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MIAD alumni recipients, finalists for 2019 Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships

LaNia Sproles ’17 was named a 2019 recipient of the Mary L. Nohl Individual Artist Fellowship! Sproles was one of three chosen for this prestigious prize for Wisconsin emerging artists. Alumni David Najib Kasir ’01, Grant Gill ’13 and Daniel McCullough ’18 also were named finalists for the fellowship! Read more about the award recipients and finalists and about Sproles’ work on UrbanMilwaukee.com.

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Student commission celebrates previous MIAD board chair

Deanna Tillisch, outgoing chair of the board at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), received a student-commissioned monotype print in recognition of her service. “Deanna Dancing” was made by Anna Louise Barr ’26 (Fine Art + New Studio Practice).

Bronzeville initiatives by MIAD alums garner state and local awards

Community advocate, business owner, writer and editor Lexi S. Brunson ’14, an alum and assistant professor of Writing and Humanities at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), recently accepted two awards: Best Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Initiative (Business) at the 34th annual Wisconsin Main Street Awards and Historic King Drive Business of the Year.

Fine Art senior selected for Tidal Shift Award

Marta Tereziya ’26 (Fine Art + New Studio Practice), a senior at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), was recognized with a 2025 Tidal Shift award for her oil painting “Global Warning.” The award celebrates young artists who want to solve the climate crisis.