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How to Become a Sneaker Designer

Illustration of how to become a sneaker designer: features drawing practice, college diploma, tutorials, sneaker sketches, laptop with YouTube, design books, and an industrial product design woman with fashion text. Central black and blue sneaker.

Alumni in the News
Industrial Design

03/14/2026

Alumni Sarah Sabino ’13 BFA Painting and Industrial Design alum/New Balance veteran Jonathan Grondin share the steps necessary to become a sneaker designer.

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MassArt Welcomes Back Acclaimed Artist Steve Locke in Conversation with MASS MoCA Curator Evan Garza

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Press Release
Alumni Relations

Acclaimed artist and MassArt alumnus Steve Locke returns to Massachusetts College of Art and Design for a conversation with curator Evan Garza, celebrating the launch of his career monograph "Steve Locke: I Said What I Said."

MassArt Alum Cheryle St. Onge on Love, Memory, and Loss

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MFA Photography

Lenscratch features MassArt MFA alum Cheryle St. Onge discussing her new book "Calling the Birds Home," a photographic meditation on love, memory, and caregiving.

MassArt Alum Noriyoshi Needle Transforms Abandoned Japanese Home into Art Residency

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Studio for Interrelated Media

MassArt alum Noriyoshi Needle is transforming a 100-year-old house in Japan into Kiwama, an international artist residency fostering collaboration and cross-cultural exchange.

Artist, Educator, and MassArt Alum Lindsay Metivier in Lenscratch

Alumni in the News
Art Education
Photography

Lenscratch features MassArt BFA alum Lindsay Metivier in its “Photography Educator” series, highlighting her work as a photographer, curator, and educator.

MassArt Community Represented in the 2026 LensCulture Art Photography Awards

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MFA Photography
Photography

MassArt MFA student Anastasia Sierra wins 3rd place and BFA alum Chloe Ronco earns a Juror’s Pick in the international LensCulture Art Photography Awards 2026.

MassArt Alum Ariel Kessler featured on GBH’s Community Canvas

Alumni in the News

MassArt Alum Ariel Kessler is featured on GBH's Community Canvas.

MassArt Alum Bridey McGlynn Featured on GBH’s Community Canvas

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MFA Fine Arts 2D

MassArt alum Bridey McGlynn, MFA '25, is featured on GBH’s Community Canvas digital mural.

MassArt Alum Cicely Carew creates astral botanical forms in exhibition at New England Botanical Garden

Alumni in the News
Painting

MassArt alum Cicely Carew is featured in Worcester Magazine for her immersive installation work in "Elevated," a new exhibition at the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill that pairs her aerial sculptures with thousands of orchids.

MassArt Alum Maureen O’Connor Featured on GBH’s Community Canvas

Alumni in the News
Painting

MassArt alum Maureen O’Connor, BFA ’81, is featured on GBH’s Community Canvas digital mural.

MassArt’s Ekua Holmes Named Finalist for 2026 Dewey Square Mural

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Center for Art and Community Partnerships

Ekua Holmes—MassArt alum and Associate Director of the Center for Art and Community Partnerships—is among the finalists for the 2026 Dewey Square Mural on Boston’s Rose Kennedy Greenway.

Karen Christians, BFA ’97 Metals, on Craft, Community, and Creativity

Alumni in the News
Jewelry and Metalsmithing

MassArt alum Karen Christians, BFA ’97 Metals, discusses her work as a jewelry artist, educator, and author in a recent CanvasRebel feature.

Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Celebrates Jackie Reeves and Lauren Wolk as its Artists of the Year

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Painting

MassArt alum Jackie Reeves, MFA ’10 Painting, is named a 2026 Artist of the Year by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod.

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