PICTURED ABOVE: MALIYA NAZ
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.
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
