Our Graduates

Since 1983, The School of Design has graduated almost 2,000 students from the Dominican Republic and around the world. Our graduates have demonstrated that the combination of a solid preparation in design and an emphasis on industrial development is the best formula for professional success. Many of these young people have come to hold distinguished positions in the visual arts and design in the United States, Latin America, and Europe, as well as in the Dominican Republic.

Our graduates' successes are impressive as much for their quality as their quantity. Chavón graduates have achieved success in illustration and graphic design, some of them reaching the position of art director, in magazines and newspapers such as People, Ser Padres, the Village Voice, Interior Design, and Listín Diario. They have also assumed leadership positions in Dominican and international companies such as Guess, The Gap, Ralph Lauren, Victoria's Secret, Reebok, Anne Klein, Grupo M, McCann Erickson, Young and Rubicam, and Nice Design. Some graduates have started fashion-related businesses, designing uniforms, innovative clothing lines, haute couture, and clothing accessories. Others have specialized in product design, won prizes in biennial art competitions, and earned prestigious international honors for book illustration and commercial advertising design.