|
The School of Fashion is preparing its
students to take the world of accessories by storm thanks to the addition of full-time faculty
member Hannah Norman. Hannah will head up the new Fashion Accessory Design classes within the
School of Fashio...
full story
|
|
Danny Roberts, a 2007 online Fashion alum
with a focus on fashion illustration, recently collaborated with men's shoe company Heutchy on a
shoe line. The line, developed by designer Wells Stellbergers, seeks to bridge the gap between
casual and forma...
full story
|
|
Actress Ginnifer Goodwin wore an environmentally chic dress created by Academy of Art University
students to the 20th Anniversary Environmental Media Association Awards!
A group of lucky
Academy of Art University fashion students can now a...
full story
|
|
Rus Anson recently won the coveted First Place award in the
Self-Promotion (non-professional) category from the International Photography Awards competition
for her work entitled My Circus. The award is only given once a year to a non-professio...
full story
|
|
American Photo on Campus gave Academy of Art University's online photography program high marks in
its October 2009 issue.
The magazine singled
out the program as the "only art school in the country to offer online programs for bachelor's,
maste...
full story
|
|
Amidst a sea of complex global issues, artists and designers are increasingly seeking ways for
their creativity to have a positive social impact. The Design Ignites Change initiative encourages
students to use design thinking and innovation to create...
full story
|
|
Steven Krochman, the new Director of Classical Sculpture, is ready to help students master
the techniques they need to celebrate the human figure as the Greeks and Romans did. With courses
in life-size portrait sculpture, écorché (the study of 3D ana...
full story
|
|
Young Bang saw the need for a better product
for women. Not only did she meet that need, she exceeded it.
A 2008 graduate of the School of Industrial Design, Young earned the Gold Award from the 2009
Businessweek IDEA competition in the Stud...
full story
|
|
As the effects of vast state budget cuts at California's public higher education institutions are
felt, more students may rely on the stability of private schools like Academy of Art University for
a quality education. Academy of Art University's stu...
full story
|
|
It’s hard not to notice Academy of Art University School of Photography alumna Lisa Wiseman
lately. With her selection as one of PDN’s 30 photographers to watch, a recent Newsweek
feature, and a series of recent gallery shows, her work is makin...
full story
|
|
Jung Min Chang
Jung graduated from Academy of Art
University in the summer of 2002, earning his BFA in Computer Arts/3D Modeling. Since then, he has
worked on major motion pictures such as
Constantine,
Spider-Man 3 and
Fantastic Four: Rise of t...
full story
|
|
The distinguished School of Graphic Design is pleased to announce that recent graduate Carl Bender
has been awarded the prestigious 2009 AIGA Enrichment Scholarship.
Known for being a dynamic leader in the world of
graphic design, Academy of Art...
full story
|
|
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has long been
devoted to supporting and nurturing new and emerging design talent. Their Educational Initiatives
were established to assist aspiring designers in the high school, collegiate, post-grad...
full story
|
|
From Acting to Advertising
Azuma Tung-Feng Chang, 2002 MFA Advertising
Just like
most of the students at the Academy of Art University, Azuma Tung-Feng Chang, the Art Director of
Publicis Hong Kong, was attracted by the unique cultural diversit...
full story
|
|
The Academy of Art University's 13th annual Spring Fashion Show has made quite a statement.
Featured in the Living section of the June 1 San Francisco
Chronicle, the show was especially "original" and "jaw-dropping" when it came to showcasing its
...
full story
|
|
Guilherme Jacinto's is riding high on the success of his latest work with Disney/Pixar's
Up. Guilherme, a 2003 Academy of Art graduate, began work
with the film company as an animator upon graduation and recently caught the attention of San
Antonio ...
full story
|
|
Energy was soaring and creativity abounded as eager graduating students and top industry
professionals alike converged to launch the grand opening of Academy of Art University’s Annual
Spring Show. Housed at the Academy’s state-of-the-art facility at...
full story
|
|
2007 BFA Textile Design Graduate, Ya-Ling Hou, recently had products from her line “Flowie”
featured in Sunset magazine. Ya-Ling designs and manufactures fabrics, bags, home accessories
and other fashion accessories. She launched “Flowie” in 20...
