KCAI Illustration faculty and alums recognized by AIGA KC!

We are proud to announce that several KCAI Illustration faculty and alums have work that is being recognized by AIGA KC’s A20 Design Awards tonight, Thursday, September 25 at the Zhou B. Art Center here in Kansas City. AIGA KC’s 20th Annual A-Awards & Gala honors the designers and creatives who continue to shape our city’s visual culture and our creative community, rich with talent, vision, and heart.

Check out their wonderful work below.

CONGRATULATIONS to Professor David Terrill, Assistant Professor Rahele Jomepour Bell, Assistant Professor Cydney Cherepak, Adjunct Professor and Alumna Lauren Seider (‘17) and Alumna Saffie Miles (‘24)!!

RAW SPIRITS • David Terrill, Professor

RAW SPIRITS • David Terrill, Professor

RAW SPIRITS • David Terrill, Professor

Without Boundaries • Rahele Jomepour Bell, Assistant Professor

Without Boundaries • Rahele Jomepour Bell, Assistant Professor

Without Boundaries • Rahele Jomepour Bell, Assistant Professor

Without Boundaries • Rahele Jomepour Bell, Assistant Professor

Wallflower • Cydney Cherepak, Assistant Professor

Wallflower • Cydney Cherepak, Assistant Professor

Aunty Aqulia vs. The Claw • Cydney Cherepak, Assistant Professor

Aunty Aquila vs. The Claw • Cydney Cherepak, Assistant Professor

Year of the Snake • Lauren Seider (‘17), Adjunct Professor

Cooking Up April Fools • Lauren Seider (‘17), Adjunct Professor and Zoe Perryman

Happy Halloween • Safffie Miles, ‘24

Various Social Media posts • C3 Brand Marketing

New Missouri Bank Artboard by KCAI Illustration alum Andy Ozier

The Missouri Bank Crossroads Branch, 125 Southwest Blvd., is displaying a new set of large-scale commissioned images by Kansas City artist Andy Ozier (’13 illustration) on its Artboards through the end of November. The intention of the design is to communicate the buzz surrounding the rich barbecue culture that the Kansas City community embraces and takes pride in on an international scale. Pictured: “Everyone’s Talking About Our Barbecue,” Andy Ozier, 2014.

Andy Ozier's Artboard, First Friday in the Crossroads, October 2014

Celina Curry, 2013 KCAI Illustration graduate chosen for local grant

Hats off to Celina Curry (’13 Illustration) who will be creating artwork for upcoming streetcar stops in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Curry was selected by the Municipal Arts Commission as one of two artists to receive a $100,000 grant to beautify the pathway along a 2.2-mile streetcar line for which construction is now underway. For more information about this project, visit www.inkkc.com/content/on-my-mind-celina-curry-illustrator-designing-streetcar-stops/. 

To learn more about Curry and view some of her artwork via her personal website, celinacurry.com.

Celina Curry works out of her home studio in midtown Kansas City. (Photo by Jill Toyoshiba, The Kansas City Star)

Celina Curry, self portrait with plants.