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IAD students receive international recognition

Four MIAD Interior Architecture and Design students received international recognition for their work in the 2020/21 Juried Drawing Exhibition by the Design Communication Association (DCA). The following students and their designs were reviewed and accepted into the undergraduate and undergraduate foundations categories:

 

Amber Henderson ’21, Literary Arts Society, MKE 

Restautant rendering

Sam Saltijeral ’22, Literary Arts Society, MKE

Chapel rendering

John Calderon ’20, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Columbarium and Memorial Chapel

IAD rendering

Tiffany Dasher ’20, A Healing Place 

 
 

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Paris study abroad illuminates creative practice for students

Madison Boeder ’25 found that study abroad trips through the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) resonated so strongly with their practice that the Fine Art + New Studio Practice major (Art History minor) went on two: Florence in 2024 and, this year, Paris.

Art direction and alumni connection: Design student interns at Nike

This past summer, Olivia Nava ’26 (Communication Design) landed a fiercely competitive internship at athletic footwear and apparel brand Nike. Now that she’s back, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) senior reflects on the experience, and the MIAD classes and connections that prepared her for this opportunity.

Transformational reflection: Studying abroad in The Burren, Ireland

Each year, a group of Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) students spends four weeks in May investigating the Burren in County Clare, Ireland through text and image. Based at the Burren College of Art and led by Professor Leslie Fedorchuk and printmaker Matthew Presutti, the two-decade-long partnership between the colleges has produced meaningful reflection and transformational experiences for students.