Alumni Stories

Brian Kaldorf

Cheryl Casey

"My education at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh steered me to take school seriously; I graduated with a 3.9. I am very proud of that!"

Christina Tracey

"The Art Institute of Pittsburgh helped me to develop the necessary skills, with the tools I needed, to enhance my creativity as a graphic designer."

Cody Shuckhart

"The relationships with my teachers and [my fellow] students really helped to prepare me for the real world."

Devin Hipp

"My education helped to introduce me to the game art creation workflow. It helped to moderate the steep learning curve and daunting work load [of this industry]."

Dylon Mellott

"The art field is entirely self-motivated. You have got to want it more than anything else."

Erik Chocianowski

“My goal is to help my students build self confidence and a sense of agency"

James McNally III

“In school, we were held to strict deadlines. The end product had to be of the absolute highest level of craftsmanship.”

Jane Hallinan

"I play an active role in design kick-off meetings with each new client. I then collaborate with my architect co-workers on the solution from schematic design, through design development and construction drawings into final construction. I am involved in the entire process from A to Z."