艺术类专业排名

（引据USNEWS Best Graduate Schools 2014信息和 DesignIntelligence 2014）

Graphic Design 平面设计 #1

Industrial Design 工业设计 #1

Printmaking 版画 #1

Glass 玻璃 #1

Painting / Drawing 绘画 #2

Ceramics 陶瓷 #3

Photography 摄影 #3

Sculpture 雕塑 #3

Multimedia / Visual Communications 多媒体/视觉传达 #4

Film/animation/video 动画/数字媒体艺术 #5

Architecture（Undergraduate）建筑（本科）#7

Landscape Architecture（Master）景观建筑（研究生）#7

罗得岛设计学院另一个比较著名的是它的冬季6 周课程Winter Sessions (a 6-week periodbetween the Fall and Spring terms)。这个课程是以多元性著称，而这个课程对申请到罗得岛设计学院的学生是十分重要的，因为学生可以在此课程中学习到各项关于艺术方面的基础课程，例如绘画、工业设计、铜塑等其他课程，不同的系可以相互选择课程选修。

冬季班也可提供到海外学习的机会，可以让参与此课程的学生到欧洲巴黎、意大利 Matera 和爱丁堡等地学习观摩。

罗得岛设计学院提供专业教育在艺术，视觉媒体，架构，设计和文科。布朗提供全面的物理、生物科学、社会科学、数学和科学的教育。课程的目的是为了培养高素质的人才和锻炼学生整合不同领域的学科的能力，在这个过程中他们获得来自两个学院的，更广泛的知识和资源。学生必须申请两个学院，并被同时被录取，然后才可以被批准加入双学位课程DDP。

罗得岛设计学院主要授予本科和研究生学历教育，其生源来自世界上50多个国家，是一个国际性的高水平设计学院。学院的办学理念是：“致力于设计和艺术人才的培养。提升大众艺术教育、商业和产品的水平。”除了本科和研究生的教育之外，为年轻的艺术家和成人提供一个丰富多样的各类学习培训班，专业讲座、工作室、画廊等继续教育设计活动，满足了一个学习型社会的大众需求。

罗得岛设计学院位于美国罗得岛州 (Rhode Island) 的首府普罗维登斯(Providence)。普罗维登斯位于美国东岸，普罗维登斯以其活跃的艺术学院而著称。

Ricky Allman(M.F.A 2007) - Painter, Professor

Preston Scott Cohen(B.Arch 1983) - Architect; Director of the Architecture degree program at theHarvard Graduate School of Design

Nader Tehrani(B.F.A. and a B.Arch from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1985 and 1986 respectively) is Professor and Head of the Department of Architecture at MIT

