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Inspired Impact

MICA Educators, Alumni Honored for Positive Community Impact

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and MICA reimagine Design Leadership MA/MBA program with support from the Alix Foundation

The Alix Foundation is committing $1 million to Johns Hopkins Carey Business School to support the school’s Design Leadership MA/MBA dual degree…

Dewayne Whitfield ’16 (Design Leadership MA/MBA) Receives U.S. Department of Energy Excellence Award

MICA alum Dewayne Whitfield ’16 (Design Leadership MA/MBA) was awarded the 2022 US Department of Energy's Excellence Award. An information technology…

Alumni Abroad

Acclaimed MICA Artists Premier Their Work in Europe, Asia.

Designing a Career in Government

Design Leadership MA/MBA alum Michelle Polyak was recently selected the U.S. Digital Corps two-year fellowship sponsored by the Biden Administration…

Area of Influence: Faculty and Staff Listed Among Baltimore’s Movers and Shakers

Local engagement is essential to MICA’s mission as a College, and members of our community consistently devote their time and talent to the city…

Art Incubator

MICA hosts candidates to be the next great American artist during the Smithsonian-MTV show, “The Exhibit”

American Beauty

The iconic Breast Cancer Research Stamp, designed by MICA faculty and alums, celebrates a quarter century of success.

History Maker

MICA Alum Becomes First Black Artist With Work in the National Statuary Hall Collection

Iconography

Recent Projects Showcase the Globe Collection and Press’ Lasting Influence

Student Team from MICA Named Overall Winner at the 2023 Biodesign Challenge

Their winning project, Mother Nacre, was presented alongside 44 others from art, design, and research institutions across the U.S. and around…

The Cool List

Baltimore is fast becoming a cultural mecca — take a look at what people around the nation are saying about Charm City.

Coastal Conservation

Cities along the U.S. coast, which are home to more than 65 million people, are particularly vulnerable to the rising seas and storms caused…

The Heart of Art

MICA Collaborates with Baltimore Nonprofit, Housing Department on Major Community Development Initiative

Faculty Announced as 2023 Sondheim Finalists

Abigail Lucien and Kyrae Dawaun are among a trio of finalists for the Sondheim Art Prize

Coastal Conservation

Shangtong Li ’19 Works to Build Sustainable Future for Coastal Cities

Leading Voices

MICA Students, Alumni, Faculty Continue to Lead the Region’s Arts Scene

The Fix is In

MICA Brings Students, Volunteers, and Nonprofits Together to Solve Design Challenges

Turning Point

Ernest Shaw’s Thurgood Marshall Portrait in State Capital Expands Maryland’s Story

Stream of Consciousness

With an image of 22-year-old Jina “Mahsa” Amini as the centerpiece of a new artwork — a large-scale, neon billboard that will sit at the heart…

Exposition

MICA alums build communities by sharing stories, their work, and the creative process itself.

Stream of Consciousness

Amir H. Fallah Seeks To Keep Iranian Crisis on American Minds

Narrative Arc

Alumni and Faculty Connect Past to Present

Avani Dwivedi

Avani Dwivedi is an author and illustrator living in Jersey City, NJ. She graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a B.F.A in…

Taylor McManus

Taylor McManus is an illustrator and educator currently based in Northern Virginia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration and a Masters…

Global Honors

Recent Grads Receive International Recognition for Thesis Work

International Exchange

Students From MICA, BRASSART France To Make Collaborative Animations

Typography Rules

Graphic Design MFA Projects Stand Out at STA 100

Capturing Culture

Marilyn Nance ’96, Celebrated Photographer Who Chronicled Festac ’77, Publishes Last Day In Lagos.

Photography Faculty Presents Richard Avedon at the Smithsonian

Shannon Perich, history of photography faculty at MICA and curator of the Photographic History Collection at the National Museum of American…

Prime Destinations

MICA Artists Take Part in International Showcase

Graphic Design MFA Projects Stand Out at STA 100

Every year, the Society of Typographic Arts (STA) 100 show recognizes 100 greatest examples of typographic design excellence by professionals…

Hadassah Dowuona

Hadassah Dowuona is a textile and graphic designer and is passionate about her work. Growing up, she gravitated towards seeing what color and…

Honor Society: MICA Faculty Recognized for Their Work, Careers

MICA’s faculty do more than teach — they are working professionals immersed in the art and design communities. They are also highly respected…

Antonius Bui

Antonius Bui is a poly-disciplinary artist who has exhibited across the United States.

Jennie Lobato Named a L’Oréal Paris ‘2022 Women of Worth’

Jennie Lobato ’00 (General Fine Arts BFA) was among L’Oréal Paris’ 2022 Women of Worth. Chosen for her role in launching drawchange, an organization…

Art Lien, Longtime Supreme Court Artist, Retires Following Storied Career

Using a graphite pencil and watercolor paints, MICA alum Art Lien ’76 (General Fine Arts BFA) spent his entire career as a courtroom sketch artist…

Pathways at MICA and Beyond: Antonius Bui ’16 (General Fine Arts BFA)

“Transferring to MICA as a pre-med student from a public university, I honestly had a lot of insecurities concerning my artistic ability and…

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Graphic Design Faculty Q&A: Minsun Eo

Minsun Eo focuses on practice that creates integrated design knowledge, system and experience for art, technology, architecture, fashion and…

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Graphic Design Faculty Q&A: Kristian Bjørnard ’09 (Graphic Design MFA)

Kristian Bjørnard is a designer, educator, and sustainabilitist. An alumni of MICA's Graphic Design MFA program, he is director of The Office…

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Illustration Faculty Q&A: Lisa Perrin ’13 (Illustration Practice MFA)

A proud graduate of MICA's MFA Illustration Practice program, Lisa Perrin spent five years as an in-house illustrator at American Greetings card…

Animation Faculty Q&A: Stephanie Williams

https://www.stephaniejwilliams.com/ | Find Stephanie on instagram Stephanie J Williams is a tinkerer and doodler whose work navigates hierarchies…

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Capturing Legends

The official White House portrait of President Barack Obama, by MICA alum Robert McCurdy ’74 (General Fine Arts BFA), was unveiled on September…

Animation Faculty Q&A: Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA)

Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 is a sound artist who—through installation, sound design and music—addresses themes including the legacy of nuclear weaponry…

Peripheries 1 (install view)

Artist

Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA)

Date

2021

Medium

2-channel sound installation, field recordings and sound design, 58 minute loop

Afterimage Rquiem

Artist

Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA) and Kei Ito ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA)

Date

2019

Medium

Visual and Sound Installation

This Place is a Message

Artist

Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA)

Medium

108 6”concrete cubes, 108 rolls of film, 2-channel soundscape, 24 hour loop duration

This Place is a Message

Artist

Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA)

Medium

108 6”concrete cubes, 108 rolls of film, 2-channel soundscape, 24 hour loop duration

Summer Sonar (installation view)

Artist

Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA)

Date

2017

Medium

two channel site-specific sound installation

Field Recording (1)

Artist

Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA)

Field Recording (2)

Artist

Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA)

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Visual Journalism

Art Lien, Longtime Supreme Court Artist, Retires Following Storied Career

MICA Students Selected as Finalists for AXA Art Prize

Three MICA students have been selected as finalists for this year’s AXA Art Prize competition, one of the leading student art competitions in…

Career Notes: Art Education

A look at a few MICA alumni and their success in art education.

Point of View

Alumna’s exploration of the Dominican diaspora while at MICA becomes young adult title.

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