Anna Cai


Master of Fine Arts in Studio, Visual Communication Design (Graphic Design)

Anna Cai (they/them) is an Asian American designer who tells stories that explore identity through costume design, performance art, film, graphic design, and print media. They earned their BS in Architecture from the University of Virginia in 2016, and shortly after, relocated to Lesotho where they served as a Peace Corps volunteer from 2016-2018. They continued working in Lesotho at the intersection of community activism and art until 2020 when they returned to the U.S. At the center of their practice is a desire to steer their community into a future that embraces no nations, gender, or currency.