Staff Directory
Kristina Alvarez
Steven Anderson
Richard Anderson-Martinez
Brenda Baas
Laura Baranyk-Morales
Kat Barndt
Chelsea Beiler
Kelly Beres
Stephanie Bogard
Aspyn Breuer
Earl Campbell
Candy Carbajal
Marie Couture
Jennifer Crandall
James Cunningham
Megan Cunningham
Ben Dembroski
Angela Donahue
Mary Eggert
Sarah Eichhorn
Deidre Erwin
Leslie Fedorchuk
Noel Feider
Mark Fetherston
Martin Gmitter
Mike Goetz
Jannet Habibovic
Steven Lee Hansen
Samantha Holt
Dustin Hoot
Kyle James
Mark Jankowski
Bryan Jerabek
Brenda Jones
Trace Jones
Pilar Joseph
Kayle Karbowski
Anne Kirschmann
Cheryl Klein
Maren Knuston
Keith Kotowicz
Jennifer Krantz
Olivia Langby
Marie Larson
Mark Lawson
Adam Lefebvre
Crystal Lemmer
Matty Lind
Mónica Lloyd
Rich Loder
McShel Luckett
Drew Maxwell
Mary McIntyre-Haig
Tracy Milkowski
Jeffrey Morin
Maeve Morris
Kathleen Mulhern
Bonnie Murphy
Melissa Mursch-Rodriguez
Nick Naudi
Molly Noyes
Matt Ogden
Jason Orozco
Casey Ortiz
Emily Paul
Annushka Peck
Chris Plamann
Tyler Potnek
Matthew Presutti
Rithi Punyamurthula
Cherri Redding
Vivian Rothschild
Chris Ryan
Mira Rychner
Komal Savaliya
Hannah Schmidt
Semra Schneider
Duane Seidensticker
Fran Serlin
Nancy Siker
Martin Solis
Matthew Sothan
Lindy Stein
Stacey Steinberg
Matthew Stricker
Takahiro Suzuki
Carly Sydow
Maggie Szpot
Corbett Toomsen
Nichole Uecker
Jenna Valoe
Bryan Voss
Jean Weimer
Mark Welhouse
Kelly Wendorf
Meghan Wingert
Ben Yacavone
Arma Zeqiri
Missy Ziebart
News
MIAD student work highlights Unfinished Legacy
Unfinished Legacy, a brand started by Milwaukee artist Brema Brema, enjoyed a promotional video created by current Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design senior Hannah Davis for her Digital Media: Video Production elective course in fall 2022. The semester-long project culminated in a three-minute video and three shorter clips advertising the brand.
Two MIAD alumni featured in Museum of Wisconsin Art
The Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA), located in West Bend, has announced its “Ten at Ten” exhibition celebrating the work of ten emerging artists for the tenth anniversary in its new Mothership building. Two MIAD alumni, Lindsey Yeager ’21 (New Studio Practice: Fine Arts & Illustration) and Eduardo Zavala ’22 (NSP: Fine Arts), were selected to show work at the exhibition.
“Girl Hero” creator, MIAD alum, on art and subversion
During her final year at MIAD, Zachary Ochoa’s senior thesis was majorly disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ochoa ’20 (New Studio Practice: Fine Arts) bounced back by creating a fantastical universe of paintings featuring Girl Hero, a trans Mickey Mouse-esque warrior.
Milwaukee sculpture business tapped for NBA trophy
Milwaukee is fast becoming a national hotspot for basketball. Not only is the city home to NBA champions the Milwaukee Bucks, it recently played a pivotal role in creating the newly designed Michael Jordan Trophy, awarded to the Kia NBA Most Valuable Player of the year. Milwaukee’s Vanguard Sculpture Services, the “best fine art foundry on planet Earth,” according to their website, poured and cast the final trophy.
Design Internship approved for NEA grant
Milwaukee high schoolers are getting a head start on their creative careers through the Design Internship at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. The free, year-long program was recently approved for a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to expand the program for 2023-2024.