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2015 Winter Gallery Night at MIAD

Multiple exhibitions are open at MIAD this Winter Gallery Night, Friday, January 16, 5 – 9 p.m.! Opening Gallery Night: Engendered Frederick Layton Gallery Curated by current Pfister Artist in Residence and MIAD faculty member Niki Johnson, Engendered engages the contemporary experience of personal identity through artwork that addresses our relationship …

Engendered opens Gallery Night, Jan. 16

Opening Winter Gallery Night, January 16, and curated by Niki Johnson, Engendered engages the contemporary experience of personal identity through artwork that addresses our relationship to the modern body. Each work in Engendered voices the intriguing and often complicated dynamics of gender identity, and the societal structures in which those …

Vital Technology | Oct. 17 – Dec. 6

On view in the Frederick Layton Gallery through December 6, Vital Technology features eight interactive installations by Bryan Cera and Nathaniel Stern. Artist Talks – Wednesday, October 29, 6 p.m. Marisa Olson & Jennifer Chan Olson is a new media artist, curator, critic, media theorist and a fellow at Eyebeam. She has …

Re-Imagined Events bring artifacts back to life

Re-Imagined Events, a series of events created by Nate Pyper ’12, launched Gallery Night, Friday, October 17, as part of the student-curated Re-Imagining – Re-Imaging, on view in the Brooks Stevens Gallery. All events are free and open to the public, located in MIAD’s Brooks Stevens Gallery …

New exhibit, events open Gallery Night at MIAD

Do our media have a vitality that shifts our movements? Have you listened to a record on an Edison cylinder phonograph? Gallery Night, Friday, October 17, 5 – 9 p.m. at MIAD has the answer to these questions! Opening Gallery Night, Vital Technology exhibits eight interactive installations – with each piece inviting …

Faculty Exhibitions span Wisconsin

As MIAD embarks on its biannual Faculty Exhibition, on view through October 4 in the Frederick Layton Gallery, two professors are reaching outside the City of Milwaukee, creating a conversation across the state. Printmaking faculty Tyanna Buie and Foundations faculty Jason Yi currently have solo exhibits in different corners of …

2014-2015 Exhibitions & Events

Re-Imagining – Re-Imaging September 23 – February 14 Brooks Stevens Gallery of Industrial Design Opening Reception: Thursday, September 25, 6 – 8 p.m. This innovative and interactive exhibition is curated by MIAD students, and displays 18 artifacts from MIAD’s design collection, with each curator choosing three items. Visitors to the exhibit …

Student exhibitions reflect Foundations research, Haggerty observations

Two student exhibitions in November reflect the dedication and research of Foundations students, and the thoughtful responses from students of all years to observations of the Haggerty Museum of Art’s Current Tendencies III exhibition. Research, Practice and Methods First Year Exhibition , November 13 – 26 in the Fourth Floor Gallery, showed …

Collage approaches ‘Coexist’ in exhibition

Opening Fall Gallery Night, October 18, Co/exist: New Sensibilities in Collage, rethinks the classical modernist approach to collage. The classical approach – essentially an additive process – combines actual objects or textures within the well-defined sphere of an artwork. “That Don’t Make Sense: Collage in the Digital Age ,” a discussion …

Swim Team presents Midwest exhibition

What started with a fire is still swimming along. MIAD’s collaborative student club, Swim Team, emerged from an independent study idea between Jenna Knapp ’14 and Nicholas Frank, core coordinator. “After the fire in the union, it all started,” said Knapp. “The Erie Street Gallery was gone, which was a …

MIAD 2013-2014 Exhibitions

2014 Juried Senior Exhibition June 3 – July 26 Frederick Layton Gallery If you missed MIAD’s renowned Senior Exhibition, don’t miss the chance to view faculty-juried works from all majors. Previous Exhibitions MIAD 2014 Senior Exhibition April 18 – May 10 Opening Reception: Gallery Night, Friday, April 25, 5 – 9 p.m …

MIAD Gallery Night features international, student works

Winter Gallery Night at MIAD offered a distinct and rare look into the in-depth work produced by international printmakers, as well as juried student work, with the opening of two exhibitions: Makers in Print: International Exhibition and It’s a Major Deal! It’s a Major Deal!, an exhibition of juried …