Furniture Designer, Chris Martin visited MCAD at the beginning of October to speak about his influences, approach to design, and his trip to Ghana as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer. Martin’s recent passion and research has been directed towards “collaboration with traditional artisans, particularly in Ghana and India.” After the public lecture on MCAD’s main campus, Martin [...]

  The MCAD MFA program has a long tradition of visiting artists, both as classroom lecturers, studio visitors, and participants in formal critiques. Thanks to a new technology set-up in the MFA classroom, it is now possible for students to connect with artists virtually from around the world. London-based MFA alum Luisa Rivera ’15 joined [...]

This April, Los Angeles-based painter, sculptor, and performance artist Kenny Scharf visited MCAD. Scharf gave a lecture on MCAD’s main campus, and then stopped by the MFA studios for a visit with 2nd year MFA painter Reza Nejati-Namin. “Born in 1958 in Los Angeles, Kenny Scharf’s ambition as a professional artist is to maintain the [...]

Artist, designer, and found of the Initiative Artist Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Matthew Shlian visited MCAD at the beginning of March to give an artist talk and meet with students. Shlian is a paper engineer that makes work “rooted in print media, book arts, and commercial design. Beginning with an initial fold, a single action [...]

MCAD MFA alum Sieng Lee ’14 stopped by the MFA studios and gallery this February to visit with current 2nd year students Frankie Castillo and Sherry Muyuan He. Castillo and He welcomed Lee into their studios to discuss their work and learn more about Lee’s work and experiences as a graphic designer with an interest in [...]

In early February, artist, educator, advocate, and editor Sharon Louden visited MCAD as part of the President’s Lecture Series. Louden gave a lecture on MCAD’s main campus and also took part in a discussion with MFA students hosted in the MCAD MFA Gallery. “Louden’s work has been exhibited in numerous venues including the Aldrich Contemporary [...]

At the beginning of February, artist Sheila Pepe visited MCAD to give a lecture and spend some time with MFA students in their studios. Pepe spoke at MCAD about “her cross-disciplinary work blending craft and conceptualism.” Pepe, an artist and educator based in New York, is known for her “large-scale, ephemeral installations and sculptures made [...]

Filmmaker Sofia Carillo visited the MFA studios this November to meet with 1st year MFA animator Hallie Bahn. Carillo was in Minneapolis for Cine Latino. Now in its fifth year, Cine Latino is “among the key showcases of Ibero and Latin-American cinema in the United States. This year, screenings and events will took place at the Film [...]

This October, Heather Davis gave a visiting artist lecture on MCAD’s main campus. She then made time to stop by the MFA studios to speak with MFA students about their work. Students that invited Davis into their studios included 2nd year MFA filmmaker Jodie Burke, 1st year MFA painter Anika Schneider, 2nd year MFA photographer [...]

This October, MCAD welcomed interdisciplinary artist Jefferson Pinder. He gave a visiting artist lecture on MCAD’s main campus, and stopped by the MFA studios to spend time with MFA students in their studios. Pinder creates “performances, video work, and objects that challenge viewers to think critically about our highly polarized society.” He explores the “tangle [...]