Kenneth Goldsmith(B.F.A. 1984) - poet,WFMUDJ, founding editor ofUbuWeb

Manju

Romeo Alaeff(M.F.A. 1996) - Artist, Author, Animation/Film Editor

Janine Antoni(M.F.A. 1989) - Artist

Nicole Bartelme(B.F.A. 1989) - Artist, Film Festival Creator

Howard Ben Tre(M.F.A. 1980) - Artist

Dan Colen(B.F.A. 2001) - Artist

Cheryl_Donegan(B.F.A. painting),contemporary artist

Rico Eastman(B.F.A. 1974) - Sculptor

Benjamin Edwards(M.F.A. 1997) - Artist

Adrian Giuliani (B.F.A. 1987) - Artist

Jenny Holzer(M.F.A. 1977) - Installation Artist

Roni Horn(B.F.A. 1975) - Artist

Elliott Hundley(B.F.A. 1997) - Artist

James Jaxxa(attended 199?) - Multimedia Artist

Mike Libby(B.F.A. 1999) - Artist

Julie Mehretu(M.F.A. 1997) - Artist

Marcus Reichert(B.F.A. 1970) - Artist

Mark Shasha(B.F.A. 1983) - Artist

Shahzia Sikander(M.F.A. 1995) - Artist

Scott Snibbe(1991) - Media Artist

Andrew Stevovich(B.F.A. 1970) - Artist

Ryan Trecartin(B.F.A. 2004)-Artist

Kara Walker(M.F.A. 1994) - Artist

Andrea Zittel(M.F.A. 1990) - Artist

Kevin Zucker(B.F.A. 2000) - Artist

Alexander Zaklynsky(B.F.A. 2000) - Artist

Do-Ho Suh(B.F.A. 1994) - Artist

Arthur S. Douglas(Attended 1878) - First year student of RISD

Håvard Homstvedt(B.F.A. 2000) - Painter

Sonya Sklaroff(B.F.A. 1992) - artist/painter

Anne Morgan Spalter(M.F.A. 1992) -new mediaartist

Daniel Arango(M.F.A. 2010) - painter, visual artist

Kurt Wenner(Attended 19??) -anamorphicstreet painter

Richard Merkin(M.F.A. 1963) - Painter, New Yorker contributor, Prof. Emeritus RISD

插画领域

David Mazzucchelli- Comic Artist and Author ofAsterios Polyp

Roz Chast(B.F.A. 1977) - Cartoonist

Christopher Denise(B.F.A. 1990) - Illustrator of children's books, including many in theRedwallseries

Shepard Fairey(B.F.A. 1992) - Street Artist, Graphic Designer

Jon Foster(1989) - Illustrator

Steven Kellogg(B.F.A 1963) - Children's book Illustrator

Bryan Konietzko(B.F.A. 1998) - Co-creator and executive producer,Avatar: The Last Airbenderanimated series

Jarrett J. Krosoczka(B.F.A. 1999) - Writer, Illustrator

Sonny Liew(B.F.A. 2001) - Comic Book Writer, Artist

Grace Lin(B.F.A. 1996) - Writer, Illustrator

David Macaulay(B.Arch. 1969) - Writer, Illustrator, 2006MacArthur Fellow

Kelly Murphy(B.F.A. 1999) - Writer, Illustrator

Ryan Jude Novelline(B.F.A. 2012) - Contemporary artist and Fashion Designer

Paolo Rivera(B.F.A. 2003) - Comic Book Artist

Brian Selznick(B.F.A. 1988) - Writer, Illustrator

Mark Shasha(B.F.A Ill. 1983) - Writer, Illustrator

Walt Simonson(B.F.A. 1972) - Comic Book Writer, Artist

David Wiesner(B.F.A. 1977) - Illustrator, Caldecott Winner

Chris Van Allsberg(B.F.A. ) - Children's book Illustrator, Caldecott Winner

漫画领域

Jason Lutes(B.F.A. 1991) - Cartoonist

Seth MacFarlane(B.F.A. 1995) - Animator, Voice Actor, and Creator ofFamily Guy,American Dad!, andThe Cleveland Show.

Lance Wilder (B.F.A. 1990) - Animator, known for his work inThe SimpsonsandThe Critic

Bryan Konietzko(B.F.A. 1998) - Animator, known for his work onAvatar the Last AirbenderandFamily Guy

Michael Dante DiMartino(B.F.A. 1996) - Animator, known for his work onAvatar the Last Airbender

Dan Golden(B.F.A. 1994) - Film Maker, Composer of Oscar-nominated filmFeral

Daniel Sousa(B.F.A. 1994) - Animator, Director of Oscar-nominated filmFeral

Tobias Frere-Jones(B.F.A. 1992) - famous American type designer

Tom Geismar(B.F.A.) - Renowned identity designer and corporate identity pioneer. Designed marks for NBC, Mobil, Chase, Xerox, and MoMA amongst others.

Justin Lo(B.F.A. 1999) -Hong Kongsinger, composer andrecord producer.

Michael McPherson (M.F.A. 1979) - Graphic Designer, principal of CMN.

Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland(Carl Philip Edmund Bertil) (2007-2008) - Graphic Design studies

Michael Riley (B.F.A. 1991) - Hollywood film and television title designer, Founder of Shine, D&AD Gold Medal Award recipient.

