Alumni Stories

Vogue reports on the Brooklyn-based Photography MFA’s $100,000 honorarium and her portraits chronicling the Black diaspora.

Time Magazine includes Painting alum Julie Mehretu on its annual list of cultural luminaries.

A profile in The New York Times Style Magazine dubs the NYC-based Glass alum “The Artist Whose Medium Is Science.”

An extensive range of virtual programming helps returning students consider how they’ll contribute to the discourse around racial justice.

Recent Apparel Design graduate Kyra Buenviaje brings a love of nature to her new collection for the 2020 Supima Design Competition.

A grant from RI’s Science and Technology Advisory Council helps researchers in RISD’s Nature Lab develop a much-needed tool.

A massive mosaic by alumna Laura Owens offers a meaningful welcome to travelers visiting New York City.

A RISD team creates a stunning, energy-efficient getaway in New York’s Catskill Mountains.

Painter Ryan Wallace reflects on the challenges of keeping both his practice and gallery afloat through tumultuous times.