Felipe Arturo
Columbia University School of the Arts
Graduate, Fine Arts
KRAUS FAMILY FOUNDATION AWARD

"I have been working on my artistic projects...with the spatial and urban concern of architecture and the political and aesthetic meaning of art. This cross point between architecture and art was the departure platform for my search of the memory traces of my country."

Jennifer Bailey
Woodbury University
Junior, Architecture
KRAUS FAMILY FOUNDATION AWARD

"I have established an organization in which female contributions in architecture are explored. I am hoping to share my growing knowledge of women in architecture, in addition to establishing a resource for students to find guidance for their own work from other students within like-minded programs."

Taha Belal
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Graduate, Fine Arts
HONORABLE MENTION

"I see myself as a creator contributing to communities in both the United States and Egypt. Through being an artist and exhibiting my work that explores these cultural issues, I hope to stimulate a step forward in awareness, exchange and understanding."

Xochitl Dorsey
UCLA
Graduate, Film
AIGA AWARD

"Having grown up with very few positive representations of Latinos in film or television, I became determined to change this once I decided to become a filmmaker."

Nizhoni Ellenwood
San Francisco Art Institute
Sophomore, Photography
COYNE FAMILY FOUNDATION AWARD

"As a young indigenous woman, my personal artistic vision is to combine my current interest in photographic/multi-media work with older tribal traditions to create a new form of modern indigenous art."

Rychiee Espinosa
Columbia University
Graduate, Architecture
NEW YORK DESIGN CENTER AWARD

"With clever design and smart construction, it is feasible to construct solid homes that will provide lasting shelter, regardless of devastation, for those who need it."

Suneeta Gill
Massachusetts College of Art
Senior, Film
Honorable Mention

"I want to direct a range of both documentary and narrative films, that directly serve the South Asian American community—work that speaks directly to my community and deals with their issues."

Capra J'neva
Stanford University
Graduate, Industrial Design
Honorable Mention

"AIGA Award"

Yutian Li
College for Creative Studies
Freshman, Industrial Design
Coyne Family Foundation Award

"Women are always the minority in the automotive design world. A good designer is good designer, no matter if he or she is a man or a woman. I feel a great sense of obligation to contribute to the world as a car designer and realize that good design and technology is vitally important to the future of the Chinese automotive industry."

Sarratou Mariko
Marymount University
Junior, Graphic Design
AIGA Award

"My goal is to start a design studio in my country, but before that I am determined to gain the knowledge and experience I will need to succeed. I intend to provide promotional and advertising opportunities to fledgling artists and business owners in Niger, where graphic art is essentially non-existent."