Oct 15, 2017
Extra-terrestrial. Political. Animalistic. Festive. While the illustrations in the newest exhibition on view at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) cover divergent themes across a range of platforms, their exploration of media connects them and enriches their messages. “FANTASTIC: Four Contemporary Illustration Artists” features the work of internationally …
Aug 7, 2017
The Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Exhibit, the latest exhibition to arrive at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), showcases more than 30 local artists who are garnering international recognition, and is generously sponsored by the Mary L. Nohl Fund. The exhibit is on view in MIAD’s Frederick Layton Gallery …
Jul 10, 2017
It’s not a crime for an artist to work in a gallery, but it can be an advantage, and even an eye-opening or work-altering experience. The newest exhibition at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) is an exhibition featuring MIAD alumni who worked as MIAD gallery staff …
Mar 15, 2017
Megan Mahan While one student designs a video game exploring mental illness, another creates a concept for an educational tree house. And while one student illuminates social constructs through sculpture, another promotes shared happiness through graphic design. On view in MIAD’s 2017 Senior Exhibition, over 100 of Milwaukee’s emerging artists …
Jan 23, 2017
Milwaukee voted, and MIAD has been named Best Art Gallery (Non-Museum) in the Shepherd Express 2016 Best of Milwaukee Awards. MIAD went up against RedLine Milwaukee, Tory Folliard Gallery and Walker’s Point Center for the Arts for the honor. “The galleries at MIAD are great because not only do …
Oct 6, 2016
Lawn Boy’ mower ad Some say life is what you make of it. The newest exhibit at MIAD asserts that, more simply, life is what you make. User Experience: Products That Shape Our Lives, on view in the Brooks Stevens Gallery October 21 – February 25, focuses on the devices we …
Sep 22, 2016
What Dan brings to his work is an inspired vision, a conceptual approach toward ordering the diversity of visual material that one experiences.” – Jeffrey Deitch, Hip-Hop Modernism Dan Friedman ‘The Wall’ Dan Friedman’s diversity of visual material is evident in Dan Friedman: Radical Modernist, on view October 1 – December …
Jun 27, 2016
Nirmal Raja Three women explore their respective cultures through art,and students and local artisans showcase innovative furniture design during Gallery Weekend, July 22 – 23 at MIAD. Artists Sabin Aell, Nina Ghanbarzadeh and Nirmal Raja ’08 (Painting) illustrate their pasts through art, drawing from a tapestry of experiences stemming from …
Jun 24, 2016
A new furniture exhibition, opening on Summer Gallery Night, features student works created in the Spring 2016 furniture class, taught by Robert Lynch and Dick Ivens, as well as works created by local artisans that will be featured in the Fall 2016 Fine Furnishings Show. The exhibition is on view …
Jun 13, 2016
For international artists Sabin Aell, Nina Ghanbarzadeh and Nirmal Raja ’08 (Painting) living between cultures is a way of life, influencing their lives, and their art. These three female artists illustrate their sense of adventure and exploration in Material Girls, on view in the Brooks Stevens Gallery at the Milwaukee …
Feb 1, 2016
Americans is on view in the Perspectives Gallery, Rm 299, Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. through Feb. 26. “They …
Jan 12, 2016
Vibrant patterns created using digital technology and the work of Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee members are celebrated during Winter Gallery Night at MIAD, Friday, Jan. 22, 5 – 9 p.m. Opening Friday, Jan. 22, A Dual Exhibition, on view in the Fourth Floor Raw Space, is comprised of two …