Creative Futures: Career Stories

Career Stories: Thom Solo, BFA '12
Thom Solo reflects on his path from sculpture student to founder of his own couture shoe design company.

Career Stories: Tori Baisden, BFA ’17
Tori Baisden, Design Director at Utendahl Creative, talks about design as world-building.

Career Stories: Ernesto ‘Eroc’ Arroyo-Montano, DIP '14
As an artist and organizer, Ernesto ‘Eroc’ Arroyo-Montano uses healing justice, education, and art to address issues of systemic inequality.

Career Stories: Ani Avanian, MFA '11
Ani Avanian, Product Design Manager at Facebook, talks practical skills for excelling in the design world.

Career Stories: Helina Metaferia, MFA ’15
Helina Metaferia is an interdisciplinary artist and educator working with written archives and oral histories to build community and a sense of collective responsibility.

Career Stories: Kate Gilbert, MFA '13
Kate Gilbert is an artist and curator who’s transforming the public art conversation in Boston.

Career Stories: Lydia Marks, BFA ’92
Award-winning set decorator and interior designer Lydia Marks, BFA ’92, talks artistic freedom and shares the secret to storytelling.

Career Stories: Victor Quiñonez, BFA '03
Victor Quiñonez shares his interdisciplinary process and the inspiration for his “Neo-Indigenous” style.

Turning Food Into Art
An alumna of SMFA at Tufts has built a successful career as a food stylist on high-profile projects.

Welcome to the Big Time
The work of four young SMFA at Tufts graduates was recently displayed at one of the most respected museums in the United States.

Curated With Care
A Tufts master's student and a young alumnus teamed up to curate an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Freeze Frame: Celia Glastris, BFA + BA '21
Thanks to her SMFA education, including a life-changing internship, former figure skater Celia Glastris, BFA + BA '21, is looking forward to a career writing about art.