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The Church is Gone But the Cemetery Still Remains

Carley Blanchard ’20 (Printmaking BFA)

The Church is Gone But the Cemetery Still Remains

Artist

Carley Blanchard ’20 (Printmaking BFA)

Date

2019

Medium

Copper etching with chine-colle

Dimensions

11 x 15 in

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…

Ellie Camping

Aly Billelo ’20 (Illustration BFA)

Ellie Camping

Artist

Aly Billelo ’20 (Illustration BFA)

Date

2020

Medium

Acrylic paint on wood

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…

Career Notes: Art Education

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

Pathways at MICA and Beyond: Avani Dwivedi ’19 (Illustration BFA)

Website | Instagram | Represented by Painted Words During my time at MICA, I was highly motivated to explore different mediums and illustration…

Pathways at MICA and Beyond: Taylor McManus ’19 (Illustration BFA)

Website | Instagram | represented by snyder “When I started my journey at MICA in the Illustration Department, I had a vision of what I hoped…

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Spencer Beals '22

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Artist

Spencer Beals '22

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Emil Gunnarson '22

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Artist

Emil Gunnarson '22

Jones Falls diagram

Simone Isip '26

Jones Falls diagram

Artist

Simone Isip '26

Date

2023

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Emil Gunnarson '22

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Artist

Emil Gunnarson '22

MICA December 2022

World Wide Wonders

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Exploring the Framework

A conversation with Jared Christensen ’19 (Curatorial Practice MFA).

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…

Official White House portrait of President Barack Obama, painted by MICA alum Robert McCurdy ’74 (General Fine Arts BFA)

President Barack Obama Official White House Portrait

Robert McCurdy ’74 (General Fine Arts BFA)

Official White House portrait of President Barack Obama, painted by MICA alum Robert McCurdy ’74 (General Fine Arts BFA)

President Barack Obama Official White House Portrait

Official White House portrait of President Barack Obama, painted by MICA alum Robert McCurdy ’74

Artist

Robert McCurdy ’74 (General Fine Arts BFA)

Date

2022

MICA August 2022

Command Performances

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…

Kristen Lepore’s “I Am Groot” Premieres on Disney+

MICA alum spins new tales for the beloved “Guardians of the Galaxy” character.

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…

Joystick

MICA Game Lab, Maryland Blended Reality Center trauma physicians develop VR technology for traumatic spinal injury patients.

Visual Effects

Longtime Film & Video faculty Allen Moore looks back at some of the real-world projects he’s led at MICA

Graphic Design alumna Hilary Ament talks her recent work on “Oppenheimer,” “Nope”

Hilary Ament ’15 (Graphic Design BFA) continues to make a splash in the world of film graphic design, less than a decade after graduating from…

Global Canvas

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

MICA July 2022

Now Showing – Everywhere

MICA Faculty Explores Illustration’s Impact on Historic Perceptions of Race

Robyn Phillips-Pendleton, MICA faculty and interim director of the MFA in Illustration Practice, is co-curator of Imprinted: Illustrating Race…

Cultural Architects

Curators From MICA are Enriching – and Redefining – Their Field

Meta-Phoric

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

All the World's a Stage

It’s not a cliche to say that the trajectory of Elle Pérez ’11 (Photography BFA) has been meteoric. In a handful of years, they’ve had solo shows…

MICA June 2022

Celebrating the Business of Creativity

Idea Engine

UP/Start Powers MICA's Entrepreneurial Incubator

Olivia Huynh, Google Doodler, Reaches a Worldwide Audience

The work of Google Doodler Olivia Huynh has been seen by Google users around the world as the MICA alumna's interactive animations marked holidays…

Chelsea Conrad’s Garden Party Press Featured in PRINT

Chelsea Conrad ’20 (Illustration MA) turned an idea for Christmas gifts for her family into a thriving business. Her venture, Garden Party Press…

Fashion Forward: MICA Alumni Startups Seek to Change the Net-Zero Fashion Game

Rachel Faller ’08 (Fiber BFA) went to Cambodia on a Fulbright grant shortly after her graduation from MICA to learn about fair trade — and left…

Ponderer

Penn Eastburn ’22 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting)

Ponderer

Artist

Penn Eastburn ’22 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting)

Date

2021

Medium

acrylic, inkjet print on paper, oil on canvas, maple artist frame

Dimensions

30" x 24"

Still from a hand-drawn animated short film.

Isolate-3 (still)

Juju Nam ’22 (Animation)

Still from a hand-drawn animated short film.

Isolate-3 (still)

Artist

Juju Nam ’22 (Animation)

Date

2021

Medium

2D digital animation

Evening App Motion Design

Evening - Design Animation

Kitty Li ’22 (Graphic Design)

Evening App Motion Design

Evening - Design Animation

Artist

Kitty Li ’22 (Graphic Design)

Date

2022

Medium

Figma / Photoshop / Illustrator / After Effect

Artwork depicting two canine characters in a hot air balloon where the balloon is a cloud. Stars tied by string drag behind it. The style imitates a paper craft look.

You and My Stars

Steven Huang ’22 (Illustration)

Artwork depicting two canine characters in a hot air balloon where the balloon is a cloud. Stars tied by string drag behind it. The style imitates a paper craft look.

You and My Stars

Artist

Steven Huang ’22 (Illustration)

Date

2021

Medium

Digital

Two sisters wearing green and yellow embrace each other in a forest. Their garments say "Legacy."

Legacy Sisters #1

Jasmin Ali ’22 (Fiber)

Two sisters wearing green and yellow embrace each other in a forest. Their garments say "Legacy."

Legacy Sisters #1

The Legacy Sisters mark a transition in the collection from dark to light. In a way they are the generation that follows the Red Duo. They embody the spirit of empowerment, of breaking and fortifying legacies. In the live show, the set the sugar cane cross down on the floor, and step over it. What happens when we name our generational traumas, "legacies?" Models: Cristii Rodriguez and Savannah Imani Wade

Artist

Jasmin Ali ’22 (Fiber)

Date

2022

Medium

spandex, mesh, satin, beads

Digital media edit using photography, natural dyes, watercolor, and collage.

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Lisa Leitner ’22 (General Fine Arts)

Digital media edit using photography, natural dyes, watercolor, and collage.

zuhause #3

Digital media edit using photography, natural dyes, watercolor, and collage.

Artist

Lisa Leitner ’22 (General Fine Arts)

Date

2022

Medium

Mixed media print on chiffon

Dimensions

11x18 inches

Milk-mix

Seren Le ’22 (Graphic Design)

Milk-mix

Artist

Seren Le ’22 (Graphic Design)

Date

2021

Medium

Digital

Mystical mushroom staircase

Steps (2/4)

Emily Nguyen ’22 (Illustration)

Mystical mushroom staircase

Steps (2/4)

Mystical mushroom staircase

Artist

Emily Nguyen ’22 (Illustration)

Date

2022

Medium

Digital

Dimensions

18x24 inches

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 April 2022

The Inaugural Issue

Mira—2022 UP/Start Finalist

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

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…

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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.

'Knock the Block'—Winner of $12K During the UP/Start Venture Competition

"Knock the Block," the venture of Book Karnjanakit ’21 (Illustration Practice MFA), was one of seven finalists in this year's competition.

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