SHANICE AGA
shaniceaga@gmail.com 

Shanice Aga (b.1995) is a Khoja-American designer and visual artist. A trained architect and material culturalist, she is inspired by (ancient→pop) cultural phenomena and human expression.
   Aga designs for brands, museums, and artists across mediums, from digital and print to IRL experiences.
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Education
M.A., Material Culture + Public Humanities (Art History, Social Theory, Anthroplogy, Museum Studeis) Virginia Tech
(2 Years)

B.Arch, Architecture / Minor: Art History, Virginia Tech
Residencies: Riva San Vitale, Switzerland; WAAC Washington, D.C.
(5 years)


Employment Co-founder, Creative & Operations
HOYEHH Chili Oil
2023-2026

Senior Graphic Designer
Marketing & Communications
VCUarts
2023-2026

Exhibitions / Environmental Graphic Designer (contract)
Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU
2022-2023

Adjunct Professor (contract)
Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Design
2021-2022

Content Developer & QA
Ozmo, Inc.
2020-2022

Curatorial & Exhibitions Graduate Assistant
Moss Arts Center
2018-2020

Curatorial & Design Internship
Taubman Museum of Art
2018

Art Director
ThriftED Mag
2016-2020

General Manager
Art Director
DJ
WUVT 90.7 FM
2014-2018

Student Advisor
Graphics Head
Layouts/Publication Design
Studio Collective Design Journal
2014-2020
AwardsWebby Winner, School/University Website/Mobile Site; The Webby Awards, 2025

Regional Best, District III, Alumni Magazine, CASE Circle of Excellence, 2025

Regional Best, District III, Publication Design, CASE Circle of Excellence, 2025

Silver Award, Complete Publication/Issue, University & College Designers Association (UCDA), 2025

Judge’s Choice and Excellence Award, Entire Site; UCDA, 2025

Excellence Award, Publication Design/Viewbook; UCDA, 2025

Honorable Mention, Event Collateral; UCDA, 2025

Bronze Award, Publication Design; CASE Circle of Excellence, 2025

Silver Award, Integrated Campaigns; UCDA, 2024

Rising Star in Tech, Nominee; Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council (RBTC), Ozmo, 2020

Ellen Braaten Media Award, College of Architecture + Urban Studies; Virginia Tech (VT), 2018



Last Updated Feb. 2026
SELECTED WORK





McLean
My Role(s):
Design Lead (in-house)
Color Correction/Matching
Digitization of Artwork
Scaling/Formatting (for print on vinyl)
Planning/Organization

Tools:
InDesign
Illustrator
Photoshop

Photo: Navine G. Dossos, McLean, 2023, printed adhesive vinyl, dimensions variable, installation view from second floor terrace, ICA at VCU. ICA Commission. (artwork © Navine G. Dossos, photograph by David Hale)
I collaborated with artist Navine G. Dossos to use selected pieces from her series of watercolor paintings, No Such Organisation, to create a new vinyl mural titled McLean on the facade of the Institute for Contemporary art at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Collaborator(s):
Navine G. Dossos, Artist
Meredith Carrington, Marketing Director
Sarah Rifky, Curator
Cut Cut Creative, Vinyl Installation
David Hale, Photographer





So it appears...
My Role(s):
Graphic Design
Exhibition Signage & Object Labels Environmental Graphics/Wayfinding
Publication Design
Vinyl Design & File Preparation
Large-Format Print Production
Fabrication Support

Tools:
InDesign
Illustrator
Photoshop


Photo: So it appears, installation view, ICA 
at VCU, 2023. (artwork © Jeewi Lee, 
Pak Sheung Chuen; photograph by David Hale)So it appears was a major group exhibition at the ICA at VCU — 26 projects, 19 artists, 40+ works, 15 countries, 5 continents — spanning the museum's first floor, second floor, and lower level galleries. The show examined how abstraction can operate as a visual strategy — not as a retreat from the world, but as a means of revealing what is otherwise difficult or impossible to represent. 

Collaborator(s):
Meredith Carrington, Marketing Director
Anya Kobayashi, Graphic Designer
Andy Clifford, Chief Preparator
Sarah Rifky, Curator
Yomna Osman, Curitorial Fellow
Cut Cut Creative, Vinyl Team
David Hale, Photographer 




Evoke
My Role(s):
Design Lead (in-house)
Creative Direction
Graphic Design
Experience Design
Event Planning

Tools:
InDesign
Illustrator
Photoshop
Adobe ExpressVCUarts annual fashion event. 2025 theme: evoke. We drew inspiration from the lingering impact and dreamlike quality of memories and emotions. The visual identity employs archival photographs from past shows, video footage of current students working, a dynamic typography based on over and underexposure in photography, atmospheric gradients in deep purples and blues, and the strategic use of negative space to create a sense of emergence and ephemerality.

Collaborator(s):
Ryan Sprowl, Art Director
McNair Evans, Photography
Taylor Quinn / Filmspire, Videography
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts




Viewbook, 2024
My Role(s):
Graphic Design (in-house)
Stakeholder Collaboration
Layout Design
Photo Direction
Strategy + Planning


Tools:
InDesign
Illustrator
Photoshop
Figma
Redesign of the VCUarts Undergraduate Viewbook, the school's primary recruitment publication, from stakeholder strategy through final production. I facilitated cross-departmental planning with the Admissions team, provided direction for the visual approach, and designed the layouts for a spiral-bound, 40+ page publication. The project won a Regional Best and Bronze Award from CASE and an Excellence Award from UCDA.


Collaborator(s):
Ryan Sprowl, Art Director
McNair Evans, Photography
VCUarts Office of Communications
VCUarts Office of Admissions


VCUarts Website Redesign, 2024-25
My Role(s):
Graphic Design (in-house)
Brand/Design Direction
Content Migration
QA

Tools:
Figma
Adobe Illustrator
Wordpress
Collaborator(s):
FastSpot, External Web Design Team
Ryan Sprowl, Interim Exec. Director of Communications
Lena Zharekhin, Senior Content Developer
Will Weaver, Content Developer
McNair Evans, Photography
Brian Ivasauskas, Copywriting/Assoc. Dir. of Content

Award(s):
Webby Winner, Best in Websites/Mobile Sites, School/University, The Webby Awards, 2025
Judge’s Choice, Entire Site; UCDA Design Awards, 2025
Excellence Award, Entire Site; UCDA Design Awards, 2025


Project overview coming soon x

Simultaneity, 2018

Tools:
Photoshop
InDesign
Silk Screen Printing Selections from "Simultaneity," my undergraduate thesis, integrating architecture, printmaking, and design to explore themes of identity, desire, power, storytelling, simulacra, and perspective.

Award(s):
Ellen Braaten Media Award, First Award, 2018

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