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Graduates of the School of Art at CalArts go on to live, work, and make an impact through their practice around the world. Our alumni network includes some of the most influential artists of our time. Here are a few of them.
MFA Art
- Mark Allen (MFA 99), founder of artist-run space Machine Project
- Edgar Arceneaux (MFA 01), mixed-media, installation, video, and performance artist; Performa 15’s Malcolm McLaren Award for Until, Until, Until...
- Ericka Beckman (MFA 76), experimental filmmaker
- Jeremy Blake (MFA 95), digital artist, painter
- Nayland Blake (MFA 84), artist
- Ross Bleckner (MFA 73), painter
- Andrea Bowers (MFA 92), mixed-media artist
- Mark Bradford (MFA 97, BFA 95), mixed-media painter -- MacArthur “genius” fellow, Whitney Biennial Buckbaum Award
- Ingrid Calame (MFA 96), painter
- James Casebere (MFA 79), photo-conceptualist
- Fiona Connor MFA 11, sculptor, environmental artist
- Sofia Coppola (94), filmmaker, designer
- Meg Cranston (MFA 86), sculptor, painter, writer
- Danielle Dean (MFA 12), mixed-media, performance, and research artist
- Patricia Fernández (MFA 10), mixed-media, performance, and research artist
- Victoria Fu (MFA 05), installation artist
- Jack Goldstein (MFA 72), painter, experimental filmmaker
- Liz Glynn (MFA 08), sculptor, installation and performance artist
- Guillermo Gomez-Peña (MFA 83, BFA 81), performance artist; MacArthur “genius” fellow
- Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle (Art-Creative Writing MFA 12), interdisciplinary artist, writer, performer
- Kira Lynn Harris (MFA 98), mixed-media artist
- Richard Hawkins (MFA 88), mixed-media collage artist
- Jim Isermann (MFA 80), installation artist, designer
- Mike Kelley (MFA 78), sculptor, mixed-media, installation, video and performance artist
- Alice Könitz (MFA 99), sculptor, installation artist
- David Kordansky (MFA 02), gallerist
- Suzanne Lacy (MFA 73), performance, installation, and video artist, writer, chair of Graduate Public Practice, Otis College of Art and Design
- Rita McBride (MFA 87), sculptor, director of Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
- Rodney McMillian (MFA 02), mixed-media, installation, and performance artist
- John Miller (MFA 79), painter, sculptor, writer, musician
- Dave Muller (MFA 93), mixed-media artist, DJ
- Alex Olson (MFA 08), painter
- Rubén Ortiz-Torres (MFA 92), photo artist, painter, sculptor, filmmaker
- Laura Owens (MFA 94), painter
- Akosua Adoma Owusu (Art-Film/Video MFA 08), experimental filmmaker
- Lari Pittman (MFA 76, BFA 74), painter
- Monique Prieto (MFA 94, BFA 92), painter
- Stephen Prina (MFA 80), mixed-media and performance artist, filmmaker, composer
- Marina Rosenfeld (Art-Music MFA 94), sound artist and composer
- David Salle (MFA 75, BFA 73), painter
- Jim Shaw (MFA 78), mixed-media and installation artist
- Mario García Torres (MFA 05), conceptual artist
- Clarissa Tossin (MFA 09), photo, mixed-media, and installation artist
- Kaari Upson (MFA 07, BFA 04), sculptor, installation artist
- Lesley Vance (MFA 03), painter
- Faith Wilding (MFA 73), eco-feminist artist and activist
- Christopher Williams (MFA 81, BFA 79), photo-conceptualist
BFA Art
- Barbara Bloom (BFA 72), conceptual artist
- Mark Bradford (BFA 95, MFA 97)
- Eric Fischl (BFA 72), painter
- Guillermo Gómez-Peña (BFA 81, MFA 83) performance artist, MacArthur “genius” fellow
- Lauren Halsey (BFA 12) aritst
- Cameron Jamie (BFA 95), mixed-media, video and performance artist
- Rachel Lachowicz (BFA 88), conceptual artist
- Elad Lassry (BFA 03), mixed-media artist
- Matt Mullican (BFA 74), mixed-media artist
- Tony Oursler (BFA 79), sculptor, video artist, musician
- Ariel Pink (BFA 00), lo-fi singer-songwriter
- Lari Pittman (BFA 74, MFA 76) painter
- Monique Prieto (BFA 92, MFA 94) painter
- David Salle (BFA 73, MFA 75) painter
- Henry Taylor (BFA 96), painter
- Kaari Upson (BFA 04, MFA 07) artist
