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Creatives Without Borders / 5 Under 5 / Celebrating MICA’s Bicentennial

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What We Carry Forward

There is something powerful about reaching 200 years. A bicentennial asks us to consider not only what has endured, but what has traveled forward: the ideas, relationships, creative practices, and possibilities carried from one generation to the next.

At the Fête of Lights: Bicentennial Gala, Aidan Leizerov ’28 (Interdisciplinary Sculpture BFA) wore their wax soldier costume created in the Mask and Headdress course taught by Valeska Populoh, faculty in the Fiber, Fashion, and Textile program. On the upper landing, Martin Knuppel ’26 (Illustration and Printmaking BFA) is dressed as a modern version of the First Lord of Baltimore. Leizerov and Knuppel were part of a larger student interpretation of the Main Building’s Maryland painting. Students created a living mural that was more representative of MICA's students today. + Enlarge

On The Cover: Fall 2026
At the Fête of Lights: Bicentennial Gala, Aidan Leizerov ’28 (Interdisciplinary Sculpture BFA) wore their wax soldier costume created in the Mask and Headdress course taught by Valeska Populoh, faculty in the Fiber, Fashion, and Textile program. On the upper landing, Martin Knuppel ’26 (Illustration and Printmaking BFA) is dressed as a modern version of the First Lord of Baltimore. Leizerov and Knuppel were part of a larger student interpretation of the Main Building’s Maryland painting. Students created a living mural that was more representative of MICA's students today.

On The Cover: Fall 2026

At the Fête of Lights: Bicentennial Gala, Aidan Leizerov ’28 (Interdisciplinary Sculpture BFA) wore their wax soldier costume created in the Mask and Headdress course taught by Valeska Populoh, faculty in the Fiber, Fashion, and Textile program. On the upper landing, Martin Knuppel ’26 (Illustration and Printmaking BFA) is dressed as a modern version of the First Lord of Baltimore. Leizerov and Knuppel were part of a larger student interpretation of the Main Building’s Maryland painting. Students created a living mural that was more representative of MICA's students today.

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First Impression: Fall 2026

First Impression: Fall 2026

Visitors explore students’ work during the final exhibition of MICA’s 2026 Pre-College Summer Intensive. Featuring work across painting, photography, sculpture, animation, illustration, and game design, the final exhibition brings together students, families, and art lovers to celebrate the next generation of creatives.

Grace Hall ‘27 (Painting BFA) Image credit: Portrait of Imauri, 2026, oil on canvas, 20 x 16 inches
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Students Recognized in Prestigious AXA Art Prize Competition

Four MICA students have been named finalists in the 2026 AXA Art Prize, one of the nation’s premier competitions recognizing outstanding undergraduate…
Grace Hall ‘27 (Painting BFA) Image credit: Portrait of Imauri, 2026, oil on canvas, 20 x 16 inches

Portrait of Imauri

Artist
Grace Hall ’27 (Painting BFA)
Date
2026
Medium
Oil and newspaper
Dimensions
20 x 16 inches
Malyssa Ollar ’28 (GFA and History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture BFA) Image credit: Pink Stripe (Cross My Mind), 2026, acrylic, thread, fabric, glass. 27 x 25 inches beads, paper, crayon, and fishing wire on shaped canvas

Pink Stripe (Cross My Mind)

Artist
Malyssa Ollar ’28 (General Fine Arts and History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture BFA)
Date
2026
Medium
Acrylic, thread, fabric, glass beads, paper, crayon, and fishing wire on shaped canvas.
Dimensions
27 x 25 inches
Klara Seib ‘26 (Painting and Studio and Humanities Sciences BFA) Image credit: Fish Bladder Configurations, 2026, graphite on paper, 11 x 7 inches

Fish Bladder Configurations

Artist
Klara Seib ’26 (Painting and Studio and Humanities Sciences BFA)
Date
2026
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
11 x 7 inches
Nadia Tomoney ‘27 (Painting BFA) Image credit: Heirloom, 2026, oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches

Heirloom

Artist
Nadia Tomoney ’27 (Painting BFA)
Date
2026
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
48 x 36 inches
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Daily Mask
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MICA Takes Center Stage at BMA with Bicentennial Exhibition

The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) is honoring MICA’s 200-year legacy with BMA Celebrates MICA 200, a focused exhibition that places MICA’s artists…
Daily Mask

Daily Mask

Artist
Maren Hassinger
Date
1997-2004
Resortscape

Resortscape

Artist
Amalie Rothschild ’34
Date
1954-1955
Mama's Little Rock and Roll Baby

Mama's Little Rock and Roll Baby

Artist
Tom Miller ’63, ’87 (BFA, MFA)
Date
1991
Necksculpture

Necksculpture

Artist
Betty Cooke ’46 (Art Education BFA)
Date
1976
Attic Plant

Attic Plant

Artist
Charles H. Walther ’1906
Date
1925
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Portrait of Sam Weible '26 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting MFA) in their studio. + Enlarge

In The Studio: Fall 2026
Portrait of Sam Weible '26 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting MFA) in their studio.

In The Studio: Fall 2026

The work of Sam Weible '26 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting MFA) addresses the mechanics of perception and attention. Drawing on minimalist traditions, studies of optic effects, and their lived experience with a nervous system condition to create paintings that bring heightened awareness to the mutability of sight. Through specificity of color and optic effects, their paintings slow down the viewer and call attention to how the act of viewing allows a work to act upon them.

Logic Thompson ’28 (Design and Innovation BFA, Creative Media Production & Creative Entrepreneurship Minors) + Enlarge

Sketchbook: Fall 2026

Logic Thompson ’28 (Design and Innovation BFA)
Logic Thompson ’28 (Design and Innovation BFA, Creative Media Production & Creative Entrepreneurship Minors)

Sketchbook: Fall 2026

“My MICA professors have asked me certain questions that challenge my perception. ‘What is my preferred personal future? Who am I making art for? How will I tackle an assignment that is representative of me?’ My responses to these questions show up as risky color choices and portals to worlds I one day hope to live and love in. Hopeful. My voice is hopeful.”

Artist
Logic Thompson ’28 (Design and Innovation BFA)
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A Final Glance: Fall 2026

A Final Glance: Fall 2026

MICA Fiber BFA student Simone Isip ’26 brings a piece of campus history to Commencement, wearing a handmade replica of MICA’s iconic Mount Royal Station. Complete with its distinctive tower, peaked roofs, and arched windows, the imaginative creation transforms a beloved campus landmark into a memorable piece of wearable art.

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