Shanice Aga / Credentials

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Sectors:
advertising / brand / architecture / design / editorial design / experiences / events / museums / galleries

Experience:
Senior Graphic Designer
VCUarts

Exhibitions Graphic Designer
Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU

Adjunct Professor
Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Design

Content Developer & QA
Ozmo, Inc.

Curatorial and Exhibitions Assistant
Moss Arts Center

Curatorial & Design Internship
Taubman Museum of Art

Art Director
ThriftED Mag

DJArt DirectorGeneral Manager
WUVT 90.7 FM

Graphics Head
Studio Collective Design Journal

Education:
B.Arch, Architecture / Minor: Art History
Virginia Tech
Residencies:
Riva San Vitale, CH;
Washington, D.C. (WAAC)
Foci: Storytelling, Ideation, and Concept Development, Printmaking, Culture, and Art History.

M.A., Material Culture + Public Humanities (A.K.A. Museum Studies)
Virginia Tech
Foci: Exhibition Design / Curation, Social Theory, Art / Archi. / Design History, Oceanic Art, Edo-Meiji Japanese Prints.

Awards:
Webby Winner, School/University Website/Mobile Site; The Webby Awards, 2025
Silver Award, Integrated Campaigns; University & College Designers Association (UCDA), 2024
Rising Star in Tech, Nominee; Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council (RBTC), 2020
Ellen Braaten Media Award, College of Architecture + Urban Studies; Virginia Tech (VT), 2018

Honors/Activities:
Design Mentor, DesignUP, 2025
Panelist (Arts/New Media), United Arts Council of Raleigh & Wake County, 2023
Future Vision for Social Justice, Endowed Scholarship; Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), 2022
Graduate Master's Scholarship; VCU
Brandcenter Scholarship; VCU Brandcenter, 2022
Graduate Assistantship, School of Visual Arts; Virginia Tech (VT), 2018-20
Inductee, Order of the Gavel Honors Society; Virginia Tech (VT), 2018