PICTURED ABOVE: Boris Schneersohn, SCAD
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 2023
- Joumana Ibrahim
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (SCAD) - Boris Schneersohn
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (SCAD) - Intan Zakri-Raja
ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY - Yun Gao
THE COOPER UNION SCHOOL OF ART - Zoë Pulley
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD) - Iris Xie
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD) - Carly Curran
MERCER UNIVERSITY - Raaya Chakrabarti
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS (SVA) - Doah Kwon
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS (SVA) - Mira Dandiker
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DESIGN - Alexa Policano
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DESIGN - Zoë Glenn Hart-Wagstaff
ARTCENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN - Emma Shipley
ARTCENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN - Renata Dominguez
PRATTMWP COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN - Patricia Narbona
PRATTMWP COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN - Sheroma Hodge
FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY - Jamie Watson
FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY - Isabelle Tan
PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN - Maya Valencia
PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN - Nicolette Peji
USC ROSKI SCHOOL OF ART + DESIGN - Tianxi Ren
USC ROSKI SCHOOL OF ART + DESIGN - Jazlyn Huynh
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SCHOOL OF DESIGN - Kumbit Soh
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SCHOOL OF DESIGN - Joshua Garret
NC STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DESIGN - Anabel Russo
NC STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DESIGN - Ben Kaynor
VIRGINIA TECH - Julia Kindle
VIRGINIA TECH - Ricky Chen
CARNEGIE MELLON SCHOOL OF DESIGN - Jacky Lococo
CARNEGIE MELLON SCHOOL OF DESIGN - Mariya Dydyk
THE MODERN COLLEGE OF DESIGN - Rob Keel
THE MODERN COLLEGE OF DESIGN - Maria Jose Nunez Bonequi
SESSIONS COLLEGE FOR PROFESSIONAL DESIGN - Micky Jordan
SESSIONS COLLEGE FOR PROFESSIONAL DESIGN - Matthew Brodsky
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY NEWHOUSE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - Natalia Deng Yuan
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY NEWHOUSE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - Iya Abdulkarim
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN - Libby Riddell
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN - Sam Grimm
RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN - Nickela Winfield
RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN - Isabelle Hollander
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS - Mariangelis Pagan
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS - Nina Perez
SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO (SAIC) - Max Weiss
SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO (SAIC) - Marcus Djuhadi
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI - Eddie Loughran
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI - Casey Litchfield
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY - Isabella Medina
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY - Paige Alana Bowermaster
PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN - Tyler Handa
PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN - Sophie Baddley
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY - Abigail White
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY - Catherine Johnson
AUBURN UNIVERSITY - Creighton Schluter
AUBURN UNIVERSITY - Hailianne Schawo
KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE (KCAI) - Rebecca Wagner
KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE (KCAI) - Edwin Castillo
FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FIT) - Flies Fly
FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FIT) - Rick Heffner
VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS (VCFA) - Kyla Paolucci
VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS (VCFA) - Hemani Kapoor
DREXEL UNIVERSITY - Fiona Tran
DREXEL UNIVERSITY - Angela Chiarelli
WOODBURY UNIVERSITY - Emma Edwards
WOODBURY UNIVERSITY - Dimitri Tasakos
WOODBURY UNIVERSITY - Liz Caton
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY - Edrienne Rocio
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY - Anika Gaska
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY - Kyra Morgan
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY - Tara Rose O’Connor
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY - Anya Ritter
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY - Hande Degirmenci
COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO - Serafin Herrera
COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO - Carly Bonansinga
UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD - Jalivia Goncalves
UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD - Carlin Beal
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI - Deborah Elam
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI - Maddie Hoggan
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY - Sarah Utley
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY - Lindsy Buser
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY - Eddie Santiago Vazquez
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY - Levi Volpe
UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS - Genevieve Wittrock
UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS - Kathryn Keverkamp
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY - Ashland Damron
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY - Umma Nomaan
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ART - Rizelle Dela Paz
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ART - Dana Kaplowitz
M.AD SCHOOL OF IDEAS - Abigail Jackson
M.AD SCHOOL OF IDEAS/FURMAN UNIVERSITY - Asjha Malcolm
BOSTON UNIVERSITY - Jialun Wang
BOSTON UNIVERSITY - Hailey McDermott
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DESIGN - Megan Qualley
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DESIGN - Katie White
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY - Joey Siep
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY - Fatima Bocoum
SHILLINGTON - Aida Alvarez
SHILLINGTON - Joshua Williams
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY - Miriam Listiak
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
