Press • New York TimesTiffani Taylor knew she wanted to be an artist from the time she was old enough to draw. At 16, when the Ogden, Utah native saw a poster for the college, she knew it was the place to make her dream come true.
"I worked day and night to get scholarships and my family encouraged me to follow my dream," said Taylor, now 25. "At SCAD, the professors are passionate and take an active interest in you. And they teach you how to market yourself, so you can make a living with your art."
Taylor received her undergraduate degree in painting and graduated as valedictorian, along the way supporting herself by selling paintings, pottery and murals. She then earned her master's degree in art history and now works as a professional artist and enjoys growing success. Her work has been exhibited in galleries across the South, and in August she was named artist of the month at ShopSCAD, a downtown Savannah Gallery store that showcases the work of students, faculty, staff and alumni of the college. Taylor is also creating her own fabric line with Jeffrey Erdheim of Jeffrey Fabrics.
"I tell people that even though it may entail sacrifice, emotionally and financially, college is a great endeavor, and well worth it." said Taylor," Art is long, life is short. It's important to surround yourself with dream believers, with good people who believe in you, who believe you can make it as an artist. I met those kinds of people at SCAD."