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Nov 2022

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ALUMNI Rachel Friedman: Insights from an Environmental Design Powerhouse Rachel Friedman’s emphasis on interior design has blended seamlessly with her entrepreneurial…

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ALUMNI Beatriz Lozano Wins Young Guns 20 Competition Beatriz Lozano (BFA ’16) has been named a winner of the prestigious Young Guns 20 competition. A…

Gabriella Meyer stands in front of fabric rolls.

ALUMNI Gabriella Meyer: Sustainable Fashion Forged at Stamps Gabriella Meyer (BFA ’17) describes her journey that has led to her fashion brand and reality…

Taylor Swift points to a tablet with Gabrielle DeCaro at a dining room table on the set of a music video.

ALUMNI Gabrielle DeCaro Appears in Taylor Swift Music Video Gabrielle DeCaro (Interarts Performance BFA ‘16) appeared in Taylor Swift’s music video,…

Oct 2022

Photograph showing the book Bench, by Grace Coudal and Mary Lou Wade, on a white background

ALUMNI Grace Coudal Releases New Photography Book Grace Coudal (BFA ’21) recently released Bench, her second self-published photography book. A…

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ALUMNI Ian Kimmerly: Solo Exhibition at Dolby Chadwick Gallery Dear Stranger, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Ian Kimmerly (BFA ’02), will be on view at…

Sep 2022

The front entrance of the Molino Family Latino Gallery at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. A group of people are walking in the space.

ALUMNI Mariano Desmaras: A Multicultural Approach to Museums Mariano Desmaras (BFA ‘89) uses his firm to design accessible and multicultural museum exhibits.

Katelyn Wollet is bent over a vehicle, painting a blue illustration of a bear on the car's hood

ALUMNI Katelyn Wollet: Illustrating "Dune Bears" at ArtPrize 2022 Katelyn Wollet (BFA ‘15) recently won Honda’s Design & Drive Contest at ArtPrize 2022. Her…

A large glass mosaic featuring a haitian landscape with two children playing

ALUMNI Gail Rosenbloom Kaplan: Have Faith Haiti Mission Art Residency Gail Rosenbloom Kaplan (BFA ’76) recently spent a week as artist-in-residence at the Mitch…

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ALUMNI Katie St. Clair: Lay of the Land Work by Katie St. Clair (MFA ’14) is featured in Lay of the Land, a solo exhibition on view…

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ALUMNI Karson Schenk: Narrating Nubia Karson Schenk (Stamps ’21) is featured in an LSA Magazine article on Narrating Nubia, a project…

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ALUMNI Yen Azzaro: ALTAR|ALTER Opens at Graduate Ann Arbor Stamps alumnus, former Lecturer, and Ypsilanti artist Yen Azzaro (BFA ‘03) is the Summer 2022…