This year, our Studio Art Portfolio Team focused on building strong foundations in art while developing portfolios for top U.S. art schools. Our students are pursuing a wide range of creative fields, including Interactive Media, Illustration, Commercial Art, Fashion Design, and Fine Art.
In October, the team entered an international competition celebrating the beauty of Earth and our connection to it. Each student submitted work—ranging from digital illustration and photography to painting and mixed media—and all entries were accepted. Their work was exhibited in Auckland, New Zealand, and Venice, Italy, with results announced in February.
We also attended inspiring events that introduced students to various careers in art and design.
A graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art, he is an internationally awarded illustrator and designer and has worked in corporate marketing departments and ad agencies. He has taught at the Ringling College of Art and educational institutions around CT.
“The goal of an art educator is to teach students to see the beauty in the world and find their own voice and vision”
Events attended that exposed the students to various industries within art and design:
▶︎ Providence Fashion Runway Showcase : Sept 21-22
▶︎ Providence Comicon (Comic Book Convention)
Nov. 2nd, Providence RI
▶︎ Quinebaug Valley Community College: Student Show
▶︎ Outdoor Sketching in Downtown Putnam, CT
▶︎ UCONN Library – Ukrainian Refugee / Teenager Exhibit
Photography / Interactive Media: TJ was accepted via early admissions to NYU. He plans to major in Interactive Media
Wenqi (Cici) Zhao:Illustration: RISD Early Admission next Fall.
TzuYu (Jasmine) Feng:Fashion Design: Parsons Early Admission next Fall
Yanze (Vincent) Wu:Fine Art / Painting: Sophomore