Your career advantage starts at Nōssi College of Art & Design
Career-focused from Day One
Real clients, real projects
Creative leadership skills
The Nōssi AI Approach
Use technology like a creative professional
Develop critical thinking and fundamental skills first
Graduate equipped to support creative teams
Explore Nōssi degrees — and financial aid
Culinary Arts Degree
Graphic Design Degree
Illustration Technologies Degree
Photography Degree
Video Degree
Nōssi Financial Aid
Nashville’s creative scene is your classroom
Your two pathways to professional experience
Meet your creative mentors
Chef Russell Ransom. MBA
Culinary Department Chair
Russell Ransom has more than 20 years of experience spanning catering, hotels, and restaurants. From Executive Sous Chef at The Daily Dish to Executive Chef at The Mount Pleasant Grille, Russell has contributed to Nashville's thriving culinary scene. He holds an MBA from Strayer University and brings real-world expertise from top establishments including Omni Resort Hotel, helping students learn culinary techniques and industry business practices.
Mark Mabry, MFA, Ed.D
Graphic Design Department Chair
Award-winning designer with 20 years of experience including 10 years as Art Director, plus owner of Mabry Creative. Dr. Mabry holds a Doctorate in Education and Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from SCAD. He's a published author and member of the American Advertising Federation Nashville, combining academic expertise with active professional practice.
Mark Fleming B.S.
Illustration Program Director
Creative Director turned entrepreneur who built a client base from a handful to over 300 through his company Creative Avenue. Mark's illustration work spans digital animations for companies to fine art gallery showings. He stays current with industry technology including Adobe Creative Suite and Blender, ensuring students learn cutting-edge techniques.
Tom Stanford B.A.
Photography and Video Programs Director
Former Photography Director at The Tennessean with experience covering NFL, NHL, music festivals, and the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Tom coordinated visual coverage for Nashville's historic 2010 flood, earning the paper a Pulitzer Prize nomination. He's worked on multiple book projects and continues practicing professional photography while teaching the next generation.
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See Nōssi creative leaders in action
Future creatives on campus! 🎓✨
We love hosting local high schools every week to show them what Nossi has to offer. It is always an energetic time when future artists step onto campus to see our programs in action.
Recent tours have experienced some incredible demos including: 📸 Photography: Fire demos and modeling sessions 🎨 Illustration & Graphic Design: Program presentations and portfolio insights 🍳 Culinary Arts: Hands-on cooking demos
It was great having these schools visit us recently: 📍 Cane Ridge High School 📍 Hendersonville High School 📍 Coffee County High School 📍 Green Hills High School 📍 Stone Memorial High School
We can’t wait to host more groups soon.
Do you want to tour Nossi? Send us a message to get started! 📩
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🌄✨ Jordan Rocque’s Landscape Photography class explored Stephens Gap Cave to capture the beauty of this incredible location.
Students hiked, scouted, and practiced techniques for commercial landscape photography used in resorts, parks, and promotional media. We will share their final images soon, so stay tuned!
📸 Learn more about our Photography Program at the link in our bio!
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Industry Expert Bruce Zick speaks to Nossi Students! 🖌️✨
@brucezick - illustrator, production designer, and comic book artist, visited with our Sequential Illustration class this Tuesday to share some of his work and insights from a five-decade-long career.
Past productions he has worked on include: 🎬 Finding Nemo 🎬 Hercules 🎬 Titan A.E. 🎬 The Iron Giant 🎬 Soy Frankelda (I Am Frankelda)
He has also just released his latest graphic novel, Captain Henry and the Graveyard of Time, from Dark Horse Comics, co-created by Mike Mignola of Hellboy fame. Previous comics include The Zone Continuum, Terminal Point, The Atomic Legion, and many more.
We are immensely grateful for the time he spent speaking to our students! You can see more of his work at: www.pigdogproductions.com
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From BTS to Final Shot 📸🌊
You saw the splash in our last Reel, now check out the results!
Jordan Rocque’s Studio Lighting class took on the challenge of
underwater photography, mastering the art of high-speed sync and fluid dynamics. It takes perfect timing to freeze the water and the object at the exact right moment.
