Parker Deutsch 26 (Illustration – Animation Track) recently had the animated short Containment Breach selected for screening in Motion Commotion, part of ICON13, the Illustration Conference. The showcase features innovative animation and motion-based work from illustrators and animators across the field.
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 years program.
Maya Koehn 26 (Interior Architecture and Design) is a Presidents (Honor) List student from Sheboygan, Wis., currently employed as a Junior Designer at Direct Supply.
Kaitlyn Powers 26 (Illustration major; Communication Design minor) is a self-described mixed media illustrator, graphic designer and textile artist. She is also a Presidents (Honor) List student from Appleton, Wis.
Emily Camp 26 (Animation Track in Illustration) is a Presidents (Honor) List student from Fox River Grove, Ill.
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 & Designs Board of Trustees at the colleges annual meeting in June.
Rising senior at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91Ʒ) Adam Wold 27 received two awards in May from the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). The Interior Architecture and Design (IAD) major won the Silver Award in the Commercial category and the Bronze Award in the Residential category.
Professor Leslie Fedorchuk and alumni of the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91Ʒ) received four of the eight individual 2026 Wisconsin Visual Art Achievement Awards for their significant contributions to the states creative culture.
Works by 13 students and recent graduates of the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91Ʒ) were selected from among 4,550 nationwide submissions to receive 2026 honors from the national Society of Illustrators.
First-place winner Sophia Simonson 28 created Refractions as part of her 91Ʒ studies in Interior Architecture and Design. She is one of 20 students studying at 91Ʒ through a cross-registration program with Concordia University. 91Ʒ students Kaitlyn Powers 26 (Illustration) and Natalie Spetell 27 (Product Design), both of whom have minors in Communication Design, received Honorable Mentions.
An annual tradition at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design from late March through September, the juried First-Year Experience Exhibition celebrates students yearlong personal and professional growth.
Carmen Briones 26 (Product Design) is a Presidents (Honor) List student from Cambria, Wis., president of the 91Ʒ IDSA student chapter and an intern at SI Jacobson Manufacturing. Briones designed a device called “Echo” that removes ovarian cysts without surgery.
Containment Breach Selected for ICON13 Motion Commotion Screening
MAKE! Participants Reflect on Creativity, Community and Growth
Meet Maya Koehn and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project LAtelier
Meet Kaitlyn Powers and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project Solenne
Meet Emily Camp and 2026 Senior Exhibition Project Predisposed