full story
|
|
Textile Design students in the School of Fashion at Academy of Art University have taken the
organic shopping bag craze one step further by using the bags as canvases to create pieces of
art. The students have produced over 100 totes by pri...
full story
|
|
Students in Jim Shook’s senior product design class have a shot at designing products for the 2012
Olympics thanks to an innovative collaboration with Nike. The partnership not only gives
these School of Industrial Design students a chance at i...
full story
|
|
|
The Academy of Art University, celebrating its 80th anniversary, and the School of Interior
Architecture and Design are pleased to announce its conferment of an honorary doctorate on Orlando
Diaz-Azcuy.
Mr. Diaz-Azcuy, widely-regarded as the...
full story
|
|
San
Francisco’s historic Castro Theatre buzzed with anticipation as 1,400 students, instructors, local
film enthusiasts and industry professionals gathered to celebrate the best student work from the
School of Motio...
full story
|
|
Academy of Art University is pleased to announced that 18
School of Advertising students are finalists in the
One Show College competition.
"We are very excited. We have never had this many finalists a...
full story
|
|
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco recently
announced the "Best of" choices for its 4th Annual Discarded to Divine charity auction and fashion
show. School of Fashion students Jennifer Filo and Zhang Chi Wang were among those recognized...
full story
|
|
Academy of Art University
School of Advertising student/grads received two
bronze awards at the renowned 2009 International ANDY Awards. BFA graduates James Duffy
(Copywriter) and Woody Kurupintsiri (Art ...
full story
|
|
Academy of Art University students are invited to participate in two exciting panel discussions
hosted by the
School of Fashion. Students will have the opportunity to
take part in question and answer sessions...
full story
|
|
A shirt from
School of Fashion BFA graduate Jill Giordano's clothing
line gr.dano was recently featured in
O
The Oprah Magazine. The line has also been featured in
Women’s Wear Daily,
C Magazine,
Marin, ...
full story
|
|
Photo District News (PDN) recognized
School of Photography grads Corey Arnold and Lisa
Wiseman in this year's 30 new and emerging photographers to watch competition. They were chosen
from more than 300 no...
full story
|
|
School of Interior Architecture and Design
graduate Tanvi Shah was already an experienced interior designer when she moved to San Francisco.
But she was missing something, the practical knowledge nec...
full story
|
|
Graphic Design USA featured a number of people directly
connected to the Academy of Art University for its highly anticipated People to Watch issue: Dana
Steffe, Ed O'Brien, Brain Singer and Mark Randall. In a letter from the publisher, Gordon Kaye
...
full story
|
|
The
School of Fashion will honor Martine and Prosper
Assouline, founders of Assouline Publishing, and fashion illustrator David Downton, at the annual
Graduation Fashion Show and Awards Ceremony on Thursday, ...
full story
|
|
MFA Fashion Merchandising student Belda Farika won a
$1,000 prize in the prestigious Stylesight Print Competition. She entered the textile design
contest while taking a
School of Fashion Textile Design class....
full story
|
|
Academy of Art University
Architecture alum Sanem Surel came from Turkey to the
United States with details on her mind. Building details. With a bachelor’s degree in urban design
and landscape architectu...
full story
|
|
Eight Academy of Art University
School of Fashion graduates unveiled their Fall
Collections at the highly anticipated Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week in Bryant Park. The only
school invited to participate...
full story
|
|
Academy
of Art University
School of Fine Art Sculpture students have been invited
to submit work for the 20th Annual California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts taking
place May 1-3. Students i...
full story
|
|
Having recently graduated with a
Master of Architecture from Academy of Art
University, LaToya Burton didn’t waste any time in putting her hard earned education to the test.
Swiftly parlaying an internsh...
full story
|
|
If you ask Marcos Serrata, Master of Architecture graduate from Academy of Art University’s
acclaimed
School of Architecture, studying architecture is no
easy feat, but worth every minute of it.
Al...
full story
|
|
Mark Tennant, renowned artist and Academy of Art University’s Director of the Graduate
School of Fine Art Painting, recently had his first work
exhibited in the internationally esteemed Salon d’Automne in Pa...
full story
|
|
|
» Read more Featured Stories
|
