Justin Robert Lees ’23 is leading a groundbreaking media production in collaboration with Apple to highlight the accessibility advancements coming to visionOS later this year.

His latest project, An Enhanced View with Apple Vision Pro, showcases the new Zoom feature built into Apple Vision Pro, which enables users—particularly those with visual impairments—to magnify everything in their field of view, including the physical environment around them.

Alumni Samantha Russell ’17 is a contributor to the recently published book What Punk Taught Me. Edited by Gregory Blair and Jason Swift, Russell’s chapter Punk Art: A Culture of Concepts covers their experience with the punk creative subculture.

The anthology is a collection of 15 different authors' essays, each of whom punk culture has deeply impacted them in a meaningful way. What Punk Taught Me explores each contributors unique connection with punk, whether it be through music, DIY projects, fashion, art, activism, and writing.

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MCAD Alumni Dustin Feider ’05 recently spoke with Fast Company about his success in a niche field, as an artistic tree house designer. Founder of O2 Treehouse, Feider started considering tree houses during a project while studying furniture design at MCAD, for it’s potential use in sustainable design.

The SooVAC (Soo Visual Art Center) Suzy Greenberg MFA Juried Exhibition, co-juried by Alumni Trina Fernandez ’21, features work from 9 MCAD MFA students and alumni. It’s SooVAC’s second year exhibiting MFA Graduates from MCAD and the University of Minnesota, honoring SooVAC’s founder, Suzy Greenberg, and her commitment to uplifting emerging artists.

The Minneapolis Institute of Art is currently presenting Mihrabs: Portraits of Arab American Women, a stunning new exhibition by Saudi American artist Hend Al-Mansour ’02, MFA.

Known for her fusion of Islamic geometric abstraction and evocative portraiture, Al-Mansour makes her Mia debut with this deeply personal and political installation honoring the resilience, identity, and spiritual lives of Arab American women in Minnesota.

Jennie Ward ’99 is one of three featured artists in Shared Visions, the latest exhibition at Art Project 605.

Ward joins regional artists Kent Estey and Jennifer Paulsrud in this group show, which highlights recent paintings and works on paper that reflect a shared engagement with color, abstraction, and expressive paint application. Though each artist brings a distinct perspective, their work collectively explores the boundary between external observation and internal vision.