Art & Articles

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

Deth Haus

Artist

Tylar Mathai

Date

2018

Medium

Screenprint

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

Artist

Anna Tiburzi ’20 (Graphic Design BFA)

Date

2020

Medium

Booklet

Dimensions

8.5 x 11"

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

Ellie Camping

Artist

Aly Billelo ’20 (Illustration BFA)

Date

2020

Medium

Acrylic paint on wood

Untitled

Artist

Spencer Beals '22

Untitled (detail)

Artist

Emil Gunnarson '22

Jones Falls diagram

Artist

Simone Isip '26

Date

2023

Untitled

Artist

Emil Gunnarson '22

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…

Recap 24

Published August 30, 2022

President Barack Obama Official White House Portrait

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.

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…

Cultural Architects: Curators From MICA are Enriching – and Redefining – Their Field

The pioneering MFA in Curatorial Practice at MICA — the first of its kind in the US — is a hotbed of invention. Its students deliberately seek…

Meta-Phoric

In an installation at Meta Open Arts’ Miami office to mark World Oceans Day on June 8, Morel Doucet ’13 (Ceramics BFA) addresses themes of climate…

All the World's a Stage

It’s not a cliche to say that the trajectory of Elle Pérez ’11 (Photography BFA) has been meteoric. In a handful of years, they’ve had solo shows…

Allen Moore: Integrative Educational Practices in Film & Video

Renowned cinematographer and MICA faculty member Allen Moore discusses the integrative projects he has led students on in Baltimore—and around…

Olivia Huynh, Google Doodler, Reaches a Worldwide Audience

The work of Google Doodler Olivia Huynh has been seen by Google users around the world as the MICA alumna's interactive animations marked holidays…

Ponderer

Penn Eastburn ’22 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting)

Ponderer

Artist

Penn Eastburn ’22 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting)

Date

2021

Medium

acrylic, inkjet print on paper, oil on canvas, maple artist frame

Dimensions

30" x 24"

Isolate-3 (still)

Artist

Juju Nam ’22 (Animation)

Date

2021

Medium

2D digital animation

Evening - Design Animation

Artist

Kitty Li ’22 (Graphic Design)

Date

2022

Medium

Figma / Photoshop / Illustrator / After Effect

You and My Stars

Artist

Steven Huang ’22 (Illustration)

Date

2021

Medium

Digital

Legacy Sisters #1

The Legacy Sisters mark a transition in the collection from dark to light. In a way they are the generation that follows the Red Duo. They embody the spirit of empowerment, of breaking and fortifying legacies. In the live show, the set the sugar cane cross down on the floor, and step over it. What happens when we name our generational traumas, "legacies?" Models: Cristii Rodriguez and Savannah Imani Wade

Artist

Jasmin Ali ’22 (Fiber)

Date

2022

Medium

spandex, mesh, satin, beads