Creative Futures: Career Stories

Liz Cohen is an artist and educator whose work draws on specialized bodies of knowledge to address themes of immigration, identity, and cultures of resistance.

Thom Solo reflects on his path from sculpture student to founder of his own couture shoe design company.  

Ani Avanian, Product Design Manager at Facebook, talks practical skills for excelling in the design world.

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

Kate Gilbert is an artist and curator who’s transforming the public art conversation in Boston.

Helina Metaferia is an interdisciplinary artist and educator working with written archives and oral histories to build community and a sense of collective responsibility. 

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

Victor Quiñonez shares his interdisciplinary process and the inspiration for his “Neo-Indigenous” style.

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

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

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

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.