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Abby Armstrong Check
Michael Aschenbrenner
Emily Blaser
Elaine Bohannon
Royal Griggs Brevvaxling
Alexia Brunson
Hj Bullard
Maureen Chavez-Kruger
Cheryl Coan
Paul Engevold
Leslie Fedorchuk
Laura Fuller-Cooper
Devlin Grimm
Anna Hillary
Chelsea Holton
Tamara Johnston
Julia Kirchner
David Lawson
Emily Leonard
Ashley Luchinski
Kathleen Mulhern
Maurizio Murru
Stephanie Rhyner
Madison Rittinger
Joshua Rutherford
Gregory Sadler
Justin Schumaker
CJ Scruton
Lauren Simmons
Joshua Steffey
Ishani Synghal
Chris Szczesny-Adams
Donna Tanzer
Andy Turner
Valerie Vespalec
Valeria Volante
Isabelle Von Sturm-Day
Janna Wrench
News
MIAD seniors receive 2026 Alumni Senior Thesis Awards
Thanks to the generosity of alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the college, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) will award $7,085 to 44 seniors to directly support the fabrication and installation of their senior exhibition capstone projects.
GDUSA selects MIAD Students to Watch 2026
GDUSA selects MIAD Students to Watch 2026
Communication Design senior Olivia Nava ’26 and junior Nola Hennen ’27 were named 2026 Students to Watch by Graphic Design USA magazine (GDUSA).
MIAD student awarded 1st Place at NARI Student Design Competition
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design junior Paul Budnowski ’27 (Interior Architecture and Design) was awarded 1st Place and Crowd Favorite in the Interior Design Portfolio Contest at the 2026 NARI Spring Home Improvement Show. A select group of students from MIAD,...
MIAD Values Recognition Award: Leslie Fedorchuk
Leslie Fedorchuk, Professor of Writing & Humanities and Director of Service Learning, received the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) MIAD Values Recognition Award for February 2026. Leslie received nominations that highlighted her embodiment of MIAD’s Core Values, especially Integrity, Kindness and Community.
MIAD Innovation Center and MAM provide career experience
Through a partnership with the MIAD Lubar Innovation Center, stunning campaign artwork by a student at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) once again is helping to launch Art in Bloom – the Milwaukee Art Museum’s annual celebration of art and spring. Illustrations by senior Emily Porven ’26 are both vibrant and subtle, colorful and evocative, capturing the essence of the event.