- Christopher Williams (BFA 81, MFA) conceptual artist
MFA Photography and Media
- Julie Becker (MFA 96, BFA 94), sculptor, media artist
- Cindy Bernard (MFA 85, BFA 83), photo-conceptualist, founder of SASSAS
- Phil Chang (MFA 05), photo artist, curator
- Miles Coolidge (MFA 92), photo artist
- Zoe Crosher (MFA 01), photo artist
- Travis Diehl (Art-Creative Writing MFA 11), writer, critic, video artist
- Zackary Drucker (MFA 07), photo artist, filmmaker, performance artist
- Todd Gray (MFA 89, BFA 79), photo artist
- Carla Herrera-Prats (MFA 03), photo, mixed-media and research artist
- Lyle Ashton Harris (MFA 90), photo, media, installation and performance artist
- Doug Ischar (MFA 87), photo, video, installation and sound artist
- Miranda Lichtenstein (MFA 93), photo and video artist
- Karolina Karlic (MFA 11), photo artist
- Michael Mandiberg (MFA 03), interdisciplinary artist, scholar
- Josephine Meckseper (MFA 92), photo artist
- Carter Mull (MFA 06), mixed-media artist
- Kelly Nipper (MFA 95), photo, video, installation and performance artist
- Catherine Opie (MFA 88), photo artist
- Alex Slade (MFA 93), photo artist, sculptor
- Jan Tumlir MFA 88, writer, critic, curator
- James Welling (MFA 74, BFA 72), photo artist
BFA Photography and Media
- Sadie Barnette (BFA 06), mixed-media artist
- Anne Collier (BFA 93), photo artist
- Todd Gray (BFA 79, MFA 89), photo artist
- Liz Larner (BFA 85), sculptor
- Nicole Miller (BFA 05), video artist
- Carrie Mae Weems (BFA 81), photo-text and video artist, MacArthur “genius” fellow
- James Welling (BFA 72, MFA 74), photo artist
MFA Graphic Design
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- Edwin Alvarenga (MFA 14) Senior Art Director Paramount +
- Tasheka Arcenaux (MFA 07) designer, educator, author, principal Blacvoice Design studio
- Emma Berliner (MFA 20) motion graphics designer, art director , educator
- Kat Catmur (MFA 14) art director, designer, author
- David Chathas (MFA 15) Design Director Weiden + Kennedy
- Jae Ee (MFA 17) graphic designer, typographer
- Henrique Eira (MFA 16) graphic designer, art director, educator
- Cameron Ewing (MFA 07) VP of Creative and Brand Marketing at Circle
- Stefano Giustiniani (MFA 13) principal Los Hopper
- Barbara Glauber (MFA 90) principle of Heavy Meta, faculty Yale School of Art
- Hilary Greenbaum (MFA 06) Director of Graphic Design and Brand Creative, Whitney Museum of American Art
- Ryan Hines (MFA 14) Executive Creative Director at The New York Times
- Christina Huang (MFA 19) graphic designer, art director, educator
- Kate Johnston (MFA12) brand designer, co-founder Womens Center for Creative Work
- Makena Janssen (MFA 22) and Juliet Belloq (MFA 99) Handbuilt Studio
- David Karwan (MFA 12) Creative Director of Graphic Design at LACMA
- Becca Lofchie (MFA 20) principal Becca Lofchie Studio
- Ian Lynam (MFA 04) creative director, design scholar, writer, educator, principal Ian Lynam Design
- Scott Massey (MFA 12) art director, designer, educator, author
- Geoff McFetridge (MFA 95) founder of Champion Graphics; Cooper Hewitt National Design Award recipient
- Megan McGinley (MFA 04) brand designer, Rapt Studio
- Silas Munro (MFA 08) author, educator, partner Polymode studio
- Masato Nakada (MFA 11) co-founder and creative director, The Happening
- Kali Nikitas (MFA 90) Academic Program Manager, MFA Design, USC Roski School of the Arts
- Caroline Oh (MFA 08) Product Design Director at The New York Times
- Synderla Peng (MFA 01) motion designer, VP at FX
- Alex Pines (MFA 13) founding member and Vice President of Design at Vanilla
- Joe Potts (MFA 09) educator, founder of The Southland Institiute
- Jesse Lee Stout (MFA 10) branding, experience design, artistic director at Metaform Studio
- Jon Sueda (MFA 04) principal Stripe SF, chair of Graduate Design Program at California College of the Arts
- Leslie Sun (MFA 06) Editor in Cheif Vogue Taiwan
- Jae Hyouk Sung (MFA 03) creative director IMJ, professