Alumni with ArtCenter's BFA in Photography and Imaging degree have forged careers in advertising, editorial, fashion, sports, food, photojournalism and more.
Student Voices: Maya Ruiz, Illustration
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Freelance art director Sonja Johnson (BFA 11 Film, BFA 14 Advertising) is known for her barrier-breaking campaigns for clients like SheaMoisture and Vaseline.
Meet ArtCenter Alum Jessie Zaud (BFA 90 Graphic Design) Creative Director & President, Zaudhaus.
Profile of Los Angeles-based and French-born abstract painter and printmaker Christie Macdonald (BFA 18 Illustration).
In his paintings and sculptures, artist Victor Estrada (BFA 86 Fine Art, MFA 88 Art) dives into the realm of identity, bigotry, self, perception, memory.
Hiroshi Sugimoto (BFA 74 Photography) is an internationally renowned artist, photographer and architect whose esoteric practice has explored and redefined human concepts of perception, space, time and light.
Photographer and director Melodie McDaniel (BFA 91 Photography and Imaging) creates work that spans fine art, fashion, music and advertising.
Graphic Design alumna and UX designer Petra Wennberg (BFA 94), co-founder of Pasadena-based Interactivism, designs brands and digital products based on research, data and intuition.
Syrup poured in a tan stream over a pink waffle. Chunks of dark chocolate next to cherries. A pair of magenta beets side-by-side. Los Angeles photographer and recent Photography and Imaging alumna Tatijana Vasily (BFA 16) not only takes food photos that are colorful and vibrant, they also inspire a ...
Photography alumna and visual anthropologist Penny Wolin's (BFA 76) latest book "Descendants of Light: American Photographers of Jewish Ancestry," sent the photographer on a cross-country journey to find out why so many practitioners in the field are Jewish.
Bright and colorful illustrations by ArtCenter alum John Parra (BFA 97 Illustration) celebrate dishes that have shaped and influenced American food culture. The six plates hail from Central and South America, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Film alumnus and cinematographer Larry Fong (BFA 89) has shot groundbreaking music videos and more than $1.6 billion worth of Hollywood blockbusters directed by filmmakers he befriended at ArtCenter. On break between giant gorilla reboot Kong: Skull Island (opening March 10) and pre-production for S...
ALUMNA AND ARTIST MARTHA RICHCHANNELS HER RIGHTEOUS ANGER FOR GOOD My mind wanders yet holds on to things, reads Philadelphia-based artist and Illustration alumna and former faculty Martha Richs (BFA 00 Illustration) artist statement. It picks out what it wants randomly and saves it for later. My m...
4x4 Gallery: Alumni who make art into ritual, ritual into art Lisa Park Her own brainwaves serve as creative muse and medium for Lisa Park (BFA 09 Fine Art). Splitting her time between Seoul and New York City, the artist works with biofeedback technology to create performance art pieces involving...
ACX TEENS COURSE EXPLORING PHOTOGRAPHY TEACHES TEENS TO BOOST THEIR PHOTO SKILLS In the ACX Teens course Exploring Photography, taught by ArtCenter alumnus David Sotelo (BFA 97 Photography and Imaging), students enhance their photographic skills and personal vision through assignments that include ...
Alumna Loris Lora: Safe and Sound andnot slowing down An artist whose work has appeared in numerous publications, includingThe Boston Globe,Los Angeles Times,The New Yorker and the The Wall Street Journal, Illustration alumna Loris Lora (BFA 14) spent countless childhood hours drawing. But it wasn...
4x4 Gallery: Alumnae work in which a yarn installation anda still life feast meet mouth jewelry and llamas wearing sweatbands Pae White Last year, world-renowned mixed media artist and Graduate Art alumna Pae White (MFA 91) installed Spacemanship, a 45-foot-tall site-specific work for the expanded ...
Press Play: Meet Designer, Record Store Owner Brian Thomas AC: What inspired your current creative project?Brian Thomas (BFA 07 Graphic Design) business owner: During our time at ArtCenter, a friend Micah Panama (BFA 07 Graphic Design) was running a mixtape club. After we graduated, I proposed we c...
Lou Danziger: Shaping Culture A pillar of West Coast design, Advertising alumnus Lou Danziger (BFA 48) has worked as a designer, art director and consultant since 1949, bringing his talents to a diverse list of institutions, from Microsoft to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Trademark for Su...
Master of His Domaine: Meet Multifaceted Artist Dennis Mukai ArtCenter: Whats your best piece of advice for an ArtCenter student interested following your career path?Dennis Mukai (BFA 79 Illustration) artist: Find your inspiration and your passion, and never make excuses. I cant remember where thi...
Alum Jackie Amezquita (BFA Fine Art 18) returns to Change Lab to reflect on the last four years of her journey, as she puts the finishing touches on her MFA thesis at UCLA.
Poster series pays tribute to African-American artists, educators and authors The creative citizens among us give birth to the foundation of civilization, but their work does not end there; instead, they also question the very foundations they create. They challenge them, critique them, and even ...