Art & Articles

Mentor Extraordinaire: Illustration Faculty Member José Villarrubia

Orpheus Collar ’09 was obsessed with comics as a teenager – so obsessed, in fact, that when he was in high school, his mother tracked down legendary…

Brockett Horne, Chair of Graphic Design, Talks Career Prep

Faculty are mindful of how each step of a student’s education can contribute to their long-term success and work to integrate professional…

Rinehart School of Sculpture Exhibition

The Tree of Life

Artist

Yunkyoung Cho

Date

2018

Medium

Yarn, Wire

Untitled

Artist

Alex Green

Date

2018

Horn

Artist

Emily Tucci

Date

2018

Medium

Horns, Wood, Joint compound, clay, handmade paper

The Creature

Artist

Tinglan Huang

Date

2018

Medium

Wood

The Greatest City in America

Artist

Alfredo

Date

2018

Medium

Concrete

Ethereal

Artist

Rebecca Morgan

Date

2018

Medium

Copper wire

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The Legacy of Chair Emeritus in Art Education Dr. Al Hurwitz ’41 (1920-2012) Is Felt Worldwide

MICA Chair Emeritus in Art Education and alumnus Dr. Al Hurwitz '41, who passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2012 leaves a lasting legacy on the…

Smile Indias

Smile Indias, a former T. Rowe Price Foundation Fellow and Social Design Advisor to the Baltimore Police Department, is currently pursuing a…

Mount Royal School of Art

See work from Mount Royal School of Art M.F.A. program.

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Mount Royal School of Art

Artist

Estee Fox ’15

Date

2015

Medium

Gouache, Oil Bar, Charcoal, Mica, Graphite and Ink on Paper

Dimensions

70 x 50 inches

Trin-a-trios

Mount Royal School of Art M.F.A.

Artist

Katie Duffy ’14

Date

2014

Medium

Video animation projected onto MDF

Hush Now

Mount Royal School of Art M.F.A.

Artist

Millie Veracauteren ’18

Date

2018

Shelf of Shelves #1

Mount Royal School of Art M.F.A.

Artist

Eunjung Park ’15

Date

2014

Medium

Wood, metal, glass, acrylic paint, plastic film, pill, gum, cigarettes, lighter, paintbrush

Hymn to the Fallen

Mount Royal School of Art M.F.A.

Artist

Haoran Chang ’18

Date

2018

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Open Works: Tools and Tech for the People

With wood and metal shops, 3-D printing, an electronics lab and textile studios, Open Works is a makerspace where Baltimore City residents can…

North Avenue Knowledge Exchange

Built on the premise that everyone has something to teach and everyone has something to learn, the North Avenue Knowledge Exchange is a community-based…

Developing the Curriculum of a Social Movement

What does a social movement look like? Oak Hill Center for Education and Culture in Station North is helping answer that question.

Model of Collaboration: Baltimore Design School + MICA

The brainchild of then Maryland State Senator Catherine Pugh, former MICA President Fred Lazarus and Baltimore architect Steve Ziger, the Baltimore…

Giving Baltimore's Youth the Tools to Tell Their Stories

“Everyone has a story to tell, but not every community has access to the tools to do so,” Moira Fratantuono ’10 (Community Arts M.F.A.)…

Alumna Creates a Space to Celebrate Baltimore's Immigrant Community

For her senior thesis, Valeria Fuentes ’17 ’18 (Architectural Design B.F.A., Social Design M.F.A.) created a clothing line called Segunda Piel…

Stephen Hendee: Teaching Artist

Best known for fabricating ambitious, large-scale installations, MICA faculty member Stephen Hendee is creating a new objective for his studio…

Xiaofu Wang

A native of Wuhan, China, Xiaofu Wang is an active exhibiting artist currently based in Baltimore. In 2017, she was a Janet & Walter Sondheim…

Making Art that Matters

Adarsh Alphons ’06 says that art saved his life. Today, the founder and executive director of ProjectArt now leads his team with a goal to…

Taha Heydari

A native of Iran, Taha Heydari has exhibited around the world, including London, Berlin and Antwerp. His work has been featured in solo exhibitions…

Marilyn Narota

Born in Colombia and based in New York City, Marilyn Narota is an exhibiting artist who creates performance based videos, participatory installations…

A Conversation With President Samuel Hoi

In 2014, Samuel Hoi was appointed MICA's president following the long tenure of Fred Lazarus. Along with more than two decades of higher education…

Cindy Cheng

Working from her spacious studio in the city's Greektown neighborhood, Cindy Cheng has found success as an exhibiting artist. She not only exhibits…

Unconventional Illustration

Illustrators are natural storytellers; but across media, their work has traditionally been used to play a supporting role — to add depth…

An Interview with Jann Rosen-Queralt

Students in Rinehart School of Sculpture recently sat down to talk with Jann Rosen-Queralt, director of the program.

