Celebrate 200 years of the Maryland Institute College of Art’s (MICA) creative legacy in this exhibition featuring works by influential alumni and professors who have shaped art in Baltimore and beyond.
Drawn entirely from the BMA’s collection, this presentation brings together 17 works spanning nearly 150 years across painting, sculpture, photography, film, textiles, jewelry, and works on paper. Together, these works highlight MICA’s lasting influence and its commitment to experimentation, thoughtful exploration, and creative work across disciplines.
Featured artists include: Timothy App, Betty Cooke, Grace Hartigan, Maren Hassinger, Connie Imboden, Hugh Bolton Jones, Tom Miller, Elle Pérez, Amalie Rothschild, Joyce J. Scott, Jo Smail, Shinique Smith, Aaron Sopher, Grace Turnbulland Charles H. Walther, as well as the collective MICA Pandemic Quilters. The quilt project includes contributions by Susie Brandt, Kibibi Ajanku, Dr. Denise Bailey-Jones, Sarah Zenobia Barnes, Erika Carruth, Rosa Chang, Katherine Cowan, Joann Dixon, Rae Drotleff, Patty Gallivan, Dr. Leslie King Hammond, Rodette Jones, Joseph E. Malson, Christine Manganaro, Kenya Miles, Audrey Lee Naiva, Marla Parker, Ursula Populoh, Julia Racicot, Glenda Richardson, Rosalind Ford Robinson, Lowery Stokes Sims, Tobyanne Suyemoto, and Lowell Zelenka. Together these works illustrate the depth and breadth of MICA’s program while underscoring the BMA’s role as a steward of Baltimore’s artistic history.
BMA Celebrates MICA 200 is curated by Antoinette Roberts, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art; Cecilia Wichmann, Curator and Department Head of Contemporary Art; Oscar Flores Montero, Curatorial Assistant for Contemporary Art; and Dylan Kaleikaumaka Hill, Meyerhoff-Becker Curatorial Fellow.
