# Icon Art Academy®

> Icon Art Academy® is an Irvine, California art-education company that helps school-age students build technical skills, develop an individual visual voice, and translate that work into portfolios for art schools, selective universities, competitions, and specialized programs. Its offer combines studio teaching, major-specific design tracks, portfolio counseling, admissions events, exhibitions, and summer intensives.

- **Founded:** 2004
- **Headquarters:** Irvine, United States
- **Products:** Portfolio counseling, Art and foundation classes, Major-specific design classes, Online classes, Portfolio reviews and admissions events
- **Notable:** Received full accreditation from the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, announced in 2026., Reported $4,203,530 in total merit scholarships earned by students from 2018 through 2022., Student Alexis Lee received the 2023 Best-in-Show Student award from Embracing Our Differences for ‘Stretching Beauty.’

## Products & services

- **Portfolio counseling** — Individualized guidance on concept development, portfolio selection, presentation, college lists and the application process for art majors and supplemental portfolios.
- **Art and foundation classes** — In-person instruction in drawing, painting, mixed media, digital painting, fine art and illustration, with foundation, advanced and OCSA-preparation levels.
- **Major-specific design classes** — Tracks in animation, graphic, entertainment, fashion, architecture, transportation and product design taught by instructors with relevant training and industry experience.
- **Online classes** — Remote instruction offered alongside the academy's Irvine-based in-person program.
- **Portfolio reviews and admissions events** — Webinars, seminars and direct critique sessions with admissions representatives; the academy listed 2026 events involving NYU, RISD and ArtCenter College of Design.
- **Summer portfolio intensive** — A ten-week 2026 summer program for students in tenth grade and above focused on producing a substantial body of portfolio work.
- **Competition, exhibition and volunteer opportunities** — Preparation for art contests plus external exhibitions and service projects that give student work a public audience and portfolio context.

## Achievements

- Received full accreditation from the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, announced in 2026.
- Reported $4,203,530 in total merit scholarships earned by students from 2018 through 2022.
- Student Alexis Lee received the 2023 Best-in-Show Student award from Embracing Our Differences for ‘Stretching Beauty.’
- A student won first place in California's 47th congressional district in the 2026 Congressional Art Competition.
- Reported two national gold medalists and two national silver medalists in YoungArts results for 2026.
- Hosted portfolio review events involving NYU, RISD and ArtCenter College of Design in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Scheduled an ArtCenter College of Design webinar and portfolio review for August 7, following July review events with RISD and NYU.
- **2026-07** — Published competition results including a first-place winner in California's 47th congressional district and national YoungArts medalists.
- **2026-06** — Published Class of 2026 acceptances spanning Stanford, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, RISD, ArtCenter, Parsons and several University of California campuses.
- **2026-06** — Announced full WASC accreditation after more than 20 years in art education.

## Links

- Website: https://www.iconartacademy.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/iconartacademyirvine
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iconartacademy
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iconartacademy/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/profile.php

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Last updated: 2026-09-24