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Meditating on the Sofa painting by Sarah Stoll

Meditating on the Sofa

Meditating on the Sofa painting by Sarah Stoll

Meditating on the Sofa

Painting B.F.A.

Artist

Sarah Stoll

Date

2017

The Artists Talk

Collaborative duo and 2015 Sondheim Prize winners, Daniel Wickerham and Malcolm Lomax sit down for a Q&A about their artistic practice.

Firsts

Smithsonian Commissions Amy Sherald ’04 for Michelle Obama Portrait

A Conversation With Kelsey Schmitt ’12

Art educator and practicing artist, Kelsey Schmitt ’12 is proof that graduates of MICA’s Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) program are…

The Edge of Understanding: A Q&A with 2017 Sondheim Artscape Prize Winner Cindy Cheng

Cindy Cheng ’08 ’11 lived all over the world — from Hong Kong to Vancouver to Hawaii to Massachusetts — before making her way to study…

DANAE — Winner of $25k in 2017 Up/Start Competition including People’s Choice Award

When Winston Frazer ’16 (Painting B.F.A.) was a junior at MICA, his experience during a Summer Travel Intensive to the island nation of São Tom…

Guitars by Evil Evil — Awarded $20k in UP/Start Competition

Benjamin Torres ’15, ’16 (General Fine Arts BFA, Post-Baccalaureate in Graphic Design) always loved music. He played bass in his teens and, since…

Maura Dwyer: Art that Builds Trust and Relationships

Maura Dwyer ‘12 (Interdisciplinary Sculpture B.F.A.) avoids biographies, as she finds that words do not adequately represent her as an artist…

Isaac Ewart: The Art of Storytelling

At 25, Isaac Ewart is among the younger artists in Light City 2017. But, he spares no effort to dive in and understand the community he works…

Daniel Wickerham and Malcolm Lomax: You’ll Know If You Belong

For Daniel Wickerham ’09 (Painting B.F.A.) and Malcolm Lomax ’09 (Painting B.F.A.), their latest installation project serves as a conduit from…

Those That Can, Teach

Meet a few of the visiting artists and critics who are an essential part of graduate education at MICA.

Connections Forged in Baltimore Continue Around the World

Filipino artists Ashley Dequilla ’12 and Toym Imao ’12 collaborate on series of murals in their home country.

Sara Dittrich Receives Baker Artist Award

In an announcement made live on Maryland Public Television in late May, Sara Dittrich ’14 (Interdisciplinary Sculpture B.F.A.) was named a winner…

Global Perspectives

International students reflect on their experiences as graduate students at MICA.

Star on the Rise

The work of painter Amy Sherald ’04 (Hoffberger School of Painting M.F.A.) was always autobiographical in nature, but the artist says her move…

Faculty Member Piper Shepard and Alumnus Jacolby Satterwhite Named USA Fellows for Innovation in The Arts

Fiber faculty member Piper Shepard and Jacolby Satterwhite '08 (Painting) were just awarded fellowships by United States Artists (USA) for innovation…

A Conversation with Taha Heydari

LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting alumnus talks about Baltimore and Tehran.

Paul Mirel: MICA’s Starman

Paul Mirel takes time after his day job at NASA to bring art and science together.

Winners Announced for MICA Up/Start Venture Competition

MICA is pleased to announce the winners of the Up/Start Venture Competition, the college's first pitch and start-up contest for students, graduates…

A Conversation with Shinique Smith

MICA Alumna talks about the people, places, and ideas that have influenced and inspired throughout her remarkable career.

Emmy Award-Winning MICA Alumnus Promotes the Nickelodeon Brand

Christopher Papa ’02 (general fine arts) loves to tell stories, and animation gives him a unique outlet for his creative expression. There are…

Eric Allard

Eric Allard works with developmentally delayed children in a special needs preschool in Owings Mills, Maryland.

Art Meets Science

In 2009, I began a three-phase art project that explores the relationship between art and science, addressing the changing roles of the astronaut…

Elle Perez '11

Photography alum Elle Pérez’s monochrome photographs explore queer and Latinx spaces — from underground wrestling to LGBTQ nightclubs (among…

Stephen Towns: Patience Paid Off

The most oft-discussed piece in “Ruminations and a Reckoning,” a solo show at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA), is “Birth of a Nation” — a…

Good Fellows

Since the inception of the Fulbright Program in 1946, more than 325,000 recent graduates and graduate students from over 155 countries have used…

Painting by Meg Beck

hominal

Painting by Meg Beck

hominal

Painting B.F.A.

