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Shifting Ground

In Celebrating Everyday Black Experiences, Monica Ikegwu and Jerrell Gibbs Shift Perceptions

Wonderstruck

Amy Sherald Among Canon-Expanding Artists Showing at Brooklyn Museum, United Kingdom’s National Portrait Gallery

From the Start

MICA Students Showcase Their Work

MICA Is A Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students

Today, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recognized Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) for being…

FYE Faculty LaToya Hobbs’ Work Featured at Frist Art Museum

Carving a New Tradition: The Art of LaToya M. Hobbs will be on show through April 28.

Art Incubator

MICA hosts candidates to be the next great American artist during the Smithsonian-MTV show, “The Exhibit”

The Cool List

Baltimore is fast becoming a cultural mecca — take a look at what people around the nation are saying about Charm City.

Stream of Consciousness

With an image of 22-year-old Jina “Mahsa” Amini as the centerpiece of a new artwork — a large-scale, neon billboard that will sit at the heart…

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…

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…

Career Notes: Art Education

A look at a few MICA alumni and their success in art education.

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…

A Conversation with Juan Bastos (General Fine Arts BFA) ’84

Since graduating in 1984, MICA alumnus, Juan F. Bastos, has enjoyed a successful career as a professional portraitist. Hundreds of his oil paintings…

Mira—2022 UP/Start Finalist

Mira, the venture of Jana Thompson ’21 (UX Design MPS), was one of seven finalists in this year's competition.

MICA Faculty and Artist in Residence New BMA Exhibition — All Due Respect

New works by four artists with connections to MICA — Lauren Frances Adams, faculty, Painting; Mequitta Ahuja, former Stewart-McMillan Artist…

The Cool List

Baltimore is fast becoming a cultural mecca — and national publications are taking notice.

Breath Play

Breath Play

Artist

Pete Dowley

Date

2019

Medium

Oil, graphite and colored pencil on canvas

GFA Special Projects class provides real-world experience while giving back to the community

Artwork depicting birds and Baltimore landmarks— like race horses at Pimlico, boats in the Inner Harbor and the Patterson Park Pagoda — now…

President Hoi Discusses Artists as Changemakers on the Free to Bmore Podcast

MICA President Sammuel Hoi recently joined the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Free to Bmore podcast to discuss how art and artists can be changemakers…

Visions of Spring

Arthur Futernik

Visions of Spring

Artist

Arthur Futernik

Date

2015

Medium

Oil on canvas

The Art of Hanbok

This past summer, faculty and students from MICA collaborated with international faculty, students, and guests from the Hanbok Advancement Center…

MICA Alumna Wins Sondheim Prize

In the spring of Akea Brionne Brown’s first year at MICA, that the Baltimore Uprising occurred. It was finals week. And it was an event that…

Start It Up

From its earliest days, MICA has had a connection to doers and makers, to people who believe that artistic creativity is a catalyst for positive…

Save it For Later

When Jenny Ferretti ’07 (Painting BFA) became the digital initiatives librarian for MICA’s Decker Library in 2015, print documentation of graduate…

If I am Myself, Then Will I Be A Target

If I am Myself, Then Will I Be A Target

Artist

Damon Arhos

Date

2017

Chicago

Olivia Mullholland ’22 (Painting BFA)

Chicago

Artist

Olivia Mullholland ’22 (Painting BFA)

Date

2019

Medium

Oil on Canvas

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Site Specific: Alumni in Their Creative Spaces

Five alumni—based in Chicago—who have carved out impressive creative spaces: Alex Fuller ’03 (Graphic Design BFA), Aram Han Sifuentes ’11…

Alumna’s Debut Children’s Book, I Am A Wolf, Out This May

Like most MICA students, Kelly Leigh Miller has always liked to draw. Whether it was in the sketchbooks her mom bought her, on the kid’s menu…

Akea Brionne Brown ’18 wins Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize

This is the fifth year in a row a MICA alum was chosen as the Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize winner.

Accounting for Taste

When Meaghan Carpenter ’08 arrived at MICA’s Mount Royal School of Art, a career in the culinary world wasn’t exactly on her radar. Instead,…

Doubtful Bird

Doubtful Bird

Artist

Julia Gould

Date

2019

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Dimensions

4'x4'

Mother

Mother

Artist

John Kim

Date

2015

Career Notes

A look at a few young MICA alumni and their current career success.

Virtuoso Faculty: Tony Shore

From smoke-filled bars in France, to Baltimore’s back streets and alleys, to the rolling fields north of the city where members of the Elkridge…

Tony Shore: Reflections From China

Painting Department Chair Tony Shore ’93 (Painting B.F.A.) draws inspiration from everyday life - wherever he may be. Following are paintings…

Closing Time

Chair, Painting Department

Artist

Tony Shore ’93 (Painting B.F.A.)

Date

2018

Medium

acrylic on velvet

Lounge

Chair, Painting Department

Artist

Tony Shore ’93 (Painting B.F.A.)

Date

2018

Medium

acrylic on velvet

Midnight Barber Shop

Chair, Painting Department

Artist

Tony Shore ’93 (Painting B.F.A.)

Date

2018

Medium

acrylic on velvet

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Hank Willis Thomas Visits MICA as Part of Civic Engagement Programming

MICA is partnering with the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) and For Freedoms to deliver a robust line-up of civic engagement programming on campus…

Art + Health Care: Winston Frazer

CEO and co-founder of Danae Prosthetics, Winston Frazer hopes to help amputees around the world embrace their lives through the ability to tell…

2018 Baker Awards

Amy Sherald ’04 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting M.F.A.) and Margaret Rorison ’12 (Photographic and Electronic Media M.F.A.) were…

MICA Partners with BMA and For Freedoms to Deliver Civic Engagement Programming

MICA is partnering with the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) and For Freedoms to deliver a robust line-up of civic engagement programming on campus…

Heather Day

Heather Day is an exhibiting artist based in San Francisco.

Hitting Their Marks

Three alumni who are making their mark in the entertainment industry.

Xiaofu Wang

A native of Wuhan, China, Xiaofu Wang is an active exhibiting artist currently based in Baltimore. In 2017, she was a Janet & Walter Sondheim…

Making Art that Matters

Adarsh Alphons ’06 says that art saved his life. Today, the founder and executive director of ProjectArt now leads his team with a goal to…

Taha Heydari

A native of Iran, Taha Heydari has exhibited around the world, including London, Berlin and Antwerp. His work has been featured in solo exhibitions…

Cindy Cheng

Working from her spacious studio in the city's Greektown neighborhood, Cindy Cheng has found success as an exhibiting artist. She not only exhibits…

Prosthetic Covers for Amputees Globally

How three alumni are using cloud-based technology to bring personalized prosthetic covers to amputees around the globe.

Unconventional Illustration

Illustrators are natural storytellers; but across media, their work has traditionally been used to play a supporting role — to add depth…

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