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MICA's Painting department is ranked as one of the best in the country, an accomplishment that provides painting majors with many opportunities and greater visibility for their achievements.

Our Painting department is distinguished by both tradition and rebellion. The program celebrates the development of strong painting and drawing skills, an exploration of old and new forms (representational and abstract, 2D, and 3D), and an appreciation of independent, personal expression and risk-taking.

The Painting Department's curriculum is generous, varied, and attuned to the individual needs of its majors. Painting electives represent a wide array of artistic experiences ranging from figure and landscape painting options to courses that address subjects such as the poetics of materials, personal narrative, visual music, collaboration, performance, and installation art. The number of painting and studio electives built into the degree plan exceeds the number of electives offered by any other department, thereby allowing painting majors great freedom in their course offerings.

Faculty and visiting artists and critics have a diverse array of aesthetic sensibilities, maintain active studio practices, and exhibit their work in various venues - and also act as role models and mentors as you find your own voice as an artist.