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Art Lien, Longtime Supreme Court Artist, Retires Following Storied Career

Using a graphite pencil and watercolor paints, MICA alum Art Lien ’76 (General Fine Arts BFA) spent his entire career as a courtroom sketch artist…

Students explore the city of Seoul during summer study abroad.

Summer Travel Intensive to Korea

Visit to Knosses, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on the island of Crete, in Greece.

MICA students explore the Galleria Principe di Napoli.

Summer Travel Intensive to Italy

Guitar makers in São Tomé and Príncipe share their skills with MICA students during summer study abroad.

Summer Travel Intensive to São Tomé and Príncipe

Pathways at MICA and Beyond: Sam Acuff ’15 (General Fine Arts BFA)

“My time at MICA was eclectic. I thought I would be an illustrator, then a painter; a fabricator, and then in my final months there, I decided…

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Pathways at MICA and Beyond: Antonius Bui ’16 (General Fine Arts BFA)

“Transferring to MICA as a pre-med student from a public university, I honestly had a lot of insecurities concerning my artistic ability and…

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Pathways at MICA and Beyond: Hadassah Dowuona ’20

“I am a multidisciplinary designer and a 2020 MICA alumna with a joint background in graphic design and textiles / illustration. I am immensely…

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Graphic Design Faculty Q&A: Minsun Eo

Minsun Eo focuses on practice that creates integrated design knowledge, system and experience for art, technology, architecture, fashion and…

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Graphic Design Faculty Q&A: Kristian Bjørnard ’09 (Graphic Design MFA)

Kristian Bjørnard is a designer, educator, and sustainabilitist. An alumni of MICA's Graphic Design MFA program, he is director of The Office…

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Illustration Faculty Q&A: Jesse Turnbull ’04 (Illustration BFA)

Jesse Turnbull ’04 attended MICA and graduated from the Illustration Department in 2004. He has worked in Philadelphia as a freelance illustrator…

Illustration Faculty Q&A: Lisa Perrin ’13 (Illustration Practice MFA)

A proud graduate of MICA's MFA Illustration Practice program, Lisa Perrin spent five years as an in-house illustrator at American Greetings card…

General Fine Arts Faculty Spotlight: Howie Lee Weiss

Howie Lee Weiss oversees the Senior Thesis program for General Fine Arts, Painting, and Drawing at MICA. Additionally, he has taught a range…

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Animation Faculty Q&A: Stephanie Williams

https://www.stephaniejwilliams.com/ | Find Stephanie on instagram Stephanie J Williams is a tinkerer and doodler whose work navigates hierarchies…

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Sinnerman

Taylor N. Wilson

Sinnerman

Artist

Taylor N. Wilson

Date

2022

Medium

oil, ink, acrylic, pastels on canvas

Dimensions

24x36 in

Capturing Legends

The official White House portrait of President Barack Obama, by MICA alum Robert McCurdy ’74 (General Fine Arts BFA), was unveiled on September…

Untitled Work from Summer Travel Intensive in London

Untitled Work from Summer Travel Intensive in London

Untitled Work from Summer Travel Intensive in London

Untitled Work from Summer Travel Intensive in London

Untitled Work from Summer Travel Intensive in London

Untitled Work from Summer Travel Intensive in London

Brighton, from Summer Travel Intensive in London

Brighton, from Summer Travel Intensive in London

Animation Faculty Q&A: Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA)

Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 is a sound artist who—through installation, sound design and music—addresses themes including the legacy of nuclear weaponry…

Peripheries 1 (install view)

Artist

Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA)

Date

2021

Medium

2-channel sound installation, field recordings and sound design, 58 minute loop

Afterimage Rquiem

Artist

Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA) and Kei Ito ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA)

Date

2019

Medium

Visual and Sound Installation

This Place is a Message

Artist

Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA)

Medium

108 6”concrete cubes, 108 rolls of film, 2-channel soundscape, 24 hour loop duration

This Place is a Message

Artist

Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA)

Medium

108 6”concrete cubes, 108 rolls of film, 2-channel soundscape, 24 hour loop duration

Summer Sonar (installation view)

Artist

Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA)

Date

2017

Medium

two channel site-specific sound installation

Field Recording (1)

Artist

Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA)

Field Recording (2)

Artist

Andrew Paul Keiper ’16 (Photographic & Electronic Media MFA)

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Pathways at MICA & Beyond: Zoë Soriano ’18

“I went to MICA thinking I’d just learn how to animate Disney-esque characters, and left MICA with an incredible new group of friends and colleagues…

Halloween 2022

With students who explore everything from classic horror movies and comics to rituals surrounding death and objects left behind, there's no absense…

Crow Funeral

Artist

Lillian DeHart ’22 (General Fine Arts BFA)

Date

2022

Medium

Gouache on Watercolor paper

Dimensions

14 x 17 x 2 inches

Print by Deth Haus

Deth Haus

Artist

Tylar Mathai

Date

2018

Medium

Screenprint

A man in a wolf mask stands in a kitchen cooking raw meat and drikning red wine.

Kitchen

Photographic and Electronic Media M.F.A.

Artist

Cyrus Feldman

Date

2017

Medium

Photography

Out of the Stump Rot

Artist

Kaitlin Brasfield

Date

2017

Medium

Mixed Media

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

Wanderer 01

Artist

Nadia Lezcano ’21 (Ceramics)

Date

2021

Medium

Concrete

Dimensions

1 x 4 x 3 inches

Ellie Camping

Artist

Aly Billelo ’20 (Illustration BFA)

Date

2020

Medium

Acrylic paint on wood

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Crow Funeral

Lillian DeHart ’22 (General Fine Arts BFA)

Crow Funeral

Artist

Lillian DeHart ’22 (General Fine Arts BFA)

Date

2022

Medium

Gouache on Watercolor paper

Dimensions

14 x 17 x 2 inches

Cryptids Are Read - Mothman

Anna Tiburzi ’20 (Graphic Design BFA)

Cryptids Are Read - Mothman

Artist

Anna Tiburzi ’20 (Graphic Design BFA)

Date

2020

Medium

Booklet

Dimensions

8.5 x 11"

Wanderer 01

Nadia Lezcano ’21 (Ceramics)

Wanderer 01

Artist

Nadia Lezcano ’21 (Ceramics)

Date

2021

Medium

Concrete

Dimensions

1 x 4 x 3 inches

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

Untitled (detail)

Emil Gunnarson '22

Untitled (detail)

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

Untitled

Artist

Emil Gunnarson '22

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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

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+

I Am Groot, a new series of five photorealistic CG shorts streaming on Disney+, was written and directed by MICA alum Kirsten Lepore ’05 (Experimental…

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

Renowned cinematographer and MICA faculty member Allen Moore has led students on an array of real-world projects over the course of his 17 year…

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…

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…

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