This focus exhibition recognizes the 200-year legacy of the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and the enduring influence of its artists, faculty, and alumni on Baltimore and the contemporary art world at large.

Drawing entirely from the BMA’s collection, the presentation features 17 works that span nearly 150 years with examples of painting, sculpture, photography, film, textiles, jewelry, and works on paper. This diversity of media reflects MICA’s longstanding commitment to material experimentation, critical inquiry, and interdisciplinary practice.

Featured artists include both alumni and professors: 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 Dr. Leslie Cozzi, Curator and Department Head of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs; Antoinette Roberts, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art; Oscar Flores Montero, Curatorial Assistant for Contemporary Art; and Dylan Kaleikaumaka Hill, Meyerhoff-Becker Curatorial Fellow.