Stamps School of Art & Design

Stamps School of Art & Design We prepare students to think critically and creatively.

Our interdisciplinary curriculum at a tier-one research university equips them with the technical and conceptual skills for success in the evolving fields of art and design.

The semester may be over, but we're still looking back on the amazing projects Stamps students created in class this win...
06/03/2026

The semester may be over, but we're still looking back on the amazing projects Stamps students created in class this winter.

In Anne Mondro’s Intro to Metals & Jewelry, students begin their journey learning the foundational techniques of metalsmithing, from sawing, soldering, and stone setting to forming and finishing, before transforming raw materials into contemporary jewelry, sculptural objects, and experimental designs.

Throughout the semester, students explore how metal can communicate ideas through form, scale, and craftsmanship while developing confidence through experimentation, problem-solving, and material exploration. Their projects reflect not only technical growth but also the evolution of personal concepts and creative voices shaped by jewelry traditions across cultures and time periods.

ARTDES 252 STUDENTS:
Levi Benson
Dominic Cassar
Lilah Chow
Heather D'Alecy
Ella Graeb
Maya Hernandez
Ananya Jain
Lillian Joelson
Genevieve Jones
Caitlyn McConville
Farah Rothe van Deventer
Hannah Ruffin
Sadie Smith
Aranza Stanton
Amaya Vega-Fernandez
Zhixian Xiong

06/02/2026

Breath, Fragment, Return opens this Thursday, June 4. Join us for the opening reception and experience Marianetta Porter's powerful exploration of memory, history, and presence.

🖌️Summer Drop-in Artmaking: June 12, 2026
🗣️Artist Talk: June 25, 2026

📍Stamps Gallery: 201 South Division Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
🖼️June 5 – July 25, 2026

💻For more information: https://stamps.umich.edu/events/marianetta-porter-breath-fragment-return

06/02/2026

Don't miss your chance to be part of Envision: The Michigan Artist Initiative.

This opportunity is designed for Michigan artists at a pivotal stage in their careers, whose work demonstrates excellence, experimentation, and a commitment to advancing contemporary art.

Three finalists will be selected to exhibit at Stamps Gallery, receive a $2,000 artist fee and production stipend, and gain visibility through a nationally recognized jury process. One artist will receive the 2027 Envision Award and a $5,000 cash prize.

Your work could be next. Apply by August 2.

✨Learn more at stamps.umich.edu/envision27

Stamps alum Patrick Hanenberger (BFA ’02) is bringing imaginative worlds to life as the production designer for Warner B...
06/01/2026

Stamps alum Patrick Hanenberger (BFA ’02) is bringing imaginative worlds to life as the production designer for Warner Bros.’ upcoming animated adaptation of The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer.
Hanenberger also recently served as production designer for Paul McCartney’s animated feature film High in the Clouds, continuing a career defined by visionary worldbuilding and cinematic storytelling.
From concept to screen, his work demonstrates the power of design to shape immersive narratives and expansive visual universes.

Night Sweats: Cyberfeminist Practices, a new book co-authored by Stamps Professor Irina Aristarkhova, brings together ar...
05/28/2026

Night Sweats: Cyberfeminist Practices, a new book co-authored by Stamps Professor Irina Aristarkhova, brings together artists, writers, scholars, designers, activists, and educatorsto respond to a moment shaped by rapid biotechnological change and global political uncertainty. Drawing on more than twenty-five years of cyberfeminist work by the subRosa art collective, alongside Black, postcolonial, and environmental feminisms, Night Sweats offers a series of thought-provoking, creative, and justice-oriented essays on art and life.

From rethinking “terms and conditions” to exploring plant-assisted reproductive technologies and practices of compassionate inquiry, the book imagines alternative ways of living, making, and organizing. Grounded in the ethos “we will save ourselves,” it foregrounds collective action, care, and resistance in the face of ongoing challenges to reproductive, LGBTQIA+, and racial justice.

The book is out now, and available as a free PDF/EPUB download: link in bio.

Stamps alum Ryan Herberholz (BFA ’12) joins artist Melissa A. Day for Transient Narratives, an exhibition exploring land...
05/27/2026

Stamps alum Ryan Herberholz (BFA ’12) joins artist Melissa A. Day for Transient Narratives, an exhibition exploring landscape, memory, impermanence, and humanity’s evolving relationship with the natural and built environment.

