HQ:NY — Advertising Alumna Lacey Waterman Long known as “the city that never sleeps,” New York City can feel chaotic with its cacophony of skyscrapers, subways and noise. But within creative corners of the Big Apple, from a photo studio in Brooklyn to a design firm in Manhattan, t...
HQ:NY — Photography and Imaging Alumna Heather Sten Long known as “the city that never sleeps,” New York City can feel chaotic with its cacophony of skyscrapers, subways and noise. But within creative corners of the Big Apple, from a photo studio in Brooklyn to a design firm in Ma...
HQ:NY — Environmental Design Alum Hines Fischer Long known as “the city that never sleeps,” New York City can feel chaotic with its cacophony of skyscrapers, subways and noise. But within creative corners of the Big Apple, from a photo studio in Brooklyn to a design firm in Manhat...
NY TIMES FILM CRITIC MANOHLA DARGIS TEACHES STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT MOVIES In her recent review of Marvel blockbuster Black Panther, centered on the fictional African nation of Wakanda, with its green hills, dazzling technology and strong, nuanced black characters, New York Times co-chie...
Ryan Perez (Oceanside, Ca. 1982) is a Filipino-Mexican-American artist who works primarily with photography. Perez engages the photograph as a flattened spacetime reference frame to reconcile existential questions and personal hangups (illogical obsessive curiosity located in dense situations of lig...
Ian James was born in 1981 in Cincinnati, Ohio and now lives and works in Los Angeles. He has had solo exhibitions at Five Car Garage (Santa Monica, CA), Hernando Hideaway (Miami, FL), and Vacancy (Los Angeles) and participated in two-person and group exhibitions at Holiday Forever (Jackson, WY) the...
Shannon Freshwater (Ill 08) is an illustrator and fine artist who uses collage and assemblage to reflect emotion and to examine ideas of the self. Her studio practice involves experimentation and play as she uses found items as material. Her clients include The New York Times, The Washington Post, S...
Jean Rasenberger works in video, photography and performance. Her work has been exhibited at such museums as The Museum of Modern Art, NY, The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, the Renaissance Society, Chicago and the Long Beach Museum, Long Beach, Ca. Her films have screened in such festivals as the Atla...
HQ:NY — Meet Three Recent Alums Based in NYC Long known as “the city that never sleeps,” New York City can feel chaotic with its cacophony of skyscrapers, subways and noise. But within creative corners of the Big Apple, from a photo studio in Brooklyn to design firms in Manhattan, ...
Victoria Hochberg is a Film and Television Writer/Director. She began her career as a performer with the SF Mime Troupe, won a Fulbright, returned to the US and worked for Joe Papps NY Shakespeare Festival. Shes made award winning documentaries (Angel Thighs, Metroliner) and music videos (Boz Scaggs...
Jay Torres is a freelance multimedia illustrator and artist working in Los Angeles. His work has earned several awards and national recognition from 3x3 magazine, American Illustration, Society of Illustrators (LA & NY), and Creative Quarterly. In 2022, Jay received Best in Show and was included in ...
MFA UCLA Awards:John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, US; Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, France; National Endowment of Arts, US; Credac European Artist Award, France; 7 teaching Art Center College of Design. Teaching: ACCD Professor/Theoretical Issues Cinema, Art, Architecture, Design, und...
Mentorship ArtCenter students have the opportunity to be mentored by our alumni and industry partners for a 10-week exchange every Fall term. The Mentorship Program assists mentees in building relationships that broaden professional networks and provide insightful feedback for real-world applicati...
ArtCenter College of Design is pleased to announce alumnus Matthew Rolston as the 2023 ArtCenter Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and will honor him at the College’s Alumni Awards ceremony on September 27, 2025. Rolston is being recognized for his meaningful contributions to the College as...
ArtCenter College of Design was named “School of the Year” in The 2022 Young Ones competition, considered one of the most acclaimed advertising, interactive and design student competitions in the world. ArtCenter Graphic Design and Creative Direction students won the most awards with the...
Degree: BFA 03 Graphic Design Pizza delivery, filmmaking and teaching are not typical bullet points on a designer’s resume. But Michael Etter (BFA 03 Graphic Design) took a roundabout route to his chosen field at Art Center, which he ultimately came to see as the most effective means to exerci...