Alumni Stories

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.

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.”

RISD Museum’s Extraordinary Realities show featuring work by alum and trustee Shahzia Sikander makes the curator’s annual list.

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.

RISD alums Urvi Sharma and Anna Weyant  (both Class of 2017) are included in the Art & Style category.

Students in a fall studio highlighting humans’ impact on the natural world get encouraging critique from returning alum and wildlife artist Walton Ford.

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.

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.

Known for its endlessly customizable fixtures, In Common With is breaking fresh ground with an expanded Brooklyn headquarters and a fantastical new collection.