Through layered urban abstractions and otherworldly landscapes, the exhibition reflects on change as the only constant, tracing the remnants of human activity, communication, and environmental transformation across space and time. Ryan’s paintings draw inspiration from Michigan wilderness, Detroit’s North End, and speculative futures that blur the line between the familiar and the uncanny.

✨ Opening Reception: June 5
7–10 PM
📍 Gallery at Ideation Orange
🗓 June 5–30
Learn more: galleryatio.com/events-exhibitions1

The winter semester might be over, but the ideas, experimentation, and innovation developed in John Marshall’s 3D Design...
05/26/2026

The winter semester might be over, but the ideas, experimentation, and innovation developed in John Marshall’s 3D Design Portfolio Project course will continue beyond the classroom.

Students began with questions, ideas, and possibilities before moving through the realities of professional design practice. Through research, prototyping, experimentation, and iterative making, they develop projects that investigate how complex physical objects are conceived, tested, refined, and ultimately brought to life.

Students built skills around critical thinking, problem solving, and design methodology while learning to approach challenges through user behavior and the power of asking “what if.” Their final projects reflect the evolution of both technical precision and conceptual development, synthesizing personal interests and prior learning into cohesive, process-driven works.

"It’s a space where students can actively direct their own learning, bridge any self-identified gaps in their skills, and graduate with a portfolio that mirrors industry standards." - Professor John Marshall

ARTDES 489 Students:
Adelina Akhmetshina
Salem Batayeh
Chaz Dunselman
Zachary Hartman
Yoonji Kang
Lexi Lake
Tina Lin
Ross Towbin

What does it mean to build an artistic future rooted in Michigan?Envision: The Michigan Artist Initiative celebrates the...
05/21/2026

What does it mean to build an artistic future rooted in Michigan?

Envision: The Michigan Artist Initiative celebrates the creativity, rigor, and innovation shaping contemporary art practices across the state. Hosted by Stamps Gallery, the initiative highlights artists and collaboratives whose work reflects the depth and diversity of Michigan’s creative communities while inspiring future generations of artists.

Selected finalists will receive professional curatorial support and present their work in a group exhibition at Stamps Gallery in Summer 2027, with one artist receiving a $5,000 award.

✨Artists working in all media are encouraged to apply.
✨DEADLINE TO APPLY: Aug 2, 2026
✨Learn more at stamps.umich.edu/envision27

Through everyday objects, fragments, and embodied memory, Marianetta Porter transforms absence into an active presence. ...
05/20/2026

Through everyday objects, fragments, and embodied memory, Marianetta Porter transforms absence into an active presence. Breath, Fragment, Return, a new Stamps Gallery exhibition curated by Juana Williams, explores how Porter’s practice challenges linear ideas of history and time, revealing how memory lives within the body and in the objects we carry, discard, and remember. Rooted in African American experience and diasporic memory, her work proposes history as unfinished and memory as a force that continues to shape the present.

Breath, Fragment, Return
✨Opening Reception: June 4, 2026
🖌️Summer Drop-in Artmaking: June 12, 2026
🗣️Artist Talk: June 25, 2026
📍Stamps Gallery: 201 South Division Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
🖼️June 4 – July 25, 2026
💻For more information: https://stamps.umich.edu/events/marianetta-porter-breath-fragment-return

🏆 We’re proud to announce the recipients of this year’s 2026 Commencement Awards! Check out these students who went abov...
05/19/2026

🏆 We’re proud to announce the recipients of this year’s 2026 Commencement Awards!

Check out these students who went above and beyond, demonstrating innovation, impact, and artistic excellence.

GORMAN AWARD
Laila Burke-Graves

ATHARVA KHARKAR MEMORIAL AWARD
Hana Ichikawa

SUMMA CUM LAUDE GRADUATES
Laila Burke-Graves
David Gapseok Byun
Leanna Mokihana Paik
Jaime Leigh Salmonson
Tennessee Tian

PHI BETA KAPPA AWARD
Mira Jane Hughes

VISITING CRITICS THESIS EXHIBITION AWARD
Zoë D**g
Sujay Saple

VISITING CRITICS VISION AWARD
Michaela Nichelle Martin

BIG IDEA AWARD
Yueshan Jiang

Read more about our awardees here: https://stamps.umich.edu/news/2026-stamps-commencement-awards

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