Awards & Honors
Discover MIAD students, faculty, staff and alumni being recognized for their innovation, creativity, success and positive contributions to the world around us.MIAD seniors honored with the Sarah Ball Allis Thesis Award
The Sarah Ball Allis Thesis Award is a one-time award to four Spring 2021 MIAD seniors. The awards support thesis projects by feminist artists that help propel the feminist movement forward, and is generously funded by the feminist artists of the Sarah Ball Allis Art...
Four MIAD seniors selected for the Grilled Cheese Grant
Four New Studio Practice: Fine Arts seniors were selected as recipients for the sixth annual Grilled Cheese Grant. Anna Siemsen, 1st place, $900 Helena Baka, 2nd place, $600 August-Lain Weickert, 3rd place, $450 Rylee Krumrei, 4th place, $250 The grants provide...
Alumni awarded 2020 Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships
Ck Ledesma (Painting) and Nirmal Raja '08 (Painting) have received 2020 Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships. Finalists included Phoenix Brown '19 (New Studio Practice: Fine Arts) and MIAD instructor Janelle VanderKelen. Read more.
New Studio Practice senior exhibits at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center
Two works by Katie Grinell '21 (New Studio Practice: Fine Arts) were accepted into the "Emerging Vision: Biennial Student Show," exhibition at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center in Denver. The exhibit showcases work of photography students emerging into the art...
MIAD students awarded Cream City Foundation scholarships
Three MIAD New Studio Practice: Fine Arts students – Abby Schwab '22, Sara Moralez '21 and Michie M '23 – were recipients of the 2020 LGBTQ+ Scholarship presented by Cream City Foundation. Read more.
Director of Human Resources receives prestigious award
Director of Human Resources Dusty Hoot receives a 2020 HR award from the Milwaukee Business Journal. Read more (subscription required to read full article).
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...
MIAD Alum designs 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival poster
Jade Watring '11 (Illustration) created the campaign art for the 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival. The artwork features technicolor butterflies emerging from chrysalis to represent the film festival transforming to a virtual platform this year.
Communication Design alum awarded American Web Design Award by GDUSA
Amanda Levinate '20 (Communication Design) was awarded a professional American Web Design Award by GDUSA for her 2020 Senior Exhibition project called Co- The Together App. The app helps partners overcome communication challenges to better their relationship. Learn...
Vanessa Lara ’23 receives scholarship for mask design
Vanessa Lara '23 (New Studio Practice: Fine Arts) won the VIVO Masks $1,000 Masquerade Scholarship Design contest with the mask she created celebrating Mardi Gras and "Dia de Los Muertos" in Mexican culture.
