The strong liberal arts component of the MIAD education was critical…” Ryan Mandell BFA Drawing, 2003 MFA Indiana University Ryan Mandell is currently Assistant Professor and Area Head of Sculpture at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has previously worked as Assistant Professor of Sculpture at Boise State University, and …
Kari Couture, 2004 Printmaking major Community Arts Specialist, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Kari Couture is an artist and arts education advocate who believes strongly in the transformative potential of the arts to empower individuals and unite and build communities. As the Community Arts Specialist in Milwaukee Public Schools, she …
Fiddle & Hammer, Forged and Led by Jordan Waraksa, fidddlehammer.com “We are a small company dedicated to the creation of handmade heirloom quality furniture. Made from the best materials possible with traditional joinery and a classic, modern aesthetic.” “Originally a sc …
Julia Kozerski, 2012 Photography major, Art History minor Freelance Photographer, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Julia Kozerski is an artist and photographer who lives and works in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her work explores universal themes of beauty, body image, and identity and has been exhibited internationally. In 2012, Kozerski participated as a member of …
New Studio Practice faculty member Kevin Miyazaki has traveled across the nation with the help of the Mary L. Nohl Fund grants, working to complete his project, ‘Camp Home,’ which explores his family’s history as Japanese Americans, and is on view in Out of the Suitcase VI. “Both of my …
The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design has been awarded a five-year, $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to support its AIM High Wisconsin initiative. AIM High Wisconsin (Apprenticeships in Manufacturing & High Tech) is a public-private partnership led by MIAD providing internship and mentoring experiences for …
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2015 5PM – 7PM > 4th Floor Raw Space Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design 273 E. Erie St., Milwaukee WI 53202 Join us for a thought-provoking dialogue about the multifaceted concept of privilege. What does the word mean? How does it personally affect your life? Equally important, how …
Haiyin “Ivana” Li ’15 (Interior Architecture and Design) used her ability to draw inspiration from unexpected sources to create “Tetris Books,” a design inspired by the traditional computer game Tetris. Li’s original and innovative design was awarded second prize in the 2015 Zhu Long Architecture and Environmental Design Competition. The …
What is an artist? This was the question on the forefront of Sarah Thornton’s mind as she researched and wrote 33 Artists in 3 Acts, a book that delves into the complex lives of the most important living artists of today. Thornton, an accomplished author, sociologist of art, art correspondent …
MIAD allows Natalie Quinnies to combine her past passions and experiences; it is where she found her true calling. Quinnies, the 2015 Industrial Designers Society of America’s (IDSA) Design Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship winner and current Industrial Design senior, didn’t arrive at MIAD on a traditional path. She always had a …
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When Julie Bell came to visit MIAD from New York, she knew almost nothing about the college, except for the excitement new trustee Harley Bernstein had shared with her. By the time she left later in the day, she began planning to donate $100,000 for student scholarships, to be awarded …
