Teena Wilder ’20 (New Studio Practice: Fine Arts) is the recipient of the 2020 McClure-Scanlin Visual Artist Residency award. She has had numerous exhibitions in South Carolina and Wisconsin, and her work has appeared in publications such as Jet Magazine.
Maria Alfaro ’20 (New Studio Practice: Fine Arts) received the 2020 SGCI (Southern Graphics Council International) Gamblin Student Award. Each year, Gamblin presents awards to three SGCI members.
LaNia Sproles ’17 was named a 2019 recipient of the Mary L. Nohl Individual Artist Fellowship! Sproles was one of three chosen for this prestigious prize for Wisconsin emerging artists. Alumni David Najib Kasir ’01, Grant Gill ’13 and Daniel McCullough ’18 also were named finalists for the fellowship …
Deb Wolf ’95 (Interior Architecture and Design) won first place in VMSD (Virtual Merchandising and Store Design) magazine’s Retail Renovation Competition for her redesign of a Ben Bridge Jeweler store. She works at SkB architects in Seattle.
Shantal Ramos ’20 and Kristina Lemajic ’21 (Interior Architecture and Design) were awarded 2019 Student Scholarship awards by the American Socie …
Several MIAD alumni have been chosen for Milwaukee County Parks’ Maptacular project. In the project, illustrators and artists create a new map for a Milwaukee County Park in their own distinct, artistic style. The newest crop of posters is on sale now, with …
Charity Ekpo ’15 (Communication Design), Matt Juzenas ’03 (Communication Design) and LaNia Sproles ’17 (Printmaking) were chosen to revamp three Milwaukee bus stops wi …
Allie Fischer ’21 (New Studio Practice: Fine Arts) is one of 15 students nationwide to be selected to attend the Andrew W. Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship Program and Summer Academy in Houston, TX this summer. The program aims to provide specialized training for students who support the goal of promoting inclusive, pluralistic museums.
Lain Weickert ’21 (New Studio Practice: Fine Arts) was awarded a $1,250 commission from the Our City Our Story initiative in Rockford, IL for a public art commission. The initiative is based on re-sparking community interest and investing into community culture. The winner was chosen by ballot from the community. Weickert is …
Amy Cannestra ’06 (Communication Design) was selected to exhibit her work at the prestigious Biennale Arte 2019 in Venice, Italy. Her work is on view May 11 – November 24, 2019. This year’s Biennale Arte is its 58th international art exhibition.
Several MIAD Interior Architecture and Design students and alumni won 2018 American Society of Interior Designers WI Design Excellence awards. Jessica Boyung ’15 Adam …
Students volunteered to participate in a t-shirt design competition by Prevent Blindness Wisconsin. Lauren Kiser ’19 (Communication Design) won first place for her “The future is brighter when you can see it” design. Kati Treu ’19 (Illustra …
FYE Juried Media Arts Festival 2024 celebrates first-year student works
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Independence First and MIAD students produce adaptive clothing
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MIAD student support system receives national SMILE Award