CONVENING & REMARKS

KYMBERLY PINDER, PhD Acting President

KATIE RIEL, MLIS President, Faculty and Librarian Association

NICOLE YI-NING LIU, MDes ‘21

Representative, Graduate Students

KATIANA RODRIGUEZ, BFA ‘21 Representative, Undergraduate Students

CONFERRING OF HONORARY DOCTOR

OF FINE ARTS DEGREE

PRESENTATION OF THEASTER GATES Kymberly Pinder

Theaster Gates will address the Class of 2021

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

JANICE M. SARAGONI, MPA

Chair, Board of Trustees

C O M M E N C E M E N T

SAT U R DAY, M AY 2 2

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE

MASTER OF ARTS

ANIMATION

Jameson E. BernardMadison Billokw+

Kailee E. BrennerRio E. Castañeda-Guthreau+

Keri McKenna FangMichaelann FerrowCarolina GalvanMatthew T. GatelyRabbit Giraud+

Troy HelmeJoshua HillAlex HoratiusEmily E. HuckabeeKira Elisabeth JonesSarah F. Kennedyw+

Michael G. KlingFunda KocSylvia LamPatrick M. LucAisling C. MaddenJax Malenfantw+

Sky MalerbaBenjamin MaoEmily M. MartiniJade I. MatthewsNavillus V. McSharryJulia M. MinichelloAlexandra O. MinosJenni L. NelsonLinda Thi NguyenRaphael A. PagariganAnne PellenqAllison R. PowerJoana A. RamosPamela RichterMatthew F. ShoemakerEthan J. TocciJacob Tummino+

Phong V. TuongwDimitra A. Vourtsas

Hazel U. AfamefunawJeongyeon ChaeJacob Ryan DoyleNicole GarciaMichelle He Lamw+

Marissa Anne Spaziani HelmswThea K. Price-EcklesCassidy Marie SilvaJosephine A. WermuthOlivia Perle Wiktor+

Edward R. AnthonyJames Beyer

Shachi Bharatkumar BhavsarFatma Kalayci

Nupur Sonali KhadilkarTyler M. McCarthy

Daniel M. PerezJulian Kenard Phillips

Suhani BhatiaEmma L. CorfmanJacob A. DanielsGinger C. GrayEric J. JohnsonZoe K. Johnson

Shivangi Parag DaveVinit Kaushik

Jonathan LetourneauNicole Yi Ning Liu

Cat AzazelTabitha L. BarnardGregory J. Barry

Zachary T. BirnbaumBritni Chehayeb

Maura D. CroninVincent S. Esposito

Salman FarhadiPaul F. Fitzgerald

James C. GoodwinChantel Gushue

Christine A. HajjarKristen Haskell

Sarah HullHuiquan JiangHung-Ju Kan

Darryl F. LoyerYangfan LuoLeslie Lyman

Melanie D. MedeirosCori B. MintzerJesus M. Pizarro

Cheng QiuMaureen B. RileyMayuri Saxena

Cory B. ShepherdNeetu Singhal

Yang SunMadison S. Suniga

John W. SuroJacob H. Zapor

Cynthia J. ZemanRonghao Zhang

Hannah R. Zimmerman

ILLUSTRATION SPECIALIZATION

Michaela D. Leboeuf

PAINTING SPECIALIZATION Chelsea K. CostaMary L. GarrityCatherine C. Scott

STUDIO BREADTH Kathryn R. BeaulieuAbigael Victoria BrownZoe Murray Cronin+

Natalie R. DahlRachel V. GeigerAlyssa Healey+

Gabriella C. LaranjeiraGabriel LescatreMaya I. MarcianoKrysta J. MotterMaria N. MurrinAshley Elizabeth Sanvillew+

Daniel A. SeifertShannon R. SmithAmanda C. Weaver

B A C H E L O R O F F I N E A R T S

ARCHITECTURE

ART EDUCATION

MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING

MASTER OF DESIGN

MASTER OF FINE ARTS

MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN COMMENCEMENT 2021

Kelli Rose CelentanoNathaly Danielle Davis

Tiffany A. DoggettAshley L. Driscoll

Jessica MarionVeronica PedrosaSophia L. Rosselli

Sarah Frances ScheriniHannah M. VardenEmma F. WallaceAmy M. Walrod

MASTER OF EDUCATION

Emily J. BeaulieuNatalia M. Dominguez

Jayme L. EllisLindsay N. Geankoplis

Sarah C. GriesmerCatherine E. Konstas

COMMUNICATION DESIGN

Erica Young AllenAnthony A. Araujo-AmaralDaniel A. BerubewSongfeng Chen+

Dillon R. CitarellaNatalie A. ClarkTrevor R. CollinsCiaran CrawleyRunming Daiw+

Deyala Abdullah DaqqaqSamuel R. DeCosteDerek A. DiblasiNeida FerranteRose Flynn+

Shea A. GalluzziSonia K. GauvinAshlynn Paige HayesKathleen HernandezSarah Eleanor HoganVictoria Y. Jiang+

