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…
+ Enlarge 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… Close Prev Next 1 of 10
+ Enlarge General Fine Arts Faculty Spotlight: Howie Lee Weiss Howie Lee Weiss oversees the Senior Thesis program for General Fine Arts, Painting, and Drawing at MICA. Additionally, he has taught a range… Close Prev Next 1 of 2
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…
Career Notes: Art + STEM A look at a few MICA alumni and their interdisciplinary collaboration with science, technology, engineering, and math.
A Community of Creatives 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…
Abbi Jacobson’s “A League of Their Own” Premieres on Amazon Prime Throughout her career, Abbi Jacobson ’06 (General Fine Arts BFA) has showcased an exceptional capacity to create work across genres – as an artist…
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…
MICA Grad and Faculty Debut New Films on Netflix MICA grad TT the Artist ’06 (General Fine Arts BFA) and MICA MFA Film faculty Angel Kristi bring their talents to the award-winning streaming…
Emma Childs Emma is a US-based abstract painter whose work has been featured in American and British Vogue, and Dwell Magazine.
GFA Special Projects class provides real-world experience while giving back to the community Artwork depicting birds and Baltimore landmarks— like race horses at Pimlico, boats in the Inner Harbor and the Patterson Park Pagoda — now…
MICA Awarded Top Honors in National Democracy Challenge In 2018, MICA’s voting rate of registered students increased nearly 40 percentage points, and the number of eligible students registered to…
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…
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 Cool List Baltimore is fast becoming a cultural mecca — and national publications are taking notice.
MICA names four William O. Steinmetz ’50 Designers-in-Residence, bringing together three generations of cultural activists Over two lectures, Cheryl D. Miller ’74 (Graphic Design and Illustration BFA), Tasheka Arceneaux-Sutton, Maurice Cherry and Deyane Moses ’19…
MICA's Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship Awards Over 100k at 2020 UP/Start Finale BALTIMORE — The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is proud to announce this year’s UP/Start Venture Competition winners — Makers for Humankind…
MICA Faculty Win Prestigious Art Educator Awards Three MICA faculty members have been recognized by national and state organizations for their outstanding work as art educators. They include…
MICA Announces the William O. Steinmetz ’50 and Betty Cooke ’46 Chair in Design Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is pleased to announce the founding of the William O. Steinmetz ’50 and Betty Cooke ’46 Chair in Design…
Start It Up From its earliest days, MICA has had a connection to doers and makers, to people who believe that artistic creativity is a catalyst for positive…
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…
+ Enlarge 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) Close Prev Next 1 of 7
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…
Javier Ameijeiras’ Work Featured in Museum of Broadway, Opening This Fall The work of Javier Ameijeiras ’05 (Illustration BFA) an award-winning concept illustrator and scenic designer specializing in film, TV, and theatre…
Joystick MICA Game Lab, Maryland Blended Reality Center trauma physicians develop VR technology for traumatic spinal injury patients.
Global Canvas Celebrating everything from espresso to the changing of the seasons, MICA alum reaches a worldwide audience.
Meta-Phoric MICA Alum creates and immersive, visual narrative around climate change for Meta Open Arts
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…
+ Enlarge 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. Close
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…
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…
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'…
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…
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
Austen Weitzel Austen joined LAIKA Animation Studios as a puppet fabricator after a successful internship.
Molly Sydnor Molly Margaret Sydnor ‘15 (Fiber BFA) is a Dallas-based multidisciplinary fine artist with an eye for fiber. Her work has been shown in solo…
+ Enlarge Migrations and Meaning(s) in Art an exhibition curated by Dr. Deborah Willis The exhibition, curated by Willis, the MICA inaugural Stuart B. Cooper Endowed Chair in Photography, explores debates on the topic of migration… Close
President Hoi Discusses Artists as Changemakers on the Free to Bmore Podcast MICA President Sammuel Hoi recently joined the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Free to Bmore podcast to discuss how art and artists can be changemakers…
MICA Awarded $510K from ArtPlace America, Will Build Field of Creative Placemaking The funding will help to expand community and organizational partnerships, as well as create a sequence of both undergraduate and graduate courses…
Become Again: Identity as Process What do exhibitions look like when they take queerness for granted? This was the question I tried to answer for most of the year and a half I…
MICA Alumna Wins Sondheim Prize In the spring of Akea Brionne Brown’s first year at MICA, that the Baltimore Uprising occurred. It was finals week. And it was an event that…
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…
Payton Cosell Turner featured in Elle Magazine Payton Cosell Turner ‘08 (Painting BFA), in addition to being CEO of home decor company Flat Vernacular, is cofounder and Girls at Library (GAL)…