BMA Celebrates MICA’s Bicentennial with Special Presentation of Affiliated Artists in its Collection
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) presents BMA Celebrates MICA 200, a focus exhibition recognizing the 200-year legacy of the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and the enduring influence of its artists, faculty, and alumni on Baltimore and the contemporary art world at large. Drawing entirely from the BMA’s collection, the presentation features 17 works that span nearly 150 years with examples of painting, sculpture, photography, film, textiles, jewelry, and works on paper. This diversity of media reflects MICA’s longstanding commitment to material experimentation, critical inquiry, and interdisciplinary practice. BMA Celebrates MICA 200 is on view in the Contemporary Wing from May 17 through January 3, 2027.
Featuring artists, from both alumni and professors, these works illustrate the depth and breadth of MICA’s program while underscoring the BMA’s role as a steward of Baltimore’s artistic history.
The installation is supported by MICA’s Board of Trustees Bicentennial Sponsors, the Davis Exhibition Endowment Fund at MICA, and the Winifred Gordon Foundation.
Baltimore Museum of Art, Gift of the Artist in Memory of Vernessia and Lawrence H. Smith, Sr., BMA 2025.212. © Shinique Smith
Baltimore Museum of Art, The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland, BMA 1950.376
Baltimore Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Julien Davis, Baltimore, BMA 2016.11. © Jo Smail
Baltimore Museum of Art, Gift of Amalie R. Rothschild, BMA 2011.110. Courtesy of the Estate of Amalie Rothschild
Baltimore Museum of Art, The Abell Foundation Photograph Acquisitions Endowment, BMA 2023.54
Baltimore Museum of Art, Gift of Steven Scott, Baltimore, in Memory of the Artist, BMA 2015.366. © Estate of Tom Miller, Courtesy Steven Scott Gallery
Baltimore Museum of Art, Gift of Susie Brandt and the MICA Pandemic Quilters, Baltimore (Kibibi Ajanku, Dr. Denise Bailey-Jones, Sarah Zenobia Barnes, Erika Carruth, Rosa Chang, Katherine Cowan, Joann Dixon, Rae Drotleff, Patty Gallivan, Dr. Leslie King Hammond, Rodette Jones, Joseph E. Malson, Christine Manganaro, Kenya Miles, Audrey Lee Naiva, Marla Parker, Ursula Populoh, Julia Racicot, Glenda Richardson, Rosalind Ford Robinson, Lowery Stokes Sims, Tobyanne Suyemoto, Lowell Zelenka), BMA 2024.365
Baltimore Museum of Art, Bequest of Dr. James R. Duke, Baltimore, BMA 2012.564
Baltimore Museum of Art, Purchase with exchange funds from the Pearlstone Family Fund and partial gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., BMA 2018.110. © Maren Hassinger
Baltimore Museum of Art, Alice and Franklin Cooley Fund, BMA 1994.160. © The Baltimore Museum of Art / Estate of Grace Hartigan
Baltimore Museum of Art, Gift of Barbara Katz, Baltimore, BMA 2019.7. © Betty Cooke
Join the festivities as MICA honors its 200-year history, recognizes its present success, and looks forward to a bright future. Throughout 2026, the College will be sharing community stories and announcing one-of-a-kind events on campus, in Baltimore, and beyond.