Five Free Art Activities In Baltimore

Discover Masterpieces at the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Walters Art Museum or the AVAM. (MICA alumna and faculty member Phaan Howng with her…

Upcycle Outerwear — Environmentally Conscious Fashion

“I like thinking about how to use materials differently,” said Trisha Chenney ’17 (Interdisciplinary Sculpture B.F.A.), a finalist in the…

Teaching Artist

MICA faculty member is carving out time to shape a new generation of makers thanks to a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant.

Andrew Keiper and Kei Ito

When Andre Keiper and Kei Ito discovered their shared connection to the atomic bomb through their grandfathers, they promised to one day explore…

Brendon Massei

From day one, Brendon Massei's masters in the Business of Art and Design has helped him grow as a professional musician in the band Viking Moses…

Toym de Leon Imao

For Philippine sculptor Abdulmari “Toym” de Leon Imao, art is in the blood. He counts as his inspiration his father, an award-winning sculptor…

Kyle Hackett

Kyle Hackett graduated in 2013 and has been continuously exhibiting his artwork since then. Currently based in Washington, D.C., his work was…

Virtuoso Faculty: Tony Shore

From smoke-filled bars in France, to Baltimore’s back streets and alleys, to the rolling fields north of the city where members of the Elkridge…

Cosmo Whyte

Based in Atlanta, Georgia and Montego Bay, Jamaica, Cosmo Whyte is a transdisciplinary artist and visual art lecturer at Morehouse College.

Hermonie Williams

Hermonie Williams is a Baltimore-based exhibiting artist.

Yutaka Houlette

Yutaka Houlette is a web developer and award-winning book illustrator.

Foot

Estee Fox ’15

Foot

Mount Royal School of Art

Artist

Estee Fox ’15

Date

2015

Medium

Gouache, Oil Bar, Charcoal, Mica, Graphite and Ink on Paper

Dimensions

70 x 50 inches

Hitting Their Marks

Three alumni who are making their mark in the entertainment industry.

Isla

Cristal Tadeo

Isla

Rinehart School of Sculpture M.F.A.

Artist

Cristal Tadeo

Date

2018

Medium

Concrete, wire, foam and acrylic

Five Inexpensive and Quirky Things to do in Baltimore

Ghost Tours Baltimore Ghost Tours provide award-winning haunted walking tours of Fell's Point and Mount Vernon. Certified Authentic Baltimore…

Curious

Claire Lynch

Curious

Rinehart School of Sculpture M.F.A.

Artist

Claire Lynch

Date

2018

Medium

Wood and motor

Dimensions

18 x 24 x 12 inches

Mentor Extraordinaire: Illustration Faculty Member José Villarrubia

Brockett Horne, Chair of Graphic Design, Talks Career Prep

Rinehart School of Sculpture Exhibition

The Tree of Life

Untitled

Horn

The Creature

The Greatest City in America

Ethereal

Louder Than a Bomb

Emily Ianacone ’15 Brings Design Strategy to Mayor's Office of Innovation

A Conversation With Darrée

Leading by Example: Maren Hassinger

Chuxi Guo

Claire Lynch

Ryan Lytle

2018 Baker Awards

Maker Space / Dolphin Design Center

Rising Star: ND Stevenson

Edon Muhaxheri

The Legacy of Chair Emeritus in Art Education Dr. Al Hurwitz ’41 (1920-2012) Is Felt Worldwide

Smile Indias

Mount Royal School of Art

Foot

Trin-a-trios

Hush Now

Shelf of Shelves #1

Hymn to the Fallen

Open Works: Tools and Tech for the People

North Avenue Knowledge Exchange

Developing the Curriculum of a Social Movement

Model of Collaboration: Baltimore Design School + MICA

Giving Baltimore's Youth the Tools to Tell Their Stories

Alumna Creates a Space to Celebrate Baltimore's Immigrant Community

Stephen Hendee: Teaching Artist

Xiaofu Wang

Making Art that Matters

Taha Heydari

Marilyn Narota

A Conversation With President Samuel Hoi

Cindy Cheng

Unconventional Illustration

An Interview with Jann Rosen-Queralt

Five Free Art Activities In Baltimore

Upcycle Outerwear — Environmentally Conscious Fashion

Teaching Artist

Andrew Keiper and Kei Ito

Brendon Massei

Toym de Leon Imao

Kyle Hackett

Virtuoso Faculty: Tony Shore

Cosmo Whyte

Hermonie Williams

Yutaka Houlette

Foot

Foot

Hitting Their Marks

Isla

Isla

Five Inexpensive and Quirky Things to do in Baltimore

Curious

Curious