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: Nino Yuniardi Its all about contrast When I was in 9th grade, I discovered the artwork of Salvador Dal and Tino Sidin. I was compelled by the mystery of Dal's shapes and the hallucinatory mood he summoned. I was awestruck by his work and dumbfounded as to how he brought these otherworl...
Christina Yang I owe it all to my dad, the old-school ArtCenter grad When I was a kid, my dad worked in animation. He would bring home samples of art from his workplace and I couldnt get enough of what he was showing me. Among the things he shared with me were character animation tests, samples of...
Storyboard: Dave Marek The four-year old that caught the car I have a little thing I call the ten-second rule. I didnt invent this concept, but I try to adhere to it most of the time. The ten-second rule dictates that a customer generally knows within ten seconds whether or not they like somethin...
A 1998 ArtCenter Illustration graduate, Mike Shinoda is best known as a songwriter, producer and co-lead vocalist of the Grammy-nominated alternative metal band Linkin Park.
Storyboard: Victor Lee Brown A Father-Son Bond, Forged by Creativity One of the first gifts I ever gave my son Ryan was a book called Diggers. Its a fairly rudimentary book about construction which, given the young mans budding interest in toy trucks, I figured to be an appropriate enough token. ...
Program:ProductDesign alainamickes.com In the end, a leader is only as great as her team, and it has been an honor to be a part of the best team in the world. A self-described thinker, maker and former French baker, Summer 2016 Student Leadership Award-winner Alaina Mickes came to ArtCenter with pr...
Rob ClaytonIllustration, 1988 Christian ClaytonIllustration, 1991 claytonbrothers.com The Clayton brothers are Rob and Christian Clayton, who have been collaborating since 1996 on paintings and installations which entwine their styles and palettes. Rob, born in 1963, and Christian, born in 1967, b...
Degree:BFAIllustration thehettemagroup.com Phil Hettema, the president and creative director of The Hettema Group (THG), creates stories you can touch. Since 2002 THG has been interweaving compelling narratives with technology to create experiences with emotional resonance. Through close collaborati...
Degree:BS 12 Environmental Design designbyini.com Ini Archibong was studying at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California when his life pivoted. His passion for business was being overtaken by his passion for art, which he had studied at Polytechnic School, a preparat...
A pioneer in online education, alumnus Bruce Heavin (BFA 93) is an artist, strategist and entrepreneur.
Graduate Film alum Mego Lin is a cinematographer who has shot music videos for Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, The Knocks, Mike Posner, Tori Kelly, Tinie Tempah and Scott Stapp among others.
Fernando Olmedo is a concept designer and ArtCenter alum from the Entertainment Design department.
Regional Programming AlumNetwork is who we are. Gather is what we do. And we’ve designed open-source, DIY get-togethers to help you activate the power of your fellow alumni. We realize that getting a highly creative and busy group of people together can be a challenge. But we’ve made...
Co-founder of Brighton Collectibles, Terri Kohl is a member of ArtCenter College of Design's Board of Trustees.
Explore MFA Film graduate J.J. Augustavo's career journey, from low-budget videos to their upcoming feature film. Learn about their collaborations with ArtCenter classmates for professional projects.
Live concert and entertainment executive Ron Bension is a member of ArtCenter College of Design's Board of Trustees.
Sean Adams is the dean of the Division of Visual Art and Communication and former chair of the undergraduate and graduate Graphic Design programs at ArtCenter,
Meet alum Parker Kuncl (MFA 09 Media Design Practices)
Ross LaManna is the chair of the graduate and undergraduate Film Departments at ArtCenter. He has sold screenplays and written for many studios, including Disney.
SKY is an exhibition that invites visitors to ponder both the provincial and universal elements of space above and around the Earth’s surface. This group exhibition will demonstrate how the unfolding realities exposed by new science are affecting change in the understanding of ourselves, our p...
Storyboard: Kevin Bethune Tenacity has a name Despite my early inclinations to sketch as a child, the creative path was not one taken by many folks in the places where I grew up. I was born just outside NYC and raised in various cities across the Midwest. Coming up through school, engineering and ...
Meet alum Nate Young (BFA 87 Transportation Design)
Meet alum Youmna Chamcham (BA 13 Graphic Design).
Degree: MFA 12 Film Filmmaker, cinematographer and music video director Jon Jon Augustavo (MFA ’12 Film), recognized for his dynamic and evocative narrative style, is a three-time MTV Video Music Award-winner best known for his collaborations with rap duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis on their Gra...