Swipe left to see how our students transformed everyday objects into underwater masterpieces.
1. Chris Lopez @chrislortiz.images
2. Ruby Johnson @rubycameras
3. Ramon Wilkerson
4. Peyton Wyatt @615.spidey
5. Maddie Lee @ro.llingphotos
6. Mason Linville @masonlinvillephotography
7. Jerry Markiewicz @jaromark2023
8. Kat Paul
9. Kit Couture @kitwithacamera
10. Terry Mays @quentin_terrytino
11. Ty De Armond
Which splash composition is your favorite? Drop a comment below! 👇
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🎓✨ Senior Exhibition Fall 2025
Join us on Thursday, December 11 as we celebrate the incredible work of our graduating seniors.
🕚 Professionals: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
🕜 Family and Friends: 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
🏆 Student Awards: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
This is a chance to see final projects, connect with students, and honor their achievements. Digital invitations are available to share with your networks.
👉 Link in bio for details.
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✨ Thanksgiving Appetizer Made Easy ✨
Chef Zac joined @todayinnashville to share a crowd‑favorite recipe: Sausage & Cheese Balls with a Bourbon Honey Mustard Glaze. Perfect for holiday gatherings and a taste of Nashville’s growing food scene.
Our Culinary Arts students train in real kitchen environments from day one, preparing them for careers in restaurants, bakeries, venues, and hospitality spaces.
👉 Watch the full clip at the link in our bio!
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We are thankful to @nashvillescene for continuing to take on our students as interns! This cover was designed by Nossi Graphic Design Student Taylor Stringer. Great job, Taylor! 🦃🖌️ @stringtheory_design
➡️ Read the full issue at the link in our bio!
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🎨✨ Sequential Art Storyboard Presentations
Students in IL 360 Sequential Art are exploring illustration in narrative form. This class focuses on storyboarding for video productions, television commercials, and feature films, as well as the storytelling techniques used in comic books.
We are proud to share these photos of our students presenting their storyboards and bringing their creative visions to life!
🖌️👉 Learn more about our Illustration Program at the link in our bio.
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📰✨ Advertising and Editorial Illustration - Student Work
Our Advertising and Editorial Illustration class is working on final projects this semester. Each student created an illustrated advertising campaign with multiple formats and a magazine cover based on a feature story of their choice.
We are proud to showcase their creativity:
🎨 1: Emily Sutton
🎨 2-5: Bea Vogley @celestial.star.art
🎨 6-9: Gabby Mattes @gabby_mattes
🎨 10-13: Kaylee Vardy @cinnabwunny
🎨 14-17: Sophia Silva @winterpepperproductions
This project challenges students to merge illustration with advertising and editorial design. The results are visually striking and conceptually strong.
🖌️👉 Learn more about our Illustration Program at the link in our bio!
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How to make lemon meringue pie. 🥧 Join CJ as he explains the process of making lemon meringue pie from start to finish in his Baking Basics class.
Baking Basics is just one of many classes helping shape our students into culinary experts, ready to work in Nashville and beyond.
🍴➡️ Learn more about our 2-Year Culinary Arts Degree at the
link in our bio!
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🍴✨ 1Table Florence 2025
Chef Russell Ransom and 12 Nossi Culinary students joined the community of Florence, Alabama, for the annual 1Table event, a town‑wide Thanksgiving meal where neighbors come together to share food, conversation, and connection.
From November 4 through November 6, our team helped prepare and serve alongside Jill Larkin of Jill’s Sweet Memories Catering, who has generously provided this meal for years. Together, we cooked and served more than 1,400 people in two days.
This event is a powerful reminder that community is built one meal and one conversation at a time. We are proud of our students and Chef Ransom for being part of such a meaningful tradition.
➡️ Learn more about our 2-Year Culinary Degree at the link in our bio!
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Flashback to 1992 🎞️
Pictured is Ms. Nossi Vatandoost with Sam Payne and Jeff Ragland. Have any of your own Nossi memories? Message us with any pictures YOU would want us to share! 💬
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