2026 winners

Winners of the 2026 Lohmann & Van Sinderen Prizes for Excellence in Undergraduate Printing and Design were announced at an April 24 awards ceremony in the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library.

The entries this year included a diverse range of pieces made for personal, academic, and extracurricular purposes. All of this year’s participants are to be congratulated for the quality, craft, and creativity of their work.

Digital Category

First Prize

Zach Reich (BR ’26)
For a body of work

2026 winner

Second Prize

Willa Hawthorne (SY ’26) for a body of work

Third Prize

Tian Hsu (TC ’26)

Honorable Mentions

Lilly Chai (JE ’26)
Issy Po (ES ’26), “Georgia O’Keefe Collection”

Letterpress Category

First Prize

Yolanda Wang (DC ’26)
For a broadside

2026 winner letterpress category

First Prize

Ben Rosenthal (MC ’26)
For a book

2026 winner letterpress Rosenthal

Second Prize

Alina Susani (ES ’26)
For a broadside

Honorable Mentions

Noelle Smith (BK ’28)
Emma Fusco (JE ’26)
Cameron Wiggs (DC ’26)

Judges for the 2026 competition

Bill Buccheri
John Gambell (M.F.A. ’81)
Basie Gitlin (DC ’10)
Sidney Hirschman (JE ’22)
Rebecca Martz
Jesse Marsolais
Miko McGinty (JE ’93, M.F.A. ’81)
Jessica Pigza