They make a way. - Maryland Institute College of Art

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TRUSTEE/DONOR PROFILE:
FAMILY VALUES
Wendy Jachman
Baltimore, MD
“MICA is a serious player in the art/academic world and its
presence in that world withstands the test of time. I am proud
to boast of my association with MICA.”
For MICA Board of Trustees member Wendy
Myerberg Jachman, giving to MICA is more like
supporting family. She literally grew up artistically
on the campus— taking art classes there as a child
and attending MICA for the freshman Foundation
experience. Perhaps that is why one of her favorite
aspects of supporting MICA is interacting with the
students and watching them grow. As chair of the
board’s Student Affairs committee, she enjoys the
special responsibility of helping to structure the
dynamic and respected learning tradition that is
the hallmark of a MICA education.
Art has indeed been a family affair for the Myerberg
family. Jachman’s mother, Louise Myerberg, was
an interior designer who also took classes at MICA;
sister Jennifer Myerberg is a water colorist and a
ceramist; and brother Henry Myerberg is an architect.
And even as Jachman entered the business world
with her father, she continued to be devoted to her
own creative career. Her career as a textile artist
led to large commissions in which she has used
narrative tapestries to capture the essence of the
institution in which it is installed. Though featured
in New York and Florida, most of Jachman’s work
has been in Baltimore, a byproduct of her commitment
to her community.
In addition to her work with MICA, Jachman is
an extraordinary supporter of the arts in Baltimore
and beyond, as evidenced by her involvement in a
diverse array of organizations and causes.
JACHMAN BELIEVES DEEPLY IN ART’S
IMPORTANCE TO SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. THE
SCIENCES ARE IMPORTANT, SHE MAINTAINS,
BUT NOTHING COMPARES TO ART’S ABILITY
TO INSPIRE PEOPLE, TO ENLIGHTEN SOCIETY,
AND TO PROMOTE IDEAS. INVESTING IN MICA
IS ONE WAY SHE HOPES TO ENSURE THAT
TALENTED ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS CAN
SHARE THEIR GIFTS WITH THE WORLD.