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 or continuing education students, 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. Given the unique challenges of the moment, we also asked the students how they perceive their chosen profession, what inspires them, and what paths they plan to pursue. Please note that in the next edition of GDUSA magazine, the institutions of higher learning from which these students come (and select others) will themselves get the spotlight.

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STUDENTS TO WATCH 2022

 

• Otto Homruen ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY
• Jennifer Sandra Wittor ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY
• Tanya Kar SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (SCAD)
• Caitlyn Stupi SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (SCAD)
• Maliya Naz THE NEW SCHOOL, PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN
• Madeline McElwee RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
• Adam Myerscough RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
• Madeline Coyte SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF DESIGN
• Ares Taylor SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF DESIGN
• Jessica Flemming YALE UNIVERSITY
• Max Li MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART (MICA)
• Rolando Castillo ARTCENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN
• Syed Hamza-Salar Hassan ARTCENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN
• David Kim SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS (SVA)
• Bina Thorsen SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS (SVA)
• Morgan Baker FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY
• Mac Jo Smith FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY
• Kevin Davis UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (UCO)
• Jerod Hill UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (UCO)
• Paola Espinosa UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (USC)
• Mingming Liu UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (USC)
• Alex Crowe AUBURN UNIVERSITY
• Lane Mullins AUBURN UNIVERSITY
• Kensley Bullins VIRGINIA TECH
• Ethan Candelario VIRGINIA TECH
• Jessi Blackham VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS (VCFA)
• Dina Lutfi VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS (VCFA)
• Josh Marruffo THE MODERN COLLEGE OF DESIGN
• Alexia Woodward THE MODERN COLLEGE OF DESIGN
• Kristy Ren-Hayzlett SESSIONS COLLEGE FOR PROFESSIONAL DESIGN
• Kylie Welsh SESSIONS COLLEGE FOR PROFESSIONAL DESIGN
• Zuzanna Mlynarczyk SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, S.I. NEWHOUSE
• Lucinda Strol SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, S.I. NEWHOUSE
• Ellie Farr PRATT MWP COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN
• Diana Le PRATT MWP COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN
• Jenny Liu CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
• Maggie Ma CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
• Janel Mitchell CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
• Yuliia Ostapovych CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
• Kruttika Susarla WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS
• Lilia Jiménez WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS
• Emma Clark Godfrey OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
• Yaritza Velazquez-Medina OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
• Cindy Ha UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
• Ali Perry UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
• Yeji Kim THE COOPER UNION
• Maxwell Masterson THE COOPER UNION
• Anna Cai SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO (SAIC)
• Minu Aktar UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS
• Jonai Gibson-Selix UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS
• Forough Abadian RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD)
• Jada Akoto RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD)
• Aaron Monro DREXEL UNIVERSITY
• Ashley Wiederspahn DREXEL UNIVERSITY
• Carolyn Izaguirre WOODBURY UNIVERSITY
• Amanda Renteria WOODBURY UNIVERSITY
• Kelly Phan PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN
• Isaac Ruder UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES (UCLA)
• Natalee Decker UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES (UCLA)
• Hannah-Rae Ernst KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE (KCAI)
• Husnain Noorbhai KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE (KCAI)
• Cindy Kao THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
• Aimee Liou THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
• Dianne Bahram Zadeh Ebrahimi FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FIT)
• Garrett Majewski FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FIT)
• Grace Houdek MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
• Gabrielle McKeever MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
• Macy Eiesland PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
• Nia Musiba PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
• Samantha Mantua COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES (CCS)
• Johanna Moreta COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES (CCS)
• Soledad Alonso UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD (UHART)
• Hayden Gaillard UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD (UHART)
• Lizzie Butler KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
• Edward Valdez KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
• Ellie Bradley DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
• Tayvia Ridgeway DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
• Aubrey Hayden BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
• Eliza Kuhn BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
• Maura Dupré M.AD SCHOOL OF IDEAS/FURMAN UNIVERSITY
• Rachel Broyles M.AD SCHOOL OF IDEAS/FURMAN UNIVERSITY
• Tristen Trivett NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
• Victoria G. Kuzmicki NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
• Chris Baker CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART
• Mason Goolsby CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART
• Savannah Duringer MERCER UNIVERSITY
• Landon Miller MERCER UNIVERSITY
• Hannah Cantrell UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (USM)
• Keely Trail UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (USM)
• Tanner Perez UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
• Joslynn Taylor UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
• Michael Michalski COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO (CCC)
• Sydney Weber COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO (CCC)
• Antonia Milas THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
• Tessa Peña THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
• Stephanie Szemetylo UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
• Casey Rheault UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
• Ngan Hoang UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
• Nirali Oza UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
• Ashley Owen UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
• Claudia Zelaya UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS