This month, we caught up with Kristin Tipping ’16 to learn more about her time in the MCAD MFA program, her personal practice, and her recent 2019 MN State Board Artist Initiative Grant! “Kristin Tipping is an asexual graphic artist and comic creator with a master’s degree in illustration from Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She [...]

We are excited to present our interview with painter, current MCAD MFA Visiting Artist, and MCAD MFA alum Michael Banning ’04. “Michael Banning’s paintings and drawings of contemporary American urban, industrial, and domestic landscapes have been exhibited in solo exhibitions in Chicago, Denver, New York, and Minneapolis, where he has been represented by the Groveland Gallery [...]

We are so excited to present our recent interview with artist Hend Al-Mansour! Hend Al-Mansour is a Saudi-American artist based in the Twin Cities, whose art “reflects the female culture of her hometown.  Arabic and Islamic aesthetics influence her work which references gender politics in the Arab world.” Al-Mansour was awarded the McKnight Fellowship in [...]

Since graduating this past spring, MCAD MFA Alum Jonathan Aller ’18 has been incredibly hard at work, both within his personal practice and profession. During June, Jonathan participated in a self-administered Portrait-a-Day challenge where he held himself to draw one ballpoint pen portrait every day of that month. He was hired by MCAD as an Adjunct [...]

A new school year has begun, the Alumni Spotlight feature is back, and we are proud to present our interview with photographer Christopher Selleck! Christopher is a Minneapolis-based photographer. His practice “interrogates the stereotypes of masculinity and homosexuality in American culture, through photography, sculpture and installation.” Christopher is an artist in the 2017 Rochester Art [...]

We are excited to present our interview with TV editor Amanda Taylor! Amanda is based in Los-Angeles and freelances as an editor for reality TV shows such as Real Housewives of NYC, Deadliest Catch, and Upscale with Prentice Penny. Read about Amanda’s time in the MFA program, her career, the key to collaboration, and her upcoming personal projects in her own [...]

We are proud to present our interview with illustrator Luisa Rivera! Luisa is a London-based illustrator whose beautiful work has appeared in magazines, books, newspapers, and exhibitions for clients the world over. Her deft hand and dreamy color palettes are mesmerizing to behold, and her thoughtfulness and enthusiasm for her work is evident in all she does. [...]

This month, we caught up with Joe Sinness ’05, and asked him some pressing questions about art and life. “Juxtaposing portraits, still-lifes, theatrical sculptures, and cinematic panoramas, Sinness’s works display the performance of sexual desire. Sinness visualizes desire and pursues a vision of utopic queer spaces and characters—portraying his subjects as tender and worthy of desire.” Sinness is a [...]

Welcome to our new feature on the MCAD MFA blog! This month, we caught up with Peng Wu, ’13, and asked him some pressing questions about art and life. Peng is “an interdisciplinary designer and artist working in sculpture and public art, interactive and social practice, visual communication, to create powerful and innovative narrative.” Enjoy! Where did [...]