MIAD Alum awarded for Innovative Sign Design
Eric Bailey ’01 (Illustration) took top honors in the Wisconsin Sign Association’s 2019 Sign Design Contest. He won first and second place for brand signs at Saint Kates Arts Hotel and Ironworkers Local 8. Read more.
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MAKE! Participants Reflect on Creativity, Community and Growth
Alicia Zapata, a second-year MAKE! participant from Chicago and a K-8 art teacher at Waters Elementary School in Chicago, IL, Kelly Wendel, an eighth-year participant and art teacher at Nicolet High School in Glendale, WI and Gail Kowsky, a second-year participant and sixth- and seventh-grade art teacher in New Brighton, Minnesota, reflected on what they gained from this year’s program.
Meet Maya Koehn and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project L’Atelier
Maya Koehn ‘26 (Interior Architecture and Design) is a President’s (Honor) List student from Sheboygan, Wis., currently employed as a Junior Designer at Direct Supply.
Meet Kaitlyn Powers and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project Solenne
Kaitlyn Powers ’26 (Illustration major; Communication Design minor) is a self-described mixed media illustrator, graphic designer and textile artist. She is also a President’s (Honor) List student from Appleton, Wis.
Meet Emily Camp and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project Predisposed
Emily Camp ‘26 (Animation Track in Illustration) is a President’s (Honor) List student from Fox River Grove, Ill.
MIAD elects new trustees Paul Fletcher and Jacqualyn Laughlin
Paul Fletcher, a principal product designer at LinkedIn, and Jacqualyn Laughlin, co-founder of Invisible Ink Partners, were elected members of the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design’s Board of Trustees at the college’s annual meeting in June.