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MFA Alum Balances Art, Identity to Earn $50K Prize–Largest Ever Awarded Solely to Women Painters

Posted July 12, 2019 in Alumni, MFA Drawing

At the forefront of Aneka Ingold’s painting “Postpartum” is a woman trapped between worlds. In one arm, she cradles a newborn to her breast, while the other Read More…
Recent Graduate Earns $15,000 Windgate Fellowship Award, 2nd Straight KCAD Student to Do So

Posted July 10, 2019 in Alumni, Metals & Jewelry Design

Sidnee Tyree is radiating the surreal jubilance of a lottery jackpot winner who’s still processing the enormity of her good fortune. After all, it’s not every day Read More…
Alumni Profile: Carly Gussert Helps Big Brands Harness the Power of Motion

Posted June 27, 2019 in Alumni, Digital Art and Design

image courtesy of Carly Gussert CARLY GUSSERT Motion Designer/Editor Droga5 New York, NY (’14, BFA Digital Media) No sooner had Carly Gussert graduated from Read More…
Professor Jon McDonald Receives Society of Illustrators’ Distinguished Educator in the Arts Award

Posted June 20, 2019 in Faculty, Illustration

If you want to pass one of Professor Jon McDonald’s classes, you’re going to have to fail first. A lot. Since joining the Illustration faculty at Kendall College of Read More…
KCAD Announces President’s List and Dean’s List for Spring 2019 Semester

Posted June 20, 2019 in Student

Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University (KCAD) has announced its President’s List and Dean’s List for the spring 2019 semester. Full-time students Read More…
KCAD Announces Winners of Wege Prize 2019

Posted June 1, 2019 in Student, Public

Wege Prize—an annual competition that ignites game-changing solutions for the future by inspiring college students around the world to collaborate across institutional, Read More…
KCAD Alum, Faculty Member Tara McCrackin Named Interim President

Posted May 9, 2019 in Campus, Faculty, Public

Ferris State University President David Eisler announced today the appointment of Tara McCrackin, associate professor of Interior Design at Kendall College of Art and Design of Read More…
Art Education Student Andrea Oosterhouse Named Valedictorian of KCAD’s 2019 Graduating Class

Posted May 7, 2019 in Campus, Student, Public, Art Education

Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University (KCAD) is pleased to announce Art Education student Andrea Oosterhouse as the valedictorian of the college’s 2019 Read More…
KCAD in the News: April 2019

Posted May 1, 2019 in Student, Faculty, Alumni, Art Education, Drawing, Illustration, Industrial Design, Painting

Illustration Professor Jon McDonald Wins National Award from the Society of Illustrators Illustration Professor Jon McDonald has been honored with the 2019 Distinguished Educator Read More…
Creative Leaders: Introducing the 2019 KCAD Excellence Award Winners

Posted May 1, 2019 in Student

Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University (KCAD) has announced the 2019 recipients of the college’s Excellence Awards. Representing the pinnacle of Read More…

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