William J. KastrinakisAlyssa Hailee KirkSamantha J. KnoxBrandon M. Kong+

Mia D. KrabbendamCalvin M. LaituriDonvu H. LeCarissa LeeAlexandra N. LegassieAaron J. LeonYi LiJennette Susan McGeeverRowan Oak McKinnonWilliam Joseph MulliganJulia A. MurphyQuinn P. O’ConnellNoah David PriorJordan E. Richard

Andrew M. RyderMike SavoieSkyelar Elizabeth ShawHyeyoon Shin+

Emily St LaurentFaith TomaEthan A. TrippPhuong H. VuAbigail Paige Whittinghamw+

Aidan C. WrightwMeggie Jayne YoungCanjie Zhao

+ DEPARTMENTAL HONORS

Departmental Honors are

awarded to graduating students

judged most exceptional by their

departmental faculty.

w ACADEMIC HONORS

This honor is awarded to

students who have demonstrated

exceptional talent in the areas of

Liberal Arts and History of Art.

A student earning this award has

earned the letter grade of “A”

in eight courses, seven of which

were completed at MassArt.

Cindy Q. LamIvana M. LevySai Patrick LongMeredith Olivia LynnAlicia A. MarchandSamantha E. MartinForest McKenzieSara Elizabeth Micciche+

Haley Christine NickolaMadeline OngwStephanie PanwLeah M. Paynew+

Madeline R. PeckIsabella M. PenneyMarisa A. PerkinsMadalaine Marie-Francis QuintilianiJessie Margaret RadgowskiChloe F. ReynoldsLauren A. RichelieuEmma Rose RocheKatiana RodriguezAndrea B. RomanJackson Maceo SchleicherSendem SergelenAnna Claire ShobeDiamond Jane SimmsCherish SpringerAvery M. StermelEmma C. SudakwJenifer Treadwayw+

Nell Isabel VallewMicheal C. WalshYuan-Yuan Wangw+

Trista H. YuNina Jia-Lu Zou

BAC H E LO R O F F I N E A RTS

FINE ARTS 3D

FIBERS Elizzabeth C. ColeMeredith L. DiSessaNina C. EnnisElizabeth Kathleen SkubaHaley Woodw

GLASS Brian A. BigelowOlivia H. DobkinAlexander F. GaudetTara S. Lynch

JEWELRY AND METALSMITHING SeungHye KimKonnar Morghan LambFrances Louise LindenGabriella Maeli+

Qishan QZ ZhangSimon Vincent Zwiebel

SCULPTURE Patrick Lee BrennanWilliam L. DanzJonah M. DillonMolly Elizabeth HarringtonBridget Mara-WilliamsAnna MarobellaErin MoloneyAvery Reed MinerwEzekiel D. Moriartyw+

Finnian M. Ramirez-MontañezNancy RathorJacob M. RisacherAngelina Rosa

FINE ARTS 2D

PAINTING (cont.)

Aili Rose HoytwLightening JackEmma Siri MacLeod+

Olivia Josephine MangionwEmmalyn V. MarramaKatherine N. NelsonIsabel C. O’NeillRon LiNicole SantamariaEmma R. SteevesHunter F. Tompkins

PRINTMAKING Taylor GeusNathan C. JacksonAndrew James JohnsonJordan L. KaiserLauren Susane CavalcanteDominique O. Litif-NelsonKathryn Marotta+

Calder J. MartinAlanah Paige NelsonEmma C. Sattlerw+

Julian Hayes Vye

ILLUSTRATION

Caroline Virginia Barlow+

Jordan S. BemberyClaire Elizabeth BourguignonHayden Isaac BraytonMaxwell A. BrownRiley S. CadyBrigid A. CalapaEllen E. CarlinVictoria J. CarrollSarah M. CarrollAllison Rose CashinswJoe CauseyKatie Elaine Charpentierw+

