The right brain lives for creativity and emotion. How we interpret; where we fit. And since artists are often risk takers—asking questions, finding patterns—that means their surroundings need to feed their curiosity and also their comfort.
MICA is a school to find out where and how you belong. From work spaces to play places, everything here is designed to foster artistic, intellectual, and personal growth in a seamless and authentic way.
Creative problem-solving has fast become one of the most sought after skills in the job market today. Through individualized courses of study and a broad range of industry-connected programs, MICA uniquely equips you with the ability to transition from the classroom to a career that values your creative spirit and perspective.
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Unleash your Super- powers
MICA Alumni are working with some of the most influential companies on the planet. From Marvel to NASA, the White House to Disney, they are unleashing their creative powers on industries like entertainment, fashion, fine arts, and the sciences.
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Mickey Quinn, '15 Illustration
Storyboard Artist
A storyboard artist at DreamWorks Animation who worked on She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
ND Stevenson, '13 Illustration
Writer, Illustrator, Creator, Showrunner
Created Nimona, a National Book Award Finalist for the 2015 Young People’s Literature Award that was developed into an animated film for Netflix in 2023. ND worked with DreamWorks Animation to reboot She-Ra and the Princesses of Power for the streaming platform.
Stephen Edmond, '11 Graphic Design
Graphic Designer
Worked with Everlast, designing uniforms worn by the U.S. Boxing Teams at the London Olympics.
Matt Hodin, '15 Graphic Design
Production Designer
A production designer and an active freelancer, with clients that include American University, Hungry Harvest, and BioTerpPartners.
Sophie Moore, '14 Graphic Design
Color Concept Designer
Nicholas Palmigiano, '08 Interactive Arts
Manager, Engineering, Global eCommerce
Meredith Cole, '13 Graphic Design
Design Manager
Kimberly Lawler, '17 Graphic Design
Graphic Designer
A graphic designer for the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she creates visual content for scientific and medical communications.
Anne Marcotte, '10 Graphic Design, '13 Information Visualization
UI Designer
A UI designer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
Jin Kyung Kim, '14 Graphic Design
Creative Design Director
Kirsten Lepore, '05 Animation
Writer, Director, Creator, Executive Producer
Wrote, directed, and executive produced Marvel Studio's I Am Groot. She also served as animation director for the hit indie film Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.
Abbi Jacobson, '06 General Fine Arts
Show Co-Creator, Executive Producer
Co-created the hit Comedy Central show Broad City, executive produced Amazon's A League of Their Own, and is currently the voice of Princess Bean in Matt Groening’s animated series Disenchantment.
Chris Papa, '02 General Fine Arts
VP of Animation
Served as vice president of animation at Nickelodeon. He has been nominated for five Emmy awards for promotional work for shows including Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants.
Robert McCurdy, '74, General Fine Arts
Artist
An American artist known for his photorealistic oil paintings and photographs of notable figures in contemporary history. In 2022 his official portrait of President Barack Obama was unveiled.
Amy Sherald, '04, Painting
Artist
An American painter who works mostly as a portraitist depicting African Americans in everyday settings. Her style is simplified realism, involving staged photographs of her subjects. In 2018 her official portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama was unveiled.
Jen Stark, '05 Fiber & Animation
Artist
The cosmic artwork of Jen Stark has been exhibited globally. Her piece Power of Being is part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s permanent collection. Jen also launched a line with Skechers in the summer of 2023.
Amy Wetsch, '19 Multidisciplinary Art
Artist
Was lead artist on NASA’s Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan, where she created interactive sculptures to aid public engagement and community outreach.
Annie Wu, '11 Illustration
Cartoon Artist
A cartoon artist whose clients include DC, Marvel and Archie Comics. She illustrated DC’s Black Canary, Marvel’s Hawkeye and the fourth issue in the re-launched Archie series.
Max Anderson, '15 Painting
3D Digitizing Specialist
Vishnu Ganti, '12 Graphic Design
Senior AR Product Designer
An AR/VR product designer for Meta, where she conceptualizes and iterates high-quality, end-to-end designs for conversational user interfaces at reality labs.
Peter Brown, '13 Interactive Arts
Senior Design Manager
A design manager for Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., where he designs IoT interfaces and software for customers in commercial, enterprise, and retail construction trades.
Olivia Huynh, '13 Animation
A doodler who has created animations and interactive games for the tech giant to mark events such as Valentine’s Day, Halloween, and Lunar New Year.
Emi MacLeod, '13 Graphic Design
Interaction Designer
An interaction designer for Google’s Android Auto. Prior to joining Google, McLeod worked for Alexa Automotive as a UX designer.
Shanti Rittgers, '12 Illustration
Worked for Google as a junior doodler.
Cynthia Cheng, '17 Illustration
Worked for Google as a junior doodler.
Mary Parrish, '15 Film & Video
Worked for Google as a marketing associate.
Tiffany Eaton, '13 Illustration
Worked for Google as an interactive designer.
Rachel Frank, '16 Graphic Design
Color Designer
Erica Bech, '13 Graphic Design
Global Brand Designer
Brian Metcalf, '13 Graphic Design
Global Brand Designer
I. Javier Ameijeiras, '05 Illustration
Concept Illustrator
A highly successful concept illustrator, storyboard artist, and art director who has worked on major Broadway, TV, and film productions including Hamilton, Grease Live!, The Greatest Showman, Beauty and the Beast, the Academy Awards and most recently on The Gilded Age on MAX.
Paulene Phouybanhdyt, '15 Animation
Storyboard Artist
Has worked as a storyboard artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios, DreamWorks Animation, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Netflix.
Youjin Jang, '18 Graphic Design
Senior Product Designer
Lauren Puglisi, '16 Animation
Animation Producer
An animation producer at PBS KIDS. Prior to being hired full time, Lauren worked as a digital animation intern.
Livia Song, '16 Graphic Design
A visual UI and motion graphics designer for Uber. As a student at MICA, Livia interned for IBM at the company’s T.J. Watson Research Center.
Chelsea Beck, '16 Illustration
Art Director
Became an Illustrator at NPR, then Gizmodo, after graduating from MICA. Chelsea is now working as an art director for YouTube.
Jeremie Talbot, '98 Illustration
Character Supervisor
Has worked at Pixar for more than 15 years, most recently as a character supervisor on animated films such as Elemental, Finding Dory and Onward.
