Live Opening Night Reception
On May 14th @ 7:00 pm EST, we will be hosting a panel of OCAD U Alumni and Faculty Members on a live opening as a part of our digital Grad Exhibition. Join us here and experience the First webinar of ID GradEx!
A big hello from the First Industrial Design GradEx Committee 2021!
The last academic year has been one of unprecedented change.
It is a yearly tradition for OCAD University to host GradEx, a showcase displaying the culmination of the thesis work from graduating students. However, on March 11th, WHO classified COVID-19 as a global pandemic, and GradEx was cancelled. The following day, OCAD U announced the suspension of in-person classes and access to studios. Despite the transitional period of grief, chaos, and anxiety, the 2020 Industrial Design GradEx student committee and faculty continued to work collaboratively to find and implement a plan B. This year, the 2021 Industrial Design GradEx student committee has been passed the torch to continue showcasing student work. The theme is “First”, as we are the first thesis class to complete our work in an entirely virtual format. This collection of projects seeks to investigate the identity of industrial design from our own points of view and pays homage to our cumulative years at OCAD U as well as the students who came before us and who will succeed us."
We will be launching our Virtual Grad Exhibition on May 14th.
In Association with
Ontario College of Art & Design University
OCAD University's 106th Annual Graduate Exhibition
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first: Industrial Design Grad Show Participants
Usman Abdullah, Rima Al Moman, Connor Andersen, David Barter, Aryeh Bookbinder, Edward Chan, Sydney Cooling-Sturges, Emilio Esteban-Canizares, Ziying (Milk) Fan, Jalen Gubatan, Santiago Garcia Sanchez, Oleg Gorlenko, Juling Hancock, Wenjing Hong, Beth Jessup, Jasmine Khnanishoo, Dayna Konopelny, Davis Ladouceur, Alexander Molyneaux, Chacha (Mark) Mwita, Ajay (Daniel) Naraindas, Grant Novak, Justine Orbovic, Victoria Park, Xuejun Pei, Jessie Peng, Terra Pham, Parmis Rabet, Calum Ralston, Chance Shermet, Shabad Singh, Ge Song, Vermont Urbanovich, Shiyu (Ash) Wang, Juhyun (Tim) Yim, Xiaoyu (Anna) You, Anna Zablah, Shu Jun Zhang, Wenyue (Beryl) Zheng, Haocheng (Herk) Zhao, Meng (Vicky) Zhao, Ze Cheng (Eric) Zhou
Grad Show Committee
Project Managers: Sydney Cooling-Sturges
Creative Directors: Vermont Urbanovich, Shu Jun Zhang
Editors: David Barter, Juling Hancock
Committee Members: Aryeh Bookbinder, Ziying (Milk) Fan, Ajay (Daniel) Naraindas, Terra Pham, Juhyun (Tim) Yim, Meng (Vicky) Zhao, Ze Cheng (Eric) Zhou
Faculty Advisor: Job Rutgers