Tay L. ConantBear J. ConefreySierra “Sy” Sahara CorsoElena R. Daly+

Elizabeth Derbyw+

Emily N. DickopfwBridgette M. DonelanSarah Julianna DuarteSarah C. Egan+

Sierra EscobalesKatherine R. Farinola+

Marley S. GainleywVanessa R. GalloGabrielle J. GarneauDakota Ann GleasonYajun HeKaylee Marie HensonQuanye M. HoskinsMelina Illingerw+

Aubrie R. IsabelleMarie Rose JalbertJared N. KelloggTheodore T. Krietzman

HISTORY OF ART

Dominique HollidayRomya-Jenevieve Antoinette JerryMaryam Mallick

FASHION DESIGN

Priscilla AnjurtheSuheily Marie Aquino RiveraJenna Marie BaginskiRiana Josie BastienJulia Marie BorgeswKiara BrewsterRenee J. BucchiowBobbi Lorrin Colburn+

Elizabeth Davisw+

Isabella Rachel DeColaAllegra Laurel GiddingsSamantha M. GuidryGeordan R. HaddadJC HangEmma J. HubertShirley InocentèErnie Solo JubinSabrina G. KanewJoanna Keefe+

Vic C. LapidasQing Li+

Cherri LinwYitong Liuw+

Alexandra LowrieLeanna Joyce MardenHolly Ellen McGrathOlivia R. McHughKryssa MitchellJacqueline Estacio Mones+

Callie Rose O’ConnellAngel OkeibunorCaroline SeeleyCorine E. ShannonTyrone SmithHannah Jane WhritenourMikaila Autumn WilburJennifer Veronica WolfJia Hui WongRui Yang

FILM AND VIDEO

Ademide O. AdepetunCarley E. ByersGuadalupe I. CamposFlynn D’ArezzowPeter B. DeerIan Dennis Dumas+

Vianca N. ElliottHope F. FabianoAlexandria M. FernandeswAutumn M. Foster+

Ned C. GaynorRiley Jane HallidaywParker Anne HallidaywEve E. HartigEvan W. JohnsonMagnus JonssonLuke C. TaylorGeorge Eamon MaloufLaura J. Palmer+

Alexandra Victoria PeriMin Zhang

FINE ARTS 2D

PAINTING Amihra EliosofOlivia W. Boley+

Johanna C. CarrJose E. CarreroWill Close+

Alexis ConnorsThomas F. CourtneyAvianna J. Delorey+

Morgan Aurore DinwoodiewTaylor Marie DunnLila N. GalanoudisTara Alexandria GilardiAna Catarina Gouveia Henriques-Salmonw

FINE ARTS 3D

CERAMICS Emily S. FortierwDonald H. Guidoboni+

Chanel L. McNamaraAlexis Marie SeitzwCliodna G. ShawKieran Teare-ThomasArielle Gordon Wilson

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

Evan Sandro CastelliwMi ChoiChandler R. DayAlexi Delcid RodriguezMallory P. DePoeCourtney Marie DiPietroFox Dolber+

Ryan David DonahueAnna S. DyckesDevon FranzwZachery T. KeeganJillian D’Arcy Kingw+

Noah KuniholmYinglin LiSohini N. MarjadiLauren Elizabeth PetteyDylan ReedPatrick E. ScarboroughAlice J. SowaBrendan Thomas WalshSherwin Siu-Win Yuenw+

Rongda ZhaoJiayin Zhou

+ DEPARTMENTAL HONORS

Departmental Honors are

awarded to graduating students

judged most exceptional by their

departmental faculty.

w ACADEMIC HONORS

This honor is awarded to

students who have demonstrated

exceptional talent in the areas of

Liberal Arts and History of Art.

A student earning this award has

earned the letter grade of “A”

in eight courses, seven of which

were completed at MassArt.

FASHION DESIGN

C E RT I F I CAT E

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Edna M. CheryJason Ward Gary, Jr.Evelyn MarkhamKaitlin R.D. O’MalleyBrooke A. QuentalBrenda P. Ramirez

Christopher CavatortaKatherine EstropElizabeth Anne HigginsMichelle R. Letourneau Ashley MartinAradhana PandeyRobert B. SergelSarah ShinCharlene Stevens

TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM

Niels Gerardus BurgerAnne C. Kratz

HONORARY DOCTOR OF FINE ARTS

Conferred in recognition of individuals’ outstanding contributions to the arts.

