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Portrait of Daisy Nam.

Daisy Nam appointed director of the Wattis

Rendering of Double Ground.

Sneak peek of Double Ground

David Howse chatting in Illustration classroom.

10 questions for President David Howse

Media coverage / Oct. 4, 2018

Alumna Lava Thomas highlights women who stand for courage

San Francisco Chronicle reviews Thomas's inspiring show "Mugshot Portraits: Women of the Montgomery Bus Boycott"
Lava Thomas, “Mugshot Portraits: Women of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Rosa Parks” (2018)

Media coverage / Oct. 1, 2018

Professor Craig Scott is inducted into Interior Design hall of fame

The hall of fame recognized Craig Scott for his award-winning practice and work in education.
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Media coverage / Oct. 1, 2018

Professor Martin Venezky creates new worlds through design

The Letterform Archive features Venezky's prolific work and career as artist, designer, photographer, and educator.
Original artwork (detail) and poster (detail) for Weird America, 2016.

Media coverage / Sept. 28, 2018

A San Francisco curatorial yearbook

This fall, Chair of Curatorial Practice James Voorhies is relocating CCA’s graduate curatorial program to Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA), where students can intersect regularly with the institution.

Portrait of James Voorhies

Media coverage / Sept. 27, 2018

Alumni-founded design studio champions local production

Dezeen reports on Yield cofounders Andrew Deming (MBA design strategy) and Rachel Grant (BFA industrial design) and their launch of US-made furniture and household goods.
Ceramic pitcher by Yield

Media coverage / Sept. 25, 2018

Alumnus uses art to promote democratic participation

CNN reports on a controversial billboard in Pearl, Mississippi — the work of For Freedoms, an initiative co-founded by alumnus Hank Willis Thomas
Hank Willis Thomas, “ALL LI ES MATTER” billboard, 2018.

Media coverage / Sept. 18, 2018

Alumnus Woody de Othello shows virtuoso skills in the medium of clay

The San Francisco Chronicle praises alum Woody De Othello's first solo exhibition at Jessica Silverman Gallery.
Woody De Othello, “Alone at the Table” (2018)

Media coverage / Sept. 1, 2018

Chair Lynda Grose is a keynote speaker at the 2018 Global Fashion Conference

The international organization recognizes Lynda Grose for her visionary work in fashion and sustainability.
chair Lynda Grose speaking at 2018 Fashion Experience.

Media coverage / Aug. 21, 2018

Jeanne Gang is one of 16 women breaking ground in architecture

Artsy highlights the Macarthur genius's work to enliven cities across the globe.
Studio Gang Architects, City Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois

Media coverage / Aug. 13, 2018

Chair of Curatorial Practice James Voorhies is a curator to watch

Cultured interviews James Voorhies about his plans to create more immersive experiences for CCA's students.

Portrait of James Voorhies

Media coverage / Aug. 12, 2018

Thousands of beds are in the pipeline for SF's students

San Francisco Examiner highlights CCA's creation of new residence halls to help solve for the housing needs of Bay Area students.

Students move in to McAllister Tower at UC Hastings College of the Law on Thursday, August 9, 2018.

Media coverage / Aug. 9, 2018

Alumna designs food for the future

San Francisco Chronicle reports on food designer Yunwen Ten's recent exhibition at California Academy of Sciences.
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Media coverage / Aug. 7, 2018

Alumnus envisions new book releases

New York Times asks CCA alum Geoffrey Chadsey to illustrate new book releases.
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Media coverage / Aug. 3, 2018

Alumnus curates an exhibition of Donald Judd works

Dezeen covers an exhibition curated by Joseph Becker at SFMOMA.
The Donald Judd: Specific Furniture exhibition at SFMOMA

Media coverage / Aug. 3, 2018

Professor Joseph Lease creates electric poetry

Tablet Magazine praises Lease's new collection "The Body Ghost"
Portrait of Joseph Lease

Media coverage / Aug. 1, 2018

Professor makes the ultimate toy car

Core77 interviews Industrial Design professor Brian Gulassa on his work at ThoughtFull Toys.
Image of a deconstructed toy car

Media coverage / Aug. 1, 2018

Alumna liberates women with her comics

Juxtapoz interviews alum Koyak on her works that communicate raw vulnerability and upheave the "artist/muse" relationship.
Koak: Bodies in Muse and Motion

Media coverage / Aug. 1, 2018

Alumna is an Oakland artist and activist with something to say

East Bay Express Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo who is prioritizing fellow queer people of color.

Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo in front of work

Media coverage / Aug. 1, 2018

Professor Thi Bui weaves together personal and political history

NPR reports on the graphic novelist's groundbreaking memoir The Best We Could Do.

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Media coverage / July 17, 2018

Professor Mark Fox defines his craft

Fox argues that sometimes the best graphic designs start with analog methods.
Professor Mark Fox defines his craft, spider inking analog design draft

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