Final

The Final – Spring 2025

• Section 1: Friday, May 16, 2025 – 12:30-2:30 p.m. PDT
• Section 4: Wednesday, 14 May, 2025 – 12:30-2:30 p.m. PDT
• zoom: csulb.zoom.us/my/glennz
• password: soa

SOA Portfolios

Section 1

1. Genesis Cabrera – Design, Music & Merch – mizprints.com – Wix
2. Faith Canales – Graphic Design – faithcanlas.com – Wix
3. Martin Dacumos – Animation – martin-jl-dacumos.squarespace.com – Squarespace
4. Stephanie Hobrecker – Motion Graphics – stephaniehobrecker.com – WordPress
5. Juhyeong Kim – Game Graphic Design – jkimportfolio.com – Wix
6. Brian Kop – Painting – bkoppokemon.wordpress.com – WordPress
7. Yusun Lee – Graphic Design – lys991214.wixsite.com/yoursun1214 – Wix
8. Dora Nguyen – Tattoo Artist – doranguyencom.wordpress.com – WordPress
9. Violet Nguyen – Illustration – ultraviolets.me – WordPress
10. Jordan Odulio – Animation – jordanodulio.com – WordPress
11. Nallely Pedroza – Graphic Design – designsbynallely.com – WordPress
12. Asher Perez – Art. Culture. Identity. – asherperez.studio – WordPress
13. Essence Petty – Illustration – majiksphere.world – Wix
14. Salvatore Sapienza – Product & Clothing Design – salvatoresapienza.com – Wix
15. Manda Thomas – Mixed Media – amandarosethomas.com – Wix

Section 2

1. Alexis Aguilar – Animation – aguilar02.com – Wix
2. Manon Berard – Art Educator – manonberard.com – Squarespace
3. Jennix Bien – Graphic Design – jennix-archives.myportfolio.com – Adobe Portfolio
4. Reana Herrera – Graphic Design – reanadesigns.com – Adobe Portfolio
5. Arielle Jenkins – Art Educator – art-by-arielle.com – WordPress
6. Vanessa Juarez – Analog Photography – vanessacjuarez.com – Wix
7. Isaac Lee – Animation – mototearart.com – WordPress
8. Mariela Limo – Art Educator – marielalart.com – Wix
9. Ashley Loyola – Illustration – ashleyloyola.com – WordPress
10. Daniel Nicolas – Graphic Design – dnicsdesign.me – Adobe Portfolio
11. Gabriel Nunez – Conceptual Art – gabenunez.art – Wix
12. Carole Page – Animation – carolepage8.com – WordPress
13. Carley Sather – Graphic Design – carleysather.myportfolio.com – Adobe Portfolio
14. Aman Suiunbaev – Concept Art – amansuiunbaev.com – WordPress
15. Angello Zozaya – Graphic Design – angellozozaya.com – WordPress

Zoom Potluck

Feel free to bring food and drink to our “Zoom Potluck” final! I hope you’ll turn your camera on! It’s so much easier to talk to human faces than black rectangles. Please don’t let a messy room, bad hair, or eating lunch keep you from turning your camera on. Bring some fun food or drink “to share” with the class!

Congratulations!

Congratulations on finishing your art degree at Long Beach State! This is a true life milestone. You will now move on to walk a new path. There will be challenges and work to do. But be sure to take a moment to reflect on what you have achieved. You’ve accomplished something that many Americans and people around the world have not. Have a party! Celebrate with family and friends. Or go for a walk in nature. Finals, the holidays, and your career will all exert their pressure on you. But don’t let them squeeze out the time to appreciate the big chapter of life you are completing.

Big Finish

We know that the pressure of your last semester can be intense. Heavy loads. Too many units. So much rushing at the end to finish projects and classes. So many things to juggle. And then all this Art 490 career talk. It can be overwhelming.

Try not to clump things together into a big, insurmountable mountain. Instead, break things into small units. Organize your career plans into small, achievable tasks. Do your best. Persevere! You can do it!

The Next Chapter

In the book of life, we turn the last page of one chapter and find ourselves on the first page of a new chapter. I’m excited for you as you embark on your career journey. You might wind up on a non-art path, and that’s fine. My hope for you is that whatever path you follow, it will be a path of your choice. I hope that “imposter complex,” feelings of insecurity, or not knowing how to network into new career circles won’t hold you back from trying.

The last time I had a non-art job was my sophomore year in college. Since then, I’ve developed multiple art careers. I’ve been a set designer, graphic designer, and gallery artist. Plenty of artists have done a better job than me! But I still managed to spend a life in art, media, and communication. If you want to, I believe that you can too.

Keep updating your portfolio. Get into the world. Go to conferences, art events, and art galleries. Meet people. Sometimes, people who seem promising end up unable to help your career. And people who don’t look to be helpful or interested in your work can, over the longer term, come around and work with you. Connect as much as possible and think in the long term.

Good luck!

~ Glenn

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