Artist

Meg Beck

Date

2017

Katherine Mahon

As a 3D artist at Amazon, Katherine Mahon applies all that she had learnt at MICA to modeling and material creation at the internet giant. She…

Baptism painting by Tyler Ballon

Baptism

Baptism painting by Tyler Ballon

Baptism

Painting B.F.A.

Artist

Tyler Ballon

Date

2018

Meen Choi

Meen Choi maintains an active career as a Brooklyn-based illustrator. In addition to a position as a designer for Bogopa, he pursues freelance…

Painting installation by Szemui Ho, Kailyn Cavaluzzo, Micah Albin Sattin, and Ella Ritts

Chrominiscence

Szemui Ho, Kailyn Cavaluzzo, Micah Albin Sattin, and Ella Ritts

Painting installation by Szemui Ho, Kailyn Cavaluzzo, Micah Albin Sattin, and Ella Ritts

Chrominiscence

Painting B.F.A.

Artist

Szemui Ho, Kailyn Cavaluzzo, Micah Albin Sattin, and Ella Ritts

Date

2018

Payton Cossell Turner and Brian Kaspr

Payton Cosell Turner and Brian Kaspr are co-owners of Flat Vernacular, a highly successful design studio specializing in original wallpapers…

DeRay Mckesson, Joyce J. Scott ’70, Carrie Mae Weems Among Honorees at MICA’s 169th Commencement

College will also award MICA trustee Alice Falvey Greif with honorary degree at undergraduate ceremony; author, editor and designer Victor Margolin…

Painting by Tyler Ballon

Deposition

Painting by Tyler Ballon

Deposition

Painting B.F.A.

Artist

Tyler Ballon

Date

2018

Chameleon Gallery — Winner of $15k in 2018 UP/Start Competition

As artists, Yi-An P‘an ’18 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting M.F.A.) and Haoran Chang ’18 (Mount Royal School of Art M.F.A.) say they are…

Site Specific, The San Francisco Bay Area

Five alumni — based in the San Francisco Bay Area — who have carved out impressive creative spaces.

Skin in the Game: Jackie Sabur

For Jackie Sabur ’03 ’06, tattooing is the ultimate expression of herself as an artist. The craft allows her to integrate learned techniques…

Puppet Masters

Despite puppetry being an ancient art form — it is thought to have originated about 3,000 years ago — MICA didn’t offer classes in the…

The Upstarts

MICA Art and Design Entrepreneurs Compete For $100,000 in Venture Funding Through Up/Start Initiative

MICA Awards Over $100K to Creative Entrepreneurs at UP/Start Finale

Seed funding awarded to 6 MICA student and alumni teams for their creative innovative businesses.

National Portrait Gallery Unveils Portrait of Lady Michelle Obama by Amy Sherald ’04

“I paint American people, and I tell American stories through my paintings,” said Amy Sherald ’04 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting M.F…

Finalists Selected for MICA’s 2018 Up/Start Venture Competition

On Friday, Feb. 2, eight finalists for the third annual UP/Start Venture Competition were selected from over 20 applicants representing 15 undergraduate…

A Cheerleader for Art Education

As featured on Diverse Issues in Higher Education website. When Samuel — or Sammy — Hoi, president of Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)…

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Untitled

LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting (MFA)

Zoe Linn Jarvis

A 2015 graduate, Zoe Linn Jarvis has a thriving career as an exhibiting artist with a large-scale solo show opening in Washington, DC in 2017…

Allana Clarke

“I was a really terrible student,” exclaimed Allana Clarke ’14 (Mount Royal School of Art M.F.A.) in a conversation before her April lecture…

Freedom to Fail

Cindy Cheng ’08 ’11 (Fine Arts Post-Baccalaureate, Mount Royal School of Art M.F.A.) measures success by what happens in the studio —…

Leslie King-Hammond Graduate Award

Incoming and returning students share their perspectives on diversity and creative discourse.

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