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Feb 2025

Stamps MFA candidate Charlie Reynolds will be featured in the SAAS Art Showcase: Celebrating University of Michigan Artists with Disabilities on March 14 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the School of Public Health.

GRADUATE Charlie Reynolds: SAAS Art Showcase Stamps MFA candidate Charlie Reynolds will be featured in the SAAS Art Showcase: Celebrating…

A painting of trees near a body of water

GRADUATE Hannah Buchanan: Scenes of a Midwestern Home Work by Stamps MFA candidate Hannah Buchanan is featured in Scenes of a Midwestern Home, a solo…

L-R: Stamps Gallery Director Srimoyee Mitra, Katelyn Ma, Quri Kim, Associate Dean for Academic Programs Rebecca Strzelec, Kate Bonello, Victoria Selektor, and Dana Gray.

UNDERGRADUATE Stamps Students Receive Awards at 2025 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition The Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design proudly celebrates the exceptional work by our…

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT Janet Taylor Pickett: Embracing Art As A Lifelong Journey Janet Taylor Pickett: Embracing Art As A Lifelong Journey

Carlos Francisco Jackson, Huelga, 2009, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Drs. Harriett and Ricardo Romo, 2019.50.4, © 2009, Carlos Francisco Jackson

FACULTY Carlos Francisco Jackson Featured in "Radical Histories: Chicanx Prints from the Smithsonian American Art Museum" Work by Stamps Dean and Professor Carlos Francisco Jackson is featured in Radical Histories:…

Poster for COLORISM, an exhibition by Rogerio Pinto

FACULTY Rogério Pinto: "Colorism" at Duderstadt Gallery Colorism, a new exhibition by Professor Rogério Pinto that celebrates diversity and inclusivity…

Image of a rural porch, with laundry hung on a line. The text reads PORCH AN ARCHITECTURE OF GENEROSITY

FACULTY Brightmoor Maker Space Selected for Venice Architecture Biennale Brightmoor Maker Space, a community workshop space in Detroit co-founded by Stamps Professor Nick…

FACULTY Irina Aristarkhova: "Cyberfeminist Legacies in New Media Art" at CAA On February 14, Stamps Professor Irina Aristarkhova will chair the panel discussion…

A photo of a drone, with bird feet and covered in black feathers. At its center, dozens of bright yellow eyes peer out.

ALUMNI Stéphanie Morissette: "Speculative Future" at Burlington City Arts Work by Stamps alumna Stéphanie Morissette (MFA’24) is featured in Speculative Future, a solo…

A photo of a woman sitting at a table showing a plate of food and holding an iced coffee drink

STAFF Sandra Wiley Profiled in University Record Stamps Director of International Study Programs Sandra Wiley is featured in a new University…

Conor Fagan, Katie Mongoven, and Sara Nickleson - the finalists for the 2025 Envision: The Michigan Artist Initiative award.

STAMPS Artists Selected as Finalists for 2025 Envision Award Three Michigan artists — Conor Fagan, Katie Mongoven, and Sara Nickleson — have been…

FACULTY Poskovic, Stiles, and Weaver Selected for Catalyst and Innovation Awards Stamps faculty members Endi Poskovic, Jesse Stiles, and Ricky Weaver have received 2025 Catalyst…