Michael Rock(M.F.A. 1984) - Founder and Partner of2x4[disambiguation needed], Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award recipient.

Cyrus Highsmith - (Graphic designer) Senior designer at Font Bureau.

Scott Stowell - (B.F.A. 1990) Proprietor of Open, 2008 National Design Award recipient.

Katie Gallagher(B.F.A. 2009) - Fashion Designer

Diana Eng(B.F.A. 2005) - Fashion Designer and Contestant onProject Runway

Robert Geller(B.F.A. 2001) - Fashion Designer, Recipient of theGQ/CFDABest New Menswear Designer Award 2009

Mary Katrantzou- Fashion Designer

Jennifer Kellogg(B.F.A. 1993) - Jewelry Designer

Nicole Miller(B.F.A. 1973) - Fashion Designer

Brodie Neill(M.F.A. FD 2004) - Furniture Designer

Josh Owen(M.F.A. FD 1998) - Furniture Designer

Matthias Pliessnig(B.F.A. FD 2003) - Furniture Designer

Rosanne Somerson(B.F.A. ID 1976) - Furniture Designer, RISD FD Department Head + Professor

David Hanson(B.F.A. 1997) - Robotics Designer

Stuart Karten(B.F.A. 1979) - Industrial Designer

Jonathan Ive(D.F.A. 2009) - Industrial Designer

Dale Chihuly(M.F.A. 1968) - glass artist, co-founder ofPilchuck Glass School

Martin Blank(B.F.A. 1984) - glass artist

Paul Housberg(B.F.A. 1975, M.F.A 1979) - fused and kilnformed glass artist

Therman Statom(B.F.A. 1974) - American Studio glass artist

Richard Furneau Remsen(B.F.A. 1974) - glass artist

Toots Zynsky(B.F.A. 1973) - glass artist

Jim Drain(B.F.A 1998) - Artist

Matt Brinkman(B.F.A 1997) - Artist

Leif Goldberg(B.F.A. 1997) - Artist

Mary Boone(B.F.A. 1973) - Gallery Owner

David Whitney(B.Int. Arch. 1963) - Art Collector and Curator, longtime companion of influential American ArchitectPhilip Johnson

Mary Boone(B.F.A. 1973) - Mary Boone Gallery

John Cheim (B.F.A. 1977) - Cheim & Read

Howard Read (B.F.A. 1976) - Cheim & Read

Preston Scott Cohen(B.Arch 1983) - Gerald M. McCue Professor in Architecture at Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD). Principal of Preston Scott Cohen, Inc.

Michael Gabellini(B.Arch 1981) - Architect & Interior Designer, Teacher at theParsons School of Design

Glenn Gissler(B.Arch 1984) - Architect

Richard Levine(B.Arch 1962) - Professor, Green Architect & Sustainability Pioneer.

Michael Maltzan(B.Arch) - Principal and Founder of Michael Maltzan Architecture.

Nader Tehrani(B.Arch 1986) - Professor and head of the Department of Architecture, MIT. Principal and Founder of NADAAA.

Charles Corda(B.Arch 1975) - Architect

Paul Curreri(B.F.A. 1998) - songwriter / guitarist / producer

Hisham Bharoocha(B.F.A. 1998) - artist and musician, former member ofBlack DiceandLightning Bolt

Marissa Nadler(M.F.A. 2003. M.A.T. 2004)- singer/songwriter

Heather Nova(B.F.A. 1989) - singer/songwriter

Jesse Sykes(B.F.A. 199?) - singer/songwriter

Oliver Ackermann(B.F.A. Industrial Design) - musician,A Place to Bury Strangers

Chris Keating - musician,Yeasayer

在校期间就形成的乐队：

Black Dice- formed in 1997

Les Savy Fav- formed in 1995

Lightning Bolt- formed in 1994

Brian Chippendale(B.F.A 1997) - artist, foundedFort Thunder

Brian Gibson(B.F.A. 1998) - artist

Rubber Rodeo- formed in 1980

Talking Heads- formed in 1974

David Byrne(dropped out)

