2023 Senior Exhibition Artists

Cheyenne Amaral

Art + Design: Interior Architecture & Design

About Cheyenne Amaral

Cheyenne Amaral is a graduating senior in the Interior Architecture and Design program with a 3.94 GPA. Throughout her three years attending UMass Dartmouth, she has had the pleasure of being an ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) Student Chapter Treasurer from 2021-2022 and received multiple awards such as 3rd place for the Design Lighting Forum New England Pecha Kucha Scholarship, the Retail Design Institute Student Showcase, and the IIDA (International Interior Design Association) Student Project Recognition. Additionally, Cheyenne has attended the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Scholar Day where students who are scholarship recipients are selected to represent their school to donors and faculty. Cheyenne hopes to inspire those who want to go into design, that hard work and persistence will pay off and to never give up on their ambitions.

Statement

Cheyenne’s Senior Thesis project focuses on ‘Educating the General Public on the Health and Wellbeing of Exotic Psittacines,’ also known as parrots. Hundreds-of-thousands of these animals are affected by the illegal wildlife trade, animal hoarding, and relinquishment every year in the United States. This project aims to educate the public, promote conservation efforts, provide relinquish and adoption services, and offer proper nutritional and beneficial merchandise for parrots.