboard, Acrylic Paint

Untitled - Unit 2R, 1403 Madison Avenue

Artist

Arnab Gan Choudhury

Date

2021

Medium

Chairs from apartment, plate, canned sardines, glass, water, fork, knife, twine

Dimensions

72” x 18” x 20”

Honda Civic Triptych

Artist

Sam Zanowski

Date

2021

Medium

Steel, LED screens, found videos

Dimensions

15” x 6” x 8”

Mother of Thousands

Artist

Isabelle Valcarce

Date

2021

Medium

Nylon stockings, school glue, beeswax, rock salt, sugar, rubber, sycamore seeds, hair, cement, English moss, medical gauze, latex balloon.

Mother of Thousands

Artist

Isabelle Valcarce

Date

2021

Medium

Nylon stockings, school glue, beeswax, rock salt, sugar, rubber, sycamore seeds, hair, cement, English moss, medical gauze, latex balloon.

Animal Skin

Artist

Joy Li

Date

2021

Medium

Needles, Screen

Gridiron Calamity

Artist

Troy Taylor

Date

2021

Medium

Pallets, astroturf, basketball, football, reclaimed wood, ratchet straps, hardware, blue faces, garbage can

Dimensions

8’ x 4’ x 4’

Gridiron Calamity (detail)

Artist

Troy Taylor

Date

2021

Medium

Pallets, astroturf, basketball, football, reclaimed wood, ratchet straps, hardware, blue faces, garbage can

Dimensions

8’ x 4’ x 4’

Untitled

Artist

Julian Bellows

Date

2021

Untitled

Artist

Julian Bellows

Date

2021

Feel&Function Collection - 1

Artist

Angelina Mazenko

Date

2021

Medium

Stool: Ash Wood. Lamp: Pine Wood, Canvas, Wire, Sourced Lantern Wire. Thought Void: Craft Plywood. Environment: Sourced Carpet.

Dimensions

48” x 72” x 40”

Feel&Function Collection - 1 (detail)

Artist

Angelina Mazenko

Date

2021

Medium

Stool: Ash Wood. Lamp: Pine Wood, Canvas, Wire, Sourced Lantern Wire. Thought Void: Craft Plywood. Environment: Sourced Carpet.

Dimensions

48” x 72” x 40”

Death in Dade 4

Artist

David Correa

Date

2021

Medium

Modified 2-Stroke engine, gasoline tanks, fuel lines, nylon fabrics, nylon harnesses, fake chains, paper, pen

Untitled

Artist

Yiyi Han

Date

2021

Untitled

Artist

Yiyi Han

Date

2021

Stairs (installation view)

Artist

Ken Ha

Date

2021

Medium

Cedar, oak, plywood

Stairs

Artist

Ken Ha

Date

2021

Medium

Cedar, oak, plywood

1 of 25

Mother of Thousands

Isabelle Valcarce

Mother of Thousands

Artist

Isabelle Valcarce

Date

2021

Medium

Nylon stockings, school glue, beeswax, rock salt, sugar, rubber, sycamore seeds, hair, cement, English moss, medical gauze, latex balloon.

Animal Skin

Joy Li

Animal Skin

Artist

Joy Li

Date

2021

Medium

Needles, Screen

Mother of Thousands

Isabelle Valcarce

Mother of Thousands

Artist

Isabelle Valcarce

Date

2021

Medium

Nylon stockings, school glue, beeswax, rock salt, sugar, rubber, sycamore seeds, hair, cement, English moss, medical gauze, latex balloon.

Where life once was

Alexander Ross

Where life once was

Artist

Alexander Ross

Date

2021

Medium

Plywood, Various wood shavings, glossy and non glossy photo paper

Dimensions

5’ x 5’ x 1’

Where life once was (detail)

Alexander Ross

Where life once was (detail)

Artist

Alexander Ross

Date

2021

Medium

Plywood, Various wood shavings, glossy and non glossy photo paper

Dimensions

5’ x 5’ x 1’

Gridiron Calamity (detail)

Troy Taylor

Gridiron Calamity (detail)

Artist

Troy Taylor

Date

2021

Medium

Pallets, astroturf, basketball, football, reclaimed wood, ratchet straps, hardware, blue faces, garbage can

Dimensions

8’ x 4’ x 4’

Gridiron Calamity

Troy Taylor

Gridiron Calamity

Artist

Troy Taylor

Date

2021

Medium

Pallets, astroturf, basketball, football, reclaimed wood, ratchet straps, hardware, blue faces, garbage can

Dimensions

8’ x 4’ x 4’

Death in Dade 4

David Correa

Death in Dade 4

Artist

David Correa

Date

2021

Medium

Modified 2-Stroke engine, gasoline tanks, fuel lines, nylon fabrics, nylon harnesses, fake chains, paper, pen

Masked

Anna Ruff

Masked

Artist

Anna Ruff

Date

2021

Medium

Air dry paperclay, aluminum foil, steel nails, disposable face mask

Dimensions

5.5” x 8"

2022 MICA UP/Start Venture Competition Finalists Announced

Building Better Bait

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

Untitled - Tin Can Telephone (detail)

Untitled - Tin Can Telephone (detail)

Workbook Page 1

Workbook Page 1

Stravinsky

Stravinsky

The Deviation of Desire: Fire (02)

The Deviation of Desire: Fire (02)

John Mayer

John Mayer

The Book of Nonsense (detail)

The Book of Nonsense (detail)

Insomnia Book (02)

Insomnia Book (02)

The English Aesthetic Movement?

The English Aesthetic Movement?

Reflect

Reflect

16 Trips to the Cliffs (detail)

16 Trips to the Cliffs (detail)

Her Golden Tear

Her Golden Tear

Cradle on the Wall

Cradle on the Wall

M&F Brochure 02

M&F Brochure 02

Moon Knot 02

Moon Knot 02

Exterior Render

Exterior Render

Mount Olive Fences

Mount Olive Fences

Untitled 04

Untitled 04

Archangel

Archangel

MICA ranks top 50 for QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023

The Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict

Vengeance

Vengeance

Vengeance

Vengeance

Untitled

Untitled

Untitled

Untitled

Untitled

Untitled

Untitled

Untitled

Garden Party Press—Winner of $15k, Plus $5k People's Choice Award During 2021 UP/Start Competition

Foraday—2021 UP/Start Finalist

The Cool List

TamPal— Winner of $35k During 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition

Anchovy Press—Winner of $14,100 During 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition

Le Boi— 2021 UP/Start Finalist

Alumni Founded Green Burial Startup Winner of $25k During 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition

Confetti Collection Co.—Winner of $2k During 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition

Dexter Design Co.—Winner of $8,900 During 2021 UP/Start Venture Competition

Impulse and Momentum, an exhibit by Interdisciplinary Sculpture seniors, at Area 405

Wood Age

Wood Age (detail)

Masked

Vengeance

Vengeance

Where life once was

Where life once was (detail)

Bird Dance

Bird Dance (installation view)

Untitled - Unit 2R, 1403 Madison Avenue

Honda Civic Triptych

Mother of Thousands

Mother of Thousands

Animal Skin

Gridiron Calamity

Gridiron Calamity (detail)

Untitled