Chris Frantz(B.F.A. 1974)

Tina Weymouth(B.F.A. 1974)

Martha Coolidge(B.F.A. 1968) - Film Director:Valley Girl(1983),Real Genius(1985),The Prince and Me(2004),Material Girls(2006)

Ben Coccio(B.F.A. 1997) - Film Director ofZero Day

Michael Dante DiMartino(B.F.A. 1998) Co-creator and Executive Producer,Avatar: The Last Airbender

JuliAnne DeChaine(B.F.A. 1979) - Costume Designer, Artist

James Franco(M.F.A. 2012) - Actor, Artist

Jemima Kirke(B.F.A. 2008) - Artist, Actor:Girls (TV series)

Bryan Konietzko(B.F.A. 1998) Co-Creator and Executive Producer,Avatar: The Last Airbender

Ellen Kurascinematographer

Mary Lambert(B.F.A 1974) - Film Director:Pet Sematary(1989),The In Crowd(2000)

Seth MacFarlane(B.F.A. 1995) - Animator, Voice Actor, and Creator ofFamily Guy,American Dad!, andThe Cleveland Show

Martin Mull(B.F.A. 1965, M.F.A. 1967) - Actor, Comedian, Painter

Joanna Priestley(attended 1972-1973) - Animator

Robert Richardson- (B.F.A. 1979)Academy AwardwinningCinematographer

Charles Rocket(196?) - formerSaturday Night LiveCast Member, Actor

Mark Shasha(B.F.A. 1983) - Artist, Author, Illustrator, Actor

Helen Stickler(B.F.A. 1991) - Film Director

Charles Stone III(B.F.A. 1988) - Film Director:Drumline(2002), Creator ofWhassup?Anheuser-Busch Budweisercommercial campaign

Gus Van Sant(B.F.A. 1975) - Film Director:My Own Private Idaho(1991),Good Will Hunting(1997),Finding Forrester(2000),Elephant(2003)Last Days(2006),Milk(2008)

Todd Verow(B.F.A. 1989) - Film Director

Gigi Gatewood (M.F.A. 2009)

Michael Hahn (B.F.A. 2008)

Sloan Kulper (M.I.D. 2006)

Lindsey Meyer (M.Arch. 2006)

Matthew Perez (M.F.A. 2010)

Louie Rigano (B.F.A. 2010)

Monica Ogrodowski (B.F.A. 2009)

Linda Connor(B.F.A. 19??) - large-format photographer, currently teaches at theSan Francisco Art Institute

Henry Horenstein(B.F.A. 1971, M.F.A. 1973) - photographer, author, currently teaches atRhode Island School of Design

Emmet Gowin(M.F.A. 1967) - photographer

Francesca Woodman(B.F.A. 1978) - photographer

Jill Greenberg(B.F.A 1989) - photographer

C E Morse(B.F.A 1974) - fine art photographer

Andrew Xenios(M.F.A. 1973) - photographer, teacher, currently photographing and conducting workshops inYucatan, Mexico

John Cebrowski- member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives

Janine Antoni(B.F.A. 1989) - Artist, 1998MacArthur Fellow

James Carpenter(B.F.A. 1972) - Glass Sculptor, Designer, 2004MacArthur Fellow

Josiah McElheny(B.F.A. 1988) - Artist, Sculptor, 2006MacArthur Fellow

David Macaulay(B.F.A. 1969) - Writer, Illustrator, 2006MacArthur Fellow

Julie Mehretu(M.F.A. 1997) - Artist, 2005MacArthur Fellow

Shazia Sikander(M.F.A. 1995) - Artist,MacArthur Fellow

Anna Schuleit(B.F.A. 1998) - Artist, 2006MacArthur Fellow

Kara Walker(M.F.A. 1994) - Artist, 1997MacArthur Fellow