Assistant Professor, School of Art, CVPA
Dr. Miriam Ahmed is an Assistant Professor of graphic design at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. She delivered the Beatrice Warde Memorial Lecture for the St Bride Foundation in 2020, presented at ATypI 2020 and TypeCon 2019, and was an AIGA DC SHINE 2019-20 mentor.
Assistant Professor, School of Art, CVPA
My experience in the field of design has provided me with a broad view to prepare students for the future of emerging trends in Art and Design’s contemporary practice.
Assistant Professor, School of Art, CVPA
Alan Caballero LaZare is a Colombian American graphic designer, artist, educator, and researcher. Alan began his career as a graphic designer at the renowned architecture and design firm Michael Graves where he played an important role in designing packaging for the revolutionary Michael Graves / Drive Medical partnership...
Associate Professor, School of Art, CVPA
Shanshan Cui is a designer, painter, front end web developer, and educator. She has more than two decades of design practice in both print and electronic media. She worked as senior designer and/or art director in several companies...
Assistant Professor, School of Art, CVPA
Ana Farnham is a multimedia designer and educator with a broad range of specialties within the design world. She believes in the accessibility of multi-modal design. Her research focuses on experiential graphic design with accessibility at its core.
Adjunct Faculty, School of Art, CVPA
Reid Harward is a studio artist and software developer, working with ceramics, print, and digital media. Reid has a BA from Berea College, and a MA from West Virginia University in English Literature, with a focus on text analysis, and epoetry.
Assistant Professor, School of Art, CVPA
Fresh from design school, Rick got his start at one of D.C.’s premier design firms, Supon Design Group. He then moved on to be one of the initial members of the design team for Discovery Communications as Senior Design Manager.
Adjunct Faculty, School of Art, CVPA
Wade McComas is an award-winning graphic designer and illustrator. When he’s not fulfilling his role as an associate art director at PBS, he also serves as an adjunct professor, teaching Illustration and Typography.
Assistant Professor, School of Art, CVPA
Michael McDermott is an Assistant Professor at George Mason University. He received his MFA in Graphic Design from the Rhode Island School of Design and a Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Tech. He is an educator, designer, and researcher...
Assistant Professor, Editorial Design, Illustration, Latinx & LGBTQIA+ Representation in Publishing, Motion Design, Visual Narrative, School of Art, CVPA
Juana Medina is the author and illustrator of multiple children’s books, including the chapter book series Juana & Lucas, winner of the prestigious Pura Belpré Award and two International Latino Book Awards. The New York Times says of Juana & Lucas “Medina’s beautiful, vivid prose conjures the Colombian setting with tactile language… the story itself is a giant hug.”