Dylan Redford overcame his early academic struggles and, after graduating from high school, went on to attend Middlebury College. He was nervous starting college, telling Middlebury College magazine, “When I got here, I felt like Middlebury had taken a risk with me; I was a risky investment. I mean, I knew what I could do, but how could they know for sure? I had bad SAT scores, and I probably spelled some stuff wrong on the application. So I put pressure on myself to prove that kids with learning disabilities, kids who don’t do well on the SATs, can contribute a lot to the community — they can be creators, innovators.”
Redford shouldn’t have had to feel like he needed to prove himself, but he did just that — and then some. He earned a BFA in studio art in 2015 and explored other artistic media in college as well, directing his first short film, “How’s Everything,” which premiered at the Brooklyn Film Festival in 2013. He also branched out to radio, managing his school’s radio station.
According to Redford’s resume on Squarespace, he also did a semester abroad at The Glasgow School of Art. While in college, his art was exhibited many times, and he also received some impressive awards, including an Intern Sculpture Fellowship at Franconia Sculpture Park and an Artist on the Verge Fellowship.
Post source: The List
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