Theaster Gates

Theaster Gates lives and works in Chicago. Gates creates

works that engage with space theory and land development,

sculpture and performance. Drawing on his interest

and training in urban planning and preservation, Gates

redeems spaces that have been left behind. Known for his

recirculation of art-world capital, Gates creates work that

focuses on the possibility of the “life within things.” His work

contends with the notion of Black space as a formal exercise

—‐one defined by collective desire, artistic agency, and the

tactics of a pragmatist.

In 2010, Gates created the Rebuild Foundation, a nonprofit

platform for art, cultural development, and neighborhood

transformation that supports artists and strengthens

communities through free arts programming and innovative

cultural amenities on Chicago’s South Side.

Gates has exhibited and performed at Gagosian Gallery, NY

(2020); Tate Liverpool, UK (2020); Haus der Kunst, Munich

(2020); Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis (2019); Palais de

Tokyo Paris, France (2019); Sprengel Museum Hannover,

Germany (2018); Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland (2018);

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., USA (2017); Art

Gallery of Ontario, Canada (2016); Fondazione Prada, Milan,

Italy (2016); Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK (2013); Punta

della Dogana, Venice, Italy (2013) and dOCUMENTA (13),

Kassel, Germany (2012). He was the winner of the Artes

Mundi 6 prize and a recipient of the Légion d’Honneur

in 2017. In 2018, he was awarded the Nasher Prize for

Sculpture, and the Urban Land Institute, J.C. Nichols Prize

for Visionaries in Urban Development. Gates received the

2020 Crystal Award for his leadership in creating sustainable

communities.

Gates is a professor at the University of Chicago in the

Department of Visual Arts and the Harris School of Public

Policy, and is Distinguished Visiting Artist and Director of

Artist Initiatives at the Lunder Institute for American Art

at Colby College.

DUAL MAJOR

Ashley K. Apodaca Architecture / Communication Design

Olivia Hope Casellow History of Art +/ Fine Arts 2D Painting

Caitlyn Chwatekw Fine Arts 2D Painting / Fine Arts 3D Ceramics

Carly E. Faber Art Education / Illustration

Meghan Sofia Fleet Fine Arts 2D Painting / Fine Arts 3D Glass+

Emily Letitia Hunt Fine Arts 3D Fibers +/ History of Art

Ethan W. Johnson History of Art / Photography

Yuchi Jou Art Education / Fine Arts 3D Ceramics

Christina Angel Liotti Fashion Design / Fine Arts 3D Fibers

Jacob T. Lutter Communication Design +/ Film and Video

Nicholas Christopher Makiejw History of Art / Fine Arts 2D Painting

Brittany Michelle Phelan Art Education / Illustration

Julia Rogler History of Art / Fine Arts 2D Painting

Anushka Sujiw Communication Design / History of Art

STUDIO FOR INTERRELATED MEDIA

PHOTOGRAPHY

Caley Stirling BeardIsabella Jael Bennett+

Yuehan GaoStephen R. GerrickAbigail Marie HoweHolland KayeTobias M. KesslerVanessa LeroyJyoti Liggin+

Ashton Stuart LyleConnor NollEmma Dearden Odellw+

Saige Anne SchraterAmber Lynn SillowayRay StephensonMarina D. SullivanTavon A. TaylorJulianna TempleAna Maria TorreswJordan L. Van SavageSarelle C. Veitch

Jeremiah Simon BermelwNaomi Brooke GabizonErica GaetaJed B. HardywAmber R. HayeswOlivia G. HermanEna Kantardzic+

Anukriti KaushikKayla D. MooreNoriyoshi W. NeedlewJa’Hari Lexus Ortega+

Anna C. ReidisterGabrielle M. SchaabMaria SchoinarakiLogan A. Wilder

BAC H E LO R O F F I N E A RTS

C E RT I F I CAT E

ARTWORK: Nathalie Miebach ‘02 MSAE / ‘06 MFA 3DChutes and LadderListed names reflect those available as of May 7, 2021.

+ DEPARTMENTAL HONORS

Departmental Honors are

awarded to graduating students

judged most exceptional by their

departmental faculty.

w ACADEMIC HONORS

This honor is awarded to

students who have demonstrated

exceptional talent in the areas of

Liberal Arts and History of Art.

A student earning this award has

earned the letter grade of “A”

in eight courses, seven of which

were completed at MassArt.

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

Leigh E. CarrollViolet Ann Sullivan