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Fine Art + New Studio Practice Major

Fine Art + New Studio Practice is a multidisciplinary major centered on making, community and entrepreneurship that positions you to flourish and thrive in a competitive 21st century market and the contemporary visual arts world.

In the studios, a supportive community of peers who will embrace you and your visual identity. Internships, visiting artists, guest critics, curators, writers and more will connect you to the community and opportunities.

You’ll apply learned knowledge to the creative world as a responsible art citizen and make visual work with a comprehensive understanding of how your creative identity relates to the world around you. As a graduate, you’ll live a sustainably creative life, changing the world one person at a time.

Eduardo Zavala, Fine Art + NSP, 2022

Chloe Mack, Fine Art + NSP, 2015

Marsha Abramson, Fine Art + NSP, 2021

Hannah Jo Malaczynski, Fine Art + NSP, 2019

Olivia Lorber, Fine Art + NSP, 2022

Amber Suttles, Fine Art + NSP, 2019

Kya Harris, Fine Art + NSP, 2022

Zachary Swearingen, Fine Art + NSP, 2014

Alyssa Kaboskey, Fine Art + NSP, 2019

Our Curriculum

In Fine Art + New Studio Practice, you will have the choice to focus your practice in a single field, such as photography or painting, or work across approaches. With the support of your NSP advisor, you’ll create your own path while honing your skills and deepening your interests.

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Fine Arts in the world. Our fine arts graduates are influential in their communities, often using their creative path to better the world around them. MIAD fine arts students are regularly selected for the prestigious Yale Norfolk Summer Program. The Creativity Series and visiting artists programs bring local, national and international makers to campus each year to lecture and work alongside our students.

Collabs & Awards
Nirmal Raja

Metalwork and molds: MIAD alum on Kohler Residency

Abstract painting, predominantly teal and green.

Community support: MIAD alum on France residency

Detail of an in-progress painting of a Black child playing trombone while two adults encourage them.

MIAD students, alumni, faculty create work for ThriveOn King

An elaborate green and gold painting with taxidermy fish incorporated into the design.

MIAD alumni exhibit at Overture Center in Madison

What Can I do with my Major?

FINE ART / NEW STUDIO PRACTICE

A
Art Appraiser
Art Collection Administrator
Art Critic
Art Dealer
Art Educator / Professor
Art Historian
Art Investment Advisor
Art Conservationist
Art Therapist
Art Writer
Artist Representative
Artistic Programs Administrator
Arts & Culture Program Director
Arts Grant Writer

C
Ceramist
Computer Artist
Costume Designer
Cultural Journalist

D
Director of Public Art

E
Exhibition Designer

F
Fine Artist

G
Gallery Owner / Director / Manager

M
Muralist
Museum Curator / Director / Manager

P
Portrait Artist
Printmaker

S
Sculptor
Set Designer

T
Textile Artist

V
Video Artist / Designer
Visual Culture Writer/Critic