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Art Education
Art History
Design
Art Education
Keisha Casiano, 2015, B.F.A., Visual Arts, Instagram, CVAD Highlight
Susan J. Ellis Gabbard, 1970, B.A., Art Education; 1994, M.A., Art Education
Amy Lewis Hofland, 1997, M.A., Art Education, executive director, Crow Collection of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas
Andrea Karnes, 1989, chief curator, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Stacey Lizotte, 2007, M.A., New position: Dallas Museum of Art
Mary Nangah, 2015, Ph.D., Art Education, a 2022 Carter Community Artist, Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Victor Rodriquez, 1962, M.A., Art Education, 1955, B.F.A, Art Education, CVAD Highlight
Art History
Annette Becker, 2015, M.A., director and curator, Texas Fashion Collection
Ann Howington, 2016, M.A., 2004, B.A., Office Support Staff, CVAD Department of Studio Art, Website
Erin Joyce, 2010, B.A., Instagram
Tania Kolarik, 2015, M.A., Web page, News
Liss LaFleur, 2011, B.A., Art History and B.F.A., Photography, Website
Isabel Lee-Rossen, 2007, M.A., Art History, manager, Visitor Experience, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas
Margaret McInroe, B.A., Art History, B.F.A., Drawing and Painting, Website
Jesús Moroles, 1978, (b. 1950–d. 2015) was the honoree of a 2008 National Medal of Arts, the highest honor given to artists by the President of the United States. Read more.
Ailie Pankonien, 2012, B.A., collection manager, Texas Fashion Collection
Rhonda J. Smith, 1976, M.F.A., a practicing printmaker and professor of art at Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, W.V.
Amanda Weiss, 2012, B.A., program project specialist, CVAD Academic and Student Affairs
Charisse Pearlina Weston, 2010, B.A., artist, writer, represented by Jack Shainman Gallery
Design
Communication Design
Anila Agha, 2004, artist who won the two top prizes at ArtPrize 2014, the international art competition held in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Bryant Canzoneri, 2021, B.F.A., Facebook
Ron English, 1981, Pop artist whose work has been used in presidential campaigns, billboards, album covers and “The Simpsons.”
Doug May, 1977, B.F.A., Visual Communication, Instagram, Website, 2023 Graphis Awards
Meta Erica Newhouse, 2007, M.F.A., chair, Undergraduate Communications Design, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
Stephen Sills, 1973, principal of Stephen Sills Associates and included in Elle Décor’s A List of the Top 25 Designers
Sunny Stafford, 2003, executive creative director, digital at Victoria’s Secret
Stephen Zhang, 1994, M.F.A., Website, Instagram
Communication Design: Graphic Design
John J. Custer, B.F.A., Instagram
Dorothea "Dori" Drimalas, 1997, BFA, Communication Design, owner and founder of Hybrid Design, San Francisco
Eric Ligon, 1997, M.F.A.
Carter Martin, 2005, B.F.A., Instagram, Cameo Creative
Rex Peteet, 1973-76, Website
Elayne Rush, 2000, registrar for the DeKooning Foundation
Dana Tanamachi, 2007, graphic designer and chalk letterer, covers of O, HOW, and TIME magazines
Communication Design: User-Experience Design
Amanda Allsup, 2021, B.F.A., Website
Mandi Bosse, 2021, B.F.A.
Interaction Design
Matthew Rader, 2019, M.A., Website, Testimonial
Fashion Design
Michele Theriot Alford, 1995, B.F.A., CVAD Highlight
Shirin Askari, 2008, fashion designer and Project Runway contestant
Victoria Bleakley-Stefos, 2007, B.F.A., Fashion Design, technical designer for fashion design label The Row
Chanjuan Chen, 2015, M.F.A.
Michael Faircloth, 1983, fashion designer to former First Lady Laura Bush
R'Bonney Gabriel, B.F.A., Website, Instagram-1, Instagram-2, Miss Texas USA 2022
Carlos Reyes, B.F.A.,
Barbara Trippeer, M.F.A., Applied Design Research
Interior Design
Charran James, 2007, B.F.A., CVAD Highlight
Bill Morgan, 2018, M.F.A., clinical associate professor, Frisco
Johnnie Stark, 1991, M.F.A, 1981, B.F.A.
Interdisciplinary Art and Design Studies
Ari Brielle, 2016, B.A., Website, D Magazine, CVAD Highlight
Studio Art
Ceramics
Karla García, M.F.A., 2019, Website, Exhibition
Douglas E. Gray, 1994, M.F.A., Francis Marion University, Pinterest
Brenda Lichman, M.F.A., Instagram, Live Art Battle, Art Axis
Caleb Zouhary, 2014, M.F.A., Website, The Potters Cast
Drawing and Painting
Harry Ally, 1976, M.F.A., Instagram
Marcy Bishop-Lilley, 2016, M.F.A, CVAD Career Coach, Website, LinkedIn
Steve Brooks, Art, 1971, Artist to a T
Karen Dorff, 1985, B.F.A., Instagram
Deena J. (Smith) Harkins, 1974, B.F.A., Deena Harkins Fine Art
Michael Henderson, 1986, M.F.A., 1983, B.F.A., Website, Group Exhibition
Paul Jones, 2003, M.F.A.,
Jennifer Leigh Jones, 2009, M.F.A., Website
Michael Kennaugh, 1990, M.F.A, Glasstire article, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, LinkedIn
Bumin Kim, 2015, M.F.A., Instagram
Tina Medina, 2004, M.F.A., Website, Instagram
Rosemary Meza-DesPlas, 1984, B.F.A., Instagram
Steven J. Miller, 1978, M.F.A., Conduit Gallery
Jennie Sweo, 1994, M.F.A., Blog, LinkedIn
Austin Uzor, 2021, M.F.A., Website, Glasstire Article
Derrick R. White, 1997, M.F.A., 1992, B.F.A., Website, Instagram, CVAD Highlight
Fibers
Naomi S. Adams, 2012, M.F.A., Website
Diedrick Brackens, 2012, B.F.A., Instagram
Tina Marks, M.F.A., 2020, New position: Professor, Stephens College
Liesa Rich, M.F.A., 2007, Facebook
Metalsmithing and Jewelry
Ray Darbro, 2022, B.F.A., Juried National Basketry Organization's "Every1" exhibition.
New Media Art
Adela Andea, 2012, Website
Morehshin Allahyari, 2012, M.F.A., Website
Photography
Irby Brad Pace Jr., 2012, M.F.A., Website, Galleri Urbane Exhibition
Letitia Huckaby, 2010, M.F.A., Website, Facebook
Printmaking
Lynn Hubner, M.F.A., Last Art Gallery, Art House
Megan Lockhart, 2010, B.F.A. GIPHY Artist of the Year for 2019
Sculpture
Chance Dunlap, 2014, M.F.A, eGuideMagazine, BlogSpot
Brett Wallace, 1989, M.F.A., Facebook, Instagram
Erick Swenson, 1999, Internationally recognized sculptor whose work was included in the 2004 Whitney Museum of American Art Biennial and at the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, in 2012