Rahmin Eslami Gabe Utasi Steve Zieverink
BFA Graphic Design, 1999 BFA Illustration, 2000 BFA Painting, 2000
Rahmin is an Associate Design Director Gabe is a graphic Steve is a graduate student at the Uni-
with Landor Associates in Chicago. He is artist and illustra- versity of Illinois, Chicago. He is the
the creative lead on large-scale branding tor for The East founder of Unit 2 Art Collective, a net-
projects ranging from product position- Valley Tribune work of visual and sound artists, which
ing and identity to packaging. in Mesa, AZ. His has received numerous awards and
job entails illus- grants. Steve’s work ranges from tradi-
“The Art Academy taught me how to trating, cartoon- tional painting to kinetic sound sculp-
think independently and use my training ing and creating ture installation. He is represented by the
not only to create beautiful things, but maps, charts, and Byron Roche Gallery in Chicago, Illinois.
also solve problems. The cross-discipline interactive graph-
education made me well-rounded. I have ics for the web. “The Art Academy exposed me not only
used every facet of my education, includ- to contemporary art but also the art
ing Art History, semantics, and painting, “The Art Academy community both regionally and interna-
in my career as a designer.” began preparing tionally through experienced faculty and
me for the work I Gabe Utasi, The ol' guest lecturers.”
do now from the
switcheroo. Acrylic on
bristol paper, 8" x 14".
very beginning of
my freshman year. The Foundations Core
class taught me how to make artistic
decisions based off the input of different
faculty and defend my decisions during
a critique. That was the best jump-start
into reality as an artist as I now ‘sell’ my
concepts to my editors almost every day.”
Rahmin Eslami, Ice cream, yes. Firearms, no. Steve Zieverink, Good Luck With Your Horn. Still
Commercial floor mat (Cintas), 40" x 72". from 16 mm film, dimensions variable.
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