Visual Arts Articles

By Magazine Editorial Team
Posted on 6/21/2021 - 7 minute read

Sarah Dubbeldam ’05, a former catalog model for brands like Target and Crocs, wanted to promote positive body images and lifestyle habits for women. She founded Darling Media, and flagship publication Darling magazine, which in the last ten years has led a sea change in the way women are depicted in advertising and fashion photography.

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By Ann Ashmon
Posted on 8/20/2018 - 2 minute read

Rio Nakasone ’17 was born and raised in Japan by fashion designers who owned a chain of women’s clothing stores. At CUI, he gained the skills to become a graphic designer for a hot brand back in Tokyo. More important, he learned the art of effective communication.

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By Magazine Editorial Team
Posted on 10/1/2017 - 3 minute read

Hanging in a classroom at Concordia University Irvine is a wall-sized mural by renowned Lutheran painter Gerald Brommer, commissioned for the original Lutheran high school in Southern California in the early 1960s. The mural, installed last year in the Library Arts building, has seen much history at two previous Lutheran campuses before arriving at Concordia University Irvine.

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Posted on 8/10/2016 - 2 minute read

Miller’s approach to art and desire to create unique pieces was deeply inspired by those who taught her at CUI.

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Posted on 8/10/2016 - 2 minute read

Soccer had been a part of Jeff Clark’s life since he was a child, and was a huge factor in deciding which college to attend after graduation.

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Posted on 8/10/2016 - 3 minute read

Hale’s first memory of Concordia University Irvine was walking past the globe that overlooks the entire campus and knowing that she was in the right place.

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Posted on 6/16/2016 - 2 minute read

Since he was a young boy, David Dargatz has been mesmerized by design and the thought that is put into creating a work of art.

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Posted on 11/1/2013 - 6 minute read

From a bright and airy bakery in Orange County, CUI alum Lindsey Sinatra ’07 has become one of the premiere cake-makers in California thanks to a defining moment with CUI professor Niclas Krüger.

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