SCAD Challenge winners 2025

Undergraduate

2D design

First place: Self portrait: It's all on the inside, Alexis Sutaria

Second place: The Clothes Make the Man, Emma Nadler

Third place: Wesson of the West, Hanine Elhanainia

3D design

First place: The Community, Gavin Crosby

Second place: Teensy the Moth ball-jointed doll, Maria De la Guardia

Third place: A childhood memory from our village, Mane Nalbandyan

Acting

First place: Monolgue, Jasmine Beck

Second place: What Baking Can Do (Waitress), Madison Lucas

Third place: Monologue, Isaiah Little

Animation, motion, and technology

First place: Journey of the Gods Theme Park Attraction Design, Domenica Collaro

Second place: The Invisible Symphony, Hayoung Seo

Third place: Welcome Home!, Nichelle Tehunan

Fashion

First place: Karma, Yuchen Men

Second place: Hollywood Prom Dress, Olivia Wicks

Third place: Brown Luxe, Leroy Ellis

Film

First place: Caribou, Grady Walsh

Second place: 5 Seconds To Hide, Kseniia Safronova

Third place: JESTER, Federico Dominguez Contreras

Graphic design

First place: Infographic Portfolio, Neala Diringer

Second place: Street Life, Thuy Anh Nguyen Ton

Third place: Iceburg Icecream, Sarah Hoare

Photography

First place: Whispers of the field, Chloe Wilson

Second place: Circle of Life, Ember Sefton

Third place: Last Stop, Sean McGuinness

Writing

First place: Truckers Guide to Route 0, Wyn Beam

Second place: Pomegranate, Alexandra Mills

Third place: To See the Dahlias Again (excerpt), Krithee Socrates

Graduate

2D and 3D design

First place: NoteBlock, Yuxuan Chen

Second place: Intoxication among viridian hues, Lauren McKee

Third place: Calos Center 1 - Board 1/2, Noah Casper

Animation, motion, and technology

First place: Portfolio Scout Liao, Xuefan Liao

Second place: Rear Window, Juwon Kim

Third place: Demo Reel, Jinyu Liang

Fashion

First place: Blanket Coat, Valentina Sanabria

Second place: Metaverse, Ojasvita Shekhawat

Third place: Hannah Montana Era, Mahinder Kaur Sokhi

Film and acting

First place: Coke Studio S15 - Harkalay (2024) - 720p, Luke Azariah

Second place: GoneZombie SCADChallenge, Zachary Breene

Third place: SCAD-Graduate portfolio, Barrett Odom

Graphic design, advertising, and business marketing

First place: Crunchy Chocolody Paradise, Shijia Zheng

Second place: Innovation CH2, Nancy Mestanza

Third place: Personal Business Branding, Qiuwen Gao

Photography

First place: Still Life with Swan and Handbags, Alexandra Jameson

Second place: Peanut Can, Jennings Stuart

Third place: A Silent Prayer, Haniya Khan

Writing

First place: Final Moments of a Fling (excerpt), Jalyn Eaton

Second place: The Evolution of the Siren's Symbolism Across Western Cultures, Ana Darragh

Transfer

First place: If I Go Back, Seoyeon Choi

First place: Orcus, Lance Woods

Second place: Oni Character Design, Seth Pennington

Second place: One Way, Anna Schwartz

Third place: Self-awakening, Hanxiao Wang