Joyce Lin (BRDD 2017, Furniture, Geology-Biology) - whose "uncanny" sculptures "examine themes of interconnectedness and the Anthropocene" - is the subject of a feature in Colossal magazine. A New York Times article on women in woodworking also cites Lin's “Material Autopsy” series, which "[explores] the impact of our industrialized society and how most of us are far removed from how things are made."
Students in "Craft of Making Murals" Course Jazz Up RI Philharmonic Music School
As part of a RISD Wintersession course called Craft of Making Murals, Amelia Cumming (BRDD 2025, Illustration, Environmental Sciences and Studies), Justine Kang (BRDD 2027, Illustration, Comparative Literature) and their classmates designed and painted four walls at the Rhode Island Philharmonic Music School in East Providence.
Angie Kang (BRDD 2021) Awarded Ezra Jack Keats Fellowship
Angie Kang(BRDD 2021, Illustration, Literary Arts) has been awarded the 2024 Ezra Jack Keats Fellowship, which allows authors and illustrators of children's literature to spend a summer in residence at MacDowell. Kang's debut picture book, Our Lake, is available for pre-order through Penguin Random House's Kokila imprint.