From an early age Ryan Arnanjaya has always been interested in video games and cartoons. His passion for those art forms led him to pursue an animation degree at Academy of Art University’s School of Animation & Visual Effects.   Leaving his home in Indonesia to hone his skills at one of the top animation schools […]

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Spring Show is an annual event unlike any other hosted by Academy of Art University. Every brushstroke, every sculpted form, every creative vision comes to life to create a magical atmosphere of artistic expression that captures both artists and dreamers. Attendees can’t help but be spellbound as they wind their way through a showcase of […]

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Academy of Art University Fashion School student and Fashion Designer, Lydia Buesgens, is already poised to make her mark in the fashion industry ahead of graduating this year.  Hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota, the native Midwesterner felt from an early age that venturing into fashion was not a typical career choice but was something she longed […]

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Queer art has a long history. Here are some prominent examples of how LGBTQ+ was depicted in art throughout history. Although artwork has focused on being more inclusive in recent history, LGBTQ+ depictions have been around for a while. We encourage you to learn more about various depictions of LGBTQ+ in paintings, photos, and other […]

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SAN FRANCISCO, April 6, 2022 — San Francisco-based Art & Design University Academy of Art University has entered into a professional collaboration for its students with London-based virtual product design and collaboration platform Gravity Sketch, to provide them with revolutionary technology in their design education. Gravity Sketch’s vision is to revolutionize the way physical products are designed, developed, and brought […]

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Alumni and students of Academy of Art University proudly have their artworks on full display for all to see in the new Hyatt Regency hotel in San Francisco. Initially announced in the latter part of the previous year, this partnership was intended to “showcase the evocative and inspiring talents of the Academy’s students within Hyatt Regency’s remarkable new […]

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Two Academy of Art University graduates have made it to GDUSA’s Students to Watch 2022 list. Otto Homruen and Jennifer Sandra Wittor both earned their degrees from the School of Graphic Design. They were also both Division 2 NCAA athletes.  The GDUSA list is meant to identify and promote “top students ready to burst on […]

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Agnieszka Pilat is not your typical visual artist. For one, she considers machines to be her patrons. Two, she has a robot dog for an assistant. Agnieszka, artist in residence for engineering and robotics design company Boston Dynamics, earned her degree from the School of Illustration at Academy of Art University in 2014. Because of […]

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Fashion education has been changing in recent years as more students show an interest in activism and inclusivity. This has led to evolving curricula in fashion schools as faculty adjust to these new expectations. Vogue Business recently published the first part of an ongoing series about leaders in fashion education, which included Academy of Art […]

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As we celebrate Earth Day this year on April 22, which also marks its 50th anniversary, we are called on to bring to mind one of the biggest challenges facing humanity today: climate change. There are many ways and forms to tackle the challenge but “sustainability” takes one of the bigger roles.  As a part […]

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