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The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD) is pleased to announce the 18 fellows who have recently been selected to participate in a yearlong, postgraduate teaching fellowship at participating AICAD institutions during the 2021–22 academic year. Additionally, five of the 2020/21 fellows will be continuing in their positions for a second year, making this the largest number of placements in the history of the program.
The fellowship program seeks to provide professional practice opportunities to high-achieving alumni who have recently graduated from AICAD member schools, while also increasing the racial and ethnic diversity of faculty at these institutions. AICAD institutions aspire to create a climate that recognizes and values diversity as central to excellence in art and design education.
AICAD Fellowships include structured and unstructured mentoring and professional development opportunities along with direct teaching experience, health benefits, and other monetary supports.
New fellow placements:
ArtCenter College of Design
Ricky Weaver (MFA, Photography, 2018, Cranbrook Academy of Art) / Ray Chang (MFA, Experimental Animation, 2020, California Institute of the Arts)
California College of the Arts
Kyungwon Song (MFA, Experimental Animation, 2019, California Institute of the Arts)
Columbus College of Art and Design
Demi Canty (MFA, Filmmaking, 2021, Maryland Institute College of Art)
Kansas City Art Institute
Kevin Demery (MFA, 2018, School of the Art Institute of Chicago) / Eager Zhang (MFA, Visual Communication Design, 2021, School of the Art Institute of Chicago) / Luis Gutiérrez Arias (MFA, FIlm and VIdeo, 2020, California Institute of the Arts)
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Ryan Diaz (MFA, Graphic Design, 2021, Rhode Island School of Design)
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
Morgan Bouldes (MFA, Photography, 2021, Cranbrook Academy of Art) / Talia Dutton (MFA, Comics, 2020, California College of the Arts) / Phillip McFarlane (MFA, Communication Design, 2018, Pratt Institute) / Laura “L” Haldane (MFA, 2021, School of the Art Institute of Chicago)
Ontario College of Art and Design University
Rebecca Bair (MFA, 2020, Emily Carr University of Art and Design)
Parsons School of Design
Chelsea Flowers (MFA, Sculpture, 2017, Cranbrook Academy of Art)
Jay Simple (MFA, Photography, 2018, Rhode Island School of Design)
Pratt Institute
Gloria Fan Duan (MFA, Art and Technology, 2020, School of the Art Institute of Chicago) / Gweny Jin (M. Arch, 2019, Rhode Island School of Design)
Rhode Island School of Design
Siena Smith (MFA, FIber and Material Studies, 2021, School of the Art Institute of Chicago)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Ndivhuho Rasengani (MFA, Sculpture, 2021, Rhode Island School of Design)
Continuing fellows:
Rodrigo Carazas Portal (MFA, Curatorial Practice, 2020, Maryland Institute College of Art) placed at Kansas City Art Institute / Gabriela Escovar (MFA, Experimental Animation, 2019, California Institute of the Arts) placed at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design / Zuhal Feraidon (MFA, Painting, 2019, Rhode Island School of Design) placed at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design / Yeon Jee (MPS, Design Management, 2019, Pratt Institute) placed at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design / Aasawari Kulkarni (MFA, Graphic Design, 2020, Maryland Institute College of Art) placed at Rhode Island School of Design.
