2021 GDUSA Students to Watch

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.

Sponsored by THE CREATIVE GROUP

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

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