The Minneapolis College of Art and Design is pleased to announce the welcoming of five new candidates to serve on the Board of Trustees; Kerry Fauver and Kate Sherburne.

Karla Mellett ’21 sold five works at the Fandi Mata exhibition, curated by the Ovano Agency. Though they graduated with a degree in 2D and Stop Motion animation, they're an interdisciplinary artist who has expanded into the New York improv and comedy scene.

Their surreal work blends humor and philosophy that reflects the human condition. Their practice connects visual art and storytelling through a surreal, human-centered lens.

Learn more

Greg Carideo ’08 recently presented Bottle and Hole in the lower level of the Bureau Gallery. The exhibition, which featured three new sculptures, a light installation, and a custom built pedestal, reflects on unnoticed urban elements and discarded objects.

Sarah Nicole ’18 is showing a new piece, Water Angel Bloom, in an exhibition titled In Full Bloom. The acrylic on raw cotton canvas paintings is also for sale and includes a certificate of authenticity.

Jared Tuttle ’14 designed the logotype for Skydance’s newest animated feature, Swapped featuring Michael B Jordan, Juno Temple and Tracy Morgan. The film follows two mythical creatures who accidentally swap bodies, and learn more about each other and themselves.

The film is available to stream on Netflix, and debuted May 1.

Learn more

Jodi Reeb ’95 opened her studio at Carriage House Studio to visitors for Art-A-Whirl weekend May 15 through May 17. This included a Mini Encaustic Painting Activity, where for visitors were able to paint using molten beeswax.

The Art-A-Whirl weekend highlights the Minneapolis Art District by bringing visitors into the studios of artists, and features live music and food from local vendors.

Learn more

Woody Olsen ’76 has five photographs accepted by the 17th Annual Fran Achen Juried Photography Exhibition, Art Through Photography’s Lens, at the Whitewater Arts Alliance, Traditional Salon. The three jurors were Gerald H. Emmerichs Jr, Michael J Havice, and Ashley M. Dimming, PhD, Crossman Gallery Director at the UW-Whitewater.

Woody Olsen ’76 was accepted into the Carnegie Art Center 2026 Annual Juried Exhibition, which will exhibit May 15th through 30th. The juror, Kristen Saunders is an art professor from the University of Minnesota.

The two pieces accepted were Rebel, a mixed media painting with neon spray paint, ink. And acrylic on canvas board, and Venetian Vision, a watercolor collaged piece on canvas. Venetian Visions was an observational still-life of his hotel view on the canal.