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

Celebrating everything from espresso to the changing of the seasons, MICA alum reaches a worldwide audience.

Recent Grads Receive International Recognition for Thesis Work

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…

A look at a few MICA alumni and their interdisciplinary collaboration with science, technology, engineering, and math.

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…

Throughout her career, Abbi Jacobson ’06 (General Fine Arts BFA) has showcased an exceptional capacity to create work across genres – as an artist…

MICA alum Jerrell Gibbs ’20 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting MFA) talks learning to understand the medium of painting through an abstract…

Over two lectures, Cheryl D. Miller ’74 (Graphic Design and Illustration BFA), Tasheka Arceneaux-Sutton, Maurice Cherry and Deyane Moses ’19…

Austen joined LAIKA Animation Studios as a puppet fabricator after a successful internship.

BALTIMORE — The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is proud to announce this year’s UP/Start Venture Competition winners — Makers for Humankind…

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…

Twenty-one years ago, MICA alum Susan Malone ’97 (Photography BFA) began working as manager of programs at Wide Angle Youth Media — a Baltimore…

McCormick will continue as president, following her interim presidency since January 2024, and will spearhead exciting new initiatives for the…

MICA proudly announces new faculty who are joining the College in Fall 2025 across a range of programs and contemporary approaches to art, design…

Area Head & Full-Time Faculty / Photography; Assistant Chair / Animation & Media Arts

Full-Time Faculty/ Film and Video, Animation and Media Arts, BFA; Co-Area Head / Creative Media Production, BFA; Full-Time Faculty / Studio…

Part-Time Faculty / First Year Experience

Area Head / Animation; Faculty / Animation and Media Arts

Chair / Animation and Media Arts

Program Coordinator

Full-Time Faculty / History of Art, Design, & Visual Culture

Nate Larson, Full-Time Faculty, Photography

Launching in Fall 2026, the new programs expand MICA’s media arts ecosystem, connecting filmmaking, game development, and interactive storytelling…

The Tell-Tale Arts

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

Caroline shares her experience and journey starting and am managing a successful textile business, Caroline Cecil Textiles. 

Graphic Design MFA Projects Stand Out at STA 100

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

MICA Artists Take Part in International Showcase

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

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

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…

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…

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

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

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

The work of Javier Ameijeiras ’05 (Illustration BFA) an award-winning concept illustrator and scenic designer specializing in film, TV, and theatre…

MICA Alum creates and immersive, visual narrative around climate change for Meta Open Arts

Celebrating the Business of Creativity

Since graduating in 1984, MICA alumnus, Juan F. Bastos, has enjoyed a successful career as a professional portraitist. Hundreds of his oil paintings…

Mira, the venture of Jana Thompson ’21 (UX Design MPS), was one of seven finalists in this year's competition.