Alumni Stories
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Furniture designer Urvi Sharma and painter Anna Weyant are both included in this year’s Art & Style list, bringing the total number of RISD alums cited over the years to 51.
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RISD alums Sasha Gordon, Zoé Blue Maestu and Anna Weyant are included in the editors’ list of “brand-new talents we can’t wait to see more from.”
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RISD Museum’s Extraordinary Realities show featuring work by alum and trustee Shahzia Sikander makes the curator’s annual list.
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Alums Kelly Walters, Alexander Williams and Qualeasha Wood speak about their post-RISD journeys as part of the Career Center’s annual Mindshare lecture series.
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RISD alums Urvi Sharma and Anna Weyant (both Class of 2017) are included in the Art & Style category.
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Students in a fall studio highlighting humans’ impact on the natural world get encouraging critique from returning alum and wildlife artist Walton Ford.
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Students in a research seminar led by Associate Professor Eric Anderson analyze groundbreaking home design projects headed up by late Industrial Design faculty member Marc Harrison.
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The Cool City Project headed up by RISD faculty member Nick De Pace looks to use the city’s existing infrastructure to combat life-threatening heat waves.
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Known for its endlessly customizable fixtures, In Common With is breaking fresh ground with an expanded Brooklyn headquarters and a fantastical new collection.