List of Rhode Island School of Design people explained

This is a list of notable people from the Rhode Island School of Design.

Notable alumni

Fine Art

Art collectives

Art collectors and art dealers

Digital arts

Sculpture

Film and television

Actors

Industrial design

Music

Musical bands

Bands formed by students while attending RISD

Black Dice – Formed in 1997
Les Savy Fav – Formed in 1995
Lightning Bolt – Formed in 1994
Talking Heads – Formed in 1974

Textiles

Notable current and past faculty

See also: List of presidents of the Rhode Island School of Design.

Fine Arts Division

The Fine Arts Division includes the following departments; ceramics, film/animation/video, glass, illustration, jewelry and metalsmithing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and textiles.

Ceramics

Film, animation, video

Illustration

Jewelry and metalsmithing

Painting

Photography

Printmaking

Sculpture

Architecture and Design Division

The Architecture and Design Division includes the following departments; apparel design, architecture, furniture design, graphic design, industrial design, and landscape architecture.

Architecture

Landscape architecture

Furniture design

Graphic design

Industrial design

Experimental and Foundation Studies Division

Liberal Arts Division

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kuffner. Alex. 2018. Providence basketball courts' 'murals' a fast break from the norm. providencejournal.com. en.
  2. Web site: 2016-12-29. The RISD Connection. 2021-02-27. Cultured Magazine. en-US.
  3. News: Kennedy. Randy. 14 June 2005. David Whitney, 66, Renowned Art Collector, Dies. The New York Times.
  4. News: 'Meet the Future' at a Feb. 28 Ubben Lecture Featuring David Hanson and His Robot Creation, Sophia . DePauw University. January 12, 2018.
  5. Web site: Our RISD – Hot fun in the summertime! Things heated up for.... Our RISD. August 3, 2015 . January 12, 2018.
  6. Web site: Radin. Sara. 2019-12-03. Pia Camil turns old T-shirts into art. 2021-06-01. i-D. en.
  7. Book: Koplos, Janet.. Makers : a history of American studio craft. 2010. University of North Carolina Press. Metcalf, Bruce, 1949–, Center for Craft, Creativity & Design.. 9780807895832. Chapel Hill. 658203695.
  8. Web site: Ruth Adler Schnee Bio. Michigan Modern. September 29, 2017.
  9. Book: Lenburg, Jeff. Who's Who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film and Television's Award-Winning and Legendary Animators. 1 June 2006. Applause Books. 978-1-55783-671-7. 283–284.
  10. Web site: Adams . Abraham . April 2017 . Critics' Picks: Rafius Fane Gallery . 2023-06-26 . . en-US.
  11. Web site: Jean Blackburn, Template, 2002 . 2023-06-26 . RISD Museum.
  12. Book: American Indians and Popular Culture: Media, Sports, and Politics. ABC-Clio. 2012. 9780313379901. Volume 1 of American Indians and Popular Culture. Santa Barbara, California. 201–202.
  13. Web site: George William Whitaker. Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. January 23, 2016.
  14. News: Woodward is back in the limelight. October 2, 1992. The Providence Journal. Providence, RI. D16. Siclen. Bill. .
  15. News: Paintings of Mabel Woodward: Art: Providence impressionist. October 10, 1972. Boston Globe. Boston, Mass. 18. Taylor. Robert. .
  16. Web site: Andrew Raftery. RISD. April 6, 2015.
  17. Web site: RI Art Archive Project: In The Studio: Brian Shure. December 17, 2015.
  18. Book: Kohl . Benjamin G. . The Centennial Directory of the American Academy in Rome . Linker . Wayne A. . Kavelman . Buff Suzanne . 1995 . American Academy in Rome . American Academy in Rome, American Academy in Rome Society of Fellows . 978-1-879549-02-9 . en.
  19. Web site: Tage Frid the Great Dane. February 16, 2014. Rainforest Restorations. December 18, 2015.
  20. Web site: Celebrating ID Mentors @RbD. Our RISD. October 16, 2015 . October 20, 2017.
  21. Web site: An Interview with Mihai Nadin. Gillespie. Thom. indiana.edu. May 10, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160915233516/http://www.mime.indiana.edu/mihaiNadin/. September 15, 2016. dead.
  22. Web site: Paul Soulellis at Rhode Island School of Design . November 12, 2023 . https://conifer.rhizome.org/heyneff/wikipedia/20180707051733/https://www.risd.edu/people/paul-soulellis/ . July 7, 2018 . live .
  23. News: Marc Harrison. June 16, 2010. Industrial Designers Society of America – IDSA. October 20, 2017.
  24. News: Victor Papanek: An Early Champion of Good Sense. Rawsthorn. Alice. May 15, 2011. The New York Times. December 6, 2018. 0362-4331.