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The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD) is pleased to announce the thirteen fellows selected for the AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellowship for the 2024/25 academic year. Additionally, nine previous fellows will continue their positions for a second year.
The AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellowship provides significant professional practice opportunities to high-achieving Graduate alumni. In contributing to the goal of increasing the racial and ethnic diversity of our faculty, we aspire to create a climate that recognizes and values diversity as central to excellence.
Fellowships include mentoring and professional development opportunities, teaching experience, health benefits, and other monetary support.
The 2024/25 AICAD fellows are:
Ariel Wills (MFA, 2024, Rhode Island School of Design) placed at Cleveland Institute of Art. / Yuxiao Mu (MFA, Photography, 2023, Massachusetts College of Art and Design) placed at Kansas City Art Institute. / Isha Chennuru (MFA, Graphic Design, 2024, Maryland Institute College of Art) placed at Kansas City Art Institute. / Denisse Beltrán (MFA, Illustration Practice, 2024, Maryland Institute College of Art) placed at Kansas City Art Institute. / Miguel Lastra (MFA, Ceramics, 2022, Rhode Island School of Design) placed at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. / Antoinette Myers Perry (MFA, Painting, 2024, Maryland Institute College of Art) placed at Moore College of Art and Design. / Gwenyth Chao (MFA, 2023, Emily Carr University of Art and Design) placed at Pratt Institute. / Minsoub (Peter) Sim (MFA, Industrial Design, 2023, Parsons School of Design) placed at Pratt Institute. / Yusef Ferguson (MFA, Film & Video, 2024, California Institute of the Arts) placed at Columbus College of Art and Design. / Qianqian Liu (MFA, 2024, School of the Art Institute of Chicago) placed at Columbus College of Art and Design. / Laura Medina (MFA, Painting & Printmaking, 2024, Yale University) placed at Cleveland Institute of Art. / Yuanyuan Zhou (MFA, Illustration, 2023, Maryland Institute College of Art) placed at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. / Nina Martinez (MFA, Illustration, 2024, Rhode Island School of Design) placed at Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University.
Continuing fellows:
Em Yue (MFA, Experimental Animation, 2022, California Institute of the Arts) placed at Columbus College of Art & Design. / Yara Elfouly (MFA, Experimental Animation, 2023, California Institute of the Arts) placed at Columbus College of Art & Design. / Seyhr Qayum (MFA, Painting, 2022, Pratt Institute) placed at Kansas City Art Institute. / Heehyun Choi (MFA, Film & Video, 2021, California Institute of the Arts) placed at Kansas City Art Institute. / Ann Dinh (Master of Industrial Design, 2022, Rhode Island School of Design) placed at Pratt Institute. / Chris Salas (MFA, Ceramics, 2023, Cranbrook Academy of Art) placed at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. / Aaron Neal (MA, Adaptive Reuse, 2023, Rhode Island School of Design) placed at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. / Kimberly Ayala Najera (MArch, 2023, Rhode Island School of Design) placed at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. / Uthman Olowa (MArch, 2023, Rhode Island School of Design) placed at School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
