(About)

Korean + Jamaican — MFA ArtCenter / BFA SCAD

I grew up as the one in the room who looked different.

My differences weren’t something to hide. They were the conversation.

I design to preserve culture, start real conversations and make people feel seen.

Portrait of Aaliyah Rose

I grew up as the one in the room who looked different.


I’m Korean and Jamaican, raised around many

cultures at one table, and that taught me to see

the world in layers. Art became my safe space,

from graphite sketches in my algebra notebook

to calligraphy to graphic design.

I grew up as the one in the room

who looked different.


I’m Korean and Jamaican, raised around many cultures at one table, and that taught me to see the world in layers. Art became my safe space, from graphite sketches in my algebra notebook to calligraphy to graphic design.

I grew up as the one in the

room who looked different.


I’m Korean and Jamaican, raised around many cultures at one table, and that taught me to see the world in layers. Art became my safe space, from graphite sketches in my algebra notebook to calligraphy to graphic design.

When an exhibition nearly turned down my

self-portrait Conformity for “idolizing myself,”

I learned my differences weren’t something

to hide. They were the conversation.

When an exhibition nearly turned down my

self-portrait Conformity for “idolizing myself,” I learned that my differences weren’t something to hide. They were the conversation.

Today I’m a visual designer with an MFA in

Graphic Design from ArtCenter College of Design

and a BFA in Graphic Design from the Savannah

College of Art and Design. I work across branding,

typography, print, and hand lettering, and I’m happiest

with ink on my hands. I design to preserve culture,

start real conversations, and make people feel seen.

Today I’m a visual designer with an MFA in

Graphic Design from ArtCenter College of Design and a BFA in Graphic Design from the Savannah College of Art and Design. I work across branding,typography, print, and hand lettering, and I’m happiest with ink on

my hands. I design to preserve culture, start

real conversations, and make people feel seen.

Today I’m a visual designer with an MFA in

Graphic Design from ArtCenter College of Design and a BFA in Graphic Design from the Savannah College of Art and Design. I work across branding, typography, print, and hand lettering, and I’m happiest with ink on my hands. I design to preserve culture, start real conversations, and make people feel seen.

Education

spring 2027 | MFA in graphic design,

ArtCenter College of Design


spring 2025 | BFA in graphic design,

Savannah College of Art and Design

Practice

Branding, Typography, Print, and Hand lettering

Contact

thisisaaliyahrose@gmail.com

Resume

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(Drawings)

Where the work began

Conformity

Conformity

Fig. 01

Don’t Touch My Hair

Don’t Touch My Hair

Fig. 02

(Contact)

thisisaaliyahrose@gmail.com

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