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Vision in design & culture define fall/winter exhibits

Significant design contributions of the past as interpreted by design leaders of today, and cultural contributions of emerging artists, characterize the two major fall/winter exhibitions at MIAD.  “Style, Innovation and Vision: Six Perspectives of a Design Collection” opened October 7, 2011 in the Brooks Stevens Gallery and runs …

Student/Alumni Art Sale featured diverse works

 Katelin Batten ’12 (Integrated Studio Arts major, Painting minor) loved getting her art into the community at the Student/Alumni Art Sale. And, based on the event’s success, the public was equally excited to have the unique opportunity to purchase works by established professionals and emerging artists and designers, like …

Student exhibits explored Paris and Ireland

Two exhibitions at MIAD gave visitors a chance to make a quick European trip without having to worry about exchange rates or jet lag. “Paris and the Avant Garde: Study Abroad 2011” and “Landscape and Memory: Ireland 2011” featured works by students who participated in two of MIAD’s summer study …

Student exhibits explore Paris and Ireland

rapidly approaching on September 15, the exhibitions also give students an opportunity to understand the benefits of a study abroad experience. “Paris and the Avant Garde: Study Abroad 2011” is on view in the Entrance and River Level Galleries. It features works across various mediums by the 14 students who …

‘Out of the Suitcase IV’ ran through October 8

Works by Recent Recipients of the Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Awards August 20 – October 8, 2011; Frederick Layton Gallery Each year, the Mary L. Nohl fund helps 15-20 Milwaukee-area artists take their art to venues around the world. “Out of the Suitcase IV: Works by Recent Recipients of the …

Gallery Night/Day – works by and for all ages

Detail, Untitled, from “Anamnesis” series, Sarah Rose Niemiec ’11 Four exhibitions by talented emerging and established artists and designers, including high-school students, bring works in all mediums to MIAD on Gallery Night/Day and beyond. The Arts & The Rivers and the Pre-College MAJORS Exhibitions also include juried and …

MIAD 2011 Juried Exhibition

My Body Beneath the Concrete, Crystal Cudworth, oil on canvas, 66″ x 44″ June 7 – July 30, Frederick Layton Gallery 2011 Juried Senior Exhibition through July 30 “Bar and restaurant design has always been something I wanted to try because there is such a broad range of possibilities and …

Foundations juried exhibit runs through April 28

Sculptural works. Mixed-media installations. Video. Printmaking. Portraiture. Pop Up/Illustrated Books. Photography. The works in MIAD’s fifth annual Foundations Juried Exhibition are as strong and varied as the voices of the artists and designers who created them. On view through April 28 in MIAD’s East …

Senior Exhibition 2011

What I love about Industrial Design are its possibilities and that it encapsulates a lot of interests,” said Alexis Napier-Short ’11. Though she had “only painted and drawn” before coming to MIAD from Michigan, Napier-Short soon discovered 3-D art. After talking with ID Professor John Caruso …

Art Meets Science in Breathtaking Dual Exhibition

Visual Analogies and Inquiries: The Work of Michiko Itatani and Birgitta Weimer • TINY: Art from Microscopes at UW-Madison January 21 – March 5, 2011 Panel Discussion and Preview Night, Thursday, January 20, 6 p.m. Opening Reception, Friday, January 21 (Gallery Night), 5 – 9 p.m. Striking new three-dimensional forms, nontraditional …

Freshman Featured in CoPA Exhibition

MIAD freshman Alexander Orlando is among 34 artists whose images were selected for the Coalition of Photographic Arts’ (CoPA) 4th Annual Midwest Juri …

Foundations Juried Exhibition

MIAD Foundations students participated in the annual Juried Foundations Exhibition with a reception on April 8 in the East Gallery. Mark Klassen, chair of the art department at Beloit Co …