Transportation Design alum Michelle Christensen became the first woman to design a supercar, overseing the exterior design of Acura's smash-hit 2016 NSX.
"Advance of the Rear Guard" explores Ceeje Gallery's impact on 1960s LA. On view at ArtCenter's Williamson Gallery, Oct 5, 2023 - Mar 9, 2024.
Degrees:BFA 07 Photography and Imaging Taylor Peden and Jen Munkvold met as Photography and Imaging students at ArtCenter, fell in love and in 2006 teamed up creatively as Peden + Munk. This inspired partnership now counts among its credits photo essay-style editorial and commercial work — inc...
Artist's Statement Dads Hands Are Smaller John Ziqiang Wu Dads Hands Are Smaller is a story of my family, also a story of the gift of art. I had no intention of it becoming an art project. But, through the process of making the works, I became inspired to see art in new ways. I had a family emer...
Storyboard: Elyssa Quesada How life in the Marines prepared me for ArtCenterand motherhood It sounds ridiculous now, but for the longest time, I just didnt understand photography. Mind you, my family has deep artistic roots. To this day, my mom paints every day in her home. Growing up in Houston,...
Storyboard: Preston Sánchez Transcending Function Some phone calls, you never forget. The phone call where I was told I had been accepted to ArtCenter to study Transportation Design was definitely one of those. After spending the better part of a semester at California State University, No...
Katie Sprague Finding true north Throughout the course of my life, Ive found myself continually returning to one simple question: Why have I devoted my life to this crazy thing called Brand Strategy? Why did I decide to go back for a second round of college in my 30s? Why, indeed. Even as a k...
Degree: BS 07 Environmental Design Chris Adamick (BS 07 Environmental Design) is the manager of Global Marketing, Store Design at Gap’s New York headquarters. He is an award-winning designer whose multidisciplinary, large- and small-scale work includes commercial, civic, educational and reside...
ArtCenter alum Bruce Geyman (BS 65 Product Design) is the National Museum Curator for U.S. Geological Survey.
Laura Cooper Emeritus Chair Laura Cooper has an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts, and a BA from the University of California, San Diego. Cooper has been exhibiting since 1986. Trained as a painter, as her interest in plants and environments grew, her work expanded to include installat...
Storyboard: Dennis Juett Power to the pencil I was always around graphic design, even as a child. My dad was in the business. One of my favorite things to do as a kid was take apart watches and put them back together. At fifteen, I was doing the same thing with cars. By the time I reached high sc...
Storyboard: Shiro Nakamura Note Perfect: The Harmony of Car Design Though many know me as a man who designs cars, it is also true that I possess a deep and lifelong love for music. Music and design are more similar than many people may realize. The improvisational creation of jazz is akin to the ...
Blockbuster filmmaker Zack Snyder is an alumnus and member of ArtCenter College of Design's Board of Trustees.
Storyboard: Matt Ravenelle Serving humanity through design I grew up in a family of physical therapists. My brother and I, being creatives, were the odd ones out. And yet, there was always a shared understanding that whatever we did as a family was intended to help people. In certain areas of the...
Kevin Bethune Founder and Chief Creative Officer of dreams design + life Kevin Bethune is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of dreams design + life, a think tank that delivers design and innovation services using a human-centered approach. Kevin's background spans engineering, business and ...
Storyboard: Stan Kong Mentorship has no expiration date One of the funny things about mentorship is that it doesnt end in the classroom. Really, it doesnt ever endthat is, if you remain curious and engaged throughout your life. Mentorship itself has no expiration date. Ive been a teacher for most...
Entrepreneur and investor Bill Gross is a member of ArtCenter College of Design's Board of Trustees
Lily Lin: Recipe for Creating a Leader Lily Lin, ArtCenters Summer 2020 Student Leadership Award winner, who described her high school self as a shy, back-of-the-class person governed by fear and uncertainty, pushed herself to move from Canada to California to attend ArtCenter. I knew I no longer w...
Storyboard: Julian Ryder Coming full circle Ive heard that in life people can have one of three things: they can have a job, they can have a career or they can have a calling. Im very fortunate to have had all three. The journey has been long. The calling came late. It all started in high school ...
Storyboard: Tim Delaney Tomorrowland Comes True Picture this: the year is 1955. Im a tiny kid, sitting in my parents living room, watching on the television. Of all the segments, I am the most inspired by Which makes sense. is the part of the show about men in space, pioneering ways of technolo...
Degree:BFA 87Illustration markryden.com Mark Ryden was named the godfather of Pop Surrealism by Interview in 2010. He first garnered attention in the 1990s when he ushered in this new genre of painting with a host of followers in his wake. He has created a singular style that blurs the traditional ...
Storyboard: Clement Mok Junkie for change I have a confession to make. Im a junkie for change. In the forty years of my professional career, Ive changed career paths like a model changes outfits in a fashion show. Some people call this A.D.D. I like to think of it as making the most of my creativ...
Apple's longstanding love affair with design took root when Steve Jobs hired a few wildly talented ArtCenter designers, whose enduring impact has informed Apple's aesthetic identity and inspired the broader technology community to think differently about design's role in every product.
Located at ArtCenter's South Campus, the Peter and Merle Mullin Gallery showcases innovative exhibitions that connect art, design, and innovation in a vibrant architectural space.
Phillip Sarofim is a member of ArtCenter College of Design's Board of Trustees.