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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 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…
KCAD in the News: March 2019

Posted April 1, 2019 in Student, Faculty, Alumni, Art History, Digital Art and Design, Drawing, Furniture Design, Illustration, Painting, Master of Arts in Design, Printmaking, Master of Fine Arts, MFA Painting

Digital Art and Design Student Derek Desormeaux Named one of CMYK's Top 100 New Creatives Derek Desormeaux, a current student in the Digital Art and Design program, was Read More…
Always Be Prepared: KCAD Students Bring Their A-Game to 2019 West Michigan ADDY Awards

Posted March 19, 2019 in Student, Alumni, Graphic Design, Illustration

The vintage Boy Scout/Girl Scout theme of the 2019 American Advertising Federation of West Michigan ADDY Awards may have imbued the annual event with its trademark playful Read More…
KCAD in the News: January 2019

Posted February 1, 2019 in Student, Faculty, Alumni, Art Education, Illustration, Interior Design, Painting, Photography, Master of Fine Arts, MFA Painting

Art Education Student Lynn Loubert Elected to Board of Directors for the National Art Education Association Lynn Loubert, a student in the Art Education program, has been elected Read More…
KCAD in the News: December 2018

Posted January 1, 2019 in Alumni, UICA, Art Education, Art History, Illustration, Painting

Art Education Alum Joseph Wilcox Wins Top Honors in International Art Competition Joseph Wilcox (’09, BFA Art Education) won 1st place in the BLOOOM Award, a competition Read More…
Alumni Profile: Fan Wu (BFA Illustration)

Posted December 4, 2018 in Alumni, Illustration

FAN WU Professional Freelance Illustrator Beijing, China (’16, BFA Illustration) “KCAD taught me something beyond skill; it taught me how to understand Read More…
KCAD in the News: November 2018

Posted December 3, 2018 in Alumni, Digital Art and Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interior Design, Sculpture and Functional Art, Master of Fine Arts, MFA Drawing

MFA Alum Aneka Ingold Named Finalist for $50,000 Bennett Prize The finalists for the largest art award ever offered solely to women painters have been announced, and Aneka Ingold Read More…
KCAD in the News: September 2018

Posted September 3, 2018 in UICA, Digital Art and Design, Fashion Studies, Furniture Design, Illustration, Industrial Design, Painting, Printmaking, Master of Fine Arts, MFA Drawing

Printmaking Alumna Erica Lang Stars in Merrell Social Media Video Erica Lang (’14, BFA Printmaking), owner of Grand Rapids printshop/retail store Woosah, was profiled in a Read More…
KCAD in the News: June 2018

Posted July 1, 2018 in Student, Alumni, Graphic Design, Illustration, Printmaking, Master of Visual and Critical Studies

Master of Arts in Visual and Critical Studies Alumnus Kevin Buist Promoted to Artistic Director of ArtPrize Kevin Buist ('18, Master of Arts in Visual and Critical Studies) Read More…

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