With the help of several of America’s leading art and design schools, we once again identify top students ready to burst on the design scene. Some are undergrads, others are graduate students or very recent graduates; all have found personal and professional growth through their programs. Our Students To Watch feature has become tradition that resonates and renews: the students get recognized and the professional creative community gets refreshed. At this critical juncture, we also asked the students how they perceive their chosen profession in light of the unique challenges of the past year. Please note that in the next edition of GDUSA magazine, the institutions of higher learning from which these students come (and a few others) will themselves get the spotlight.

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Sponsored by THE CREATIVE GROUP

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MESSAGE FROM DIANE DOMEYER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE CREATIVE GROUP ➤

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STUDENTS TO WATCH 2021

• • Regina Padron ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY
  • Julia Fernandez ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY
  • George Stack SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (SCAD)
  • Jaspriya Sahmey SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (SCAD)
  • Victoria Bonhomme M.AD SCHOOL OF IDEAS/M.AD ATLANTA
  • Kit Son Lee RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD)
  • Cameron Galley RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD)
  • Meitar Almog SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS (SVA)
  • Marcus Lim SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS (SVA)
  • Claudio Rodriguez Jr. ARTCENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN
  • Jack Moore ARTCENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN
  • Talia Trackim SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY S.I. NEWHOUSE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
  • Dasha Bychkova SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY S.I. NEWHOUSE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
  • Victoria Escobar MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART (MICA)
  • Danielle Slovinsky SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY S.I. NEWHOUSE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
  • An X. Bui DREXEL UNIVERSITY
  • Luka Kimlicko DREXEL UNIVERSITY
  • Hannah Peterson THE MODERN COLLEGE OF DESIGN
  • Madison Hosier THE MODERN COLLEGE OF DESIGN
  • Petar Pirizovic RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
  • Beatriz Patarata RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
  • Ryan Slone VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS (VCFA)
  • Lex Poolos VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS (VCFA)
  • Ethan Smith AUBURN UNIVERSITY
  • Anna Porter AUBURN UNIVERSITY
  • Olivia Norris PRATT MWP COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN
  • Nina Wolf PRATT MWP COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN
  • Liam Speranza SHILLINGTON SCHOOL
  • Nneka Njoku SHILLINGTON SCHOOL
  • Ricardo Rosales KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE (KCAI)
  • Ipek Pelit KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE (KCAI)
  • Valeria Diaz KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN
  • Shane Lobsinger KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN
  • Charlotte Cannon VIRGINIA TECH
  • Megan Monroe VIRGINIA TECH
  • Kate Auman CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART
  • Nick Marabella COOPER UNION
  • Ed Ryan CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART
  • Sommre Phillips COOPER UNION
  • Madeleine Lyash PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN (PCAD)
  • Zorina Eckman PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN (PCAD)
  • Malak Almalki OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
  • Khang Nguyen OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
  • Esther Velasco UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SCHOOL OF DESIGN
  • Nhi Pham UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SCHOOL OF DESIGN
  • Jane Ciminera SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
  • Grace Fox SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
  • Sol Santecchia NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
  • Vivian Duran NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
  • Katherine Butts SESSIONS COLLEGE FOR PROFESSIONAL DESIGN
  • Rachel Herring SESSIONS COLLEGE FOR PROFESSIONAL DESIGN
  • Keesa V. Johnson PENNY STAMPS SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
  • Valerie Le PENNY STAMPS SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
  • Erin Mawhorter BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
  • Ashlyn Sterling BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
  • Corinne Ang RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD)
  • Everett Epstein RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD)
  • Nicole Kish TYLER SCHOOL OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE
  • Marisa Watanabe TYLER SCHOOL OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE
  • Nya Walker WOODBURY UNIVERSITY
  • Ellie Poulin WOODBURY UNIVERSITY
  • Amanda Way WOODBURY UNIVERSITY
  • Melanie Rankin M.AD SCHOOL OF IDEAS/M.AD ATLANTA
  • Juan Ye (Juii) USC ROSKI SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN
  • Steven Erazo Padilla USC ROSKI SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN
  • Logan Perrin THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
  • Dawson Skipper THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
  • Venus Hadsdy VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (VCU)
  • Emily Duong VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (VCU)
  • Cristian Martinez FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FIT)
  • Queena Chen FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FIT)
  • Zishou Wang DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
  • Jillian Nalezny DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
  • Claudia Geyer HARTFORD ART SCHOOL
  • Connor Gravelle HARTFORD ART SCHOOL
  • Erin Grey MILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART & DESIGN (MIAD)
  • Carli Jordan MILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART & DESIGN (MIAD)
  • Sid Henkel UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
  • Parker Garris UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
  • Madison Moroi COLUMBUS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN (CCAD)
  • Stephanie Wott COLUMBUS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN (CCAD)
  • Alicia Myers FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY
  • Gregg Fleming Farrington FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY
  • Andy Hilts NC STATE COLLEGE OF DESIGN
  • Michael Zamojcin NC STATE COLLEGE OF DESIGN
  • Yoshi Torralva CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
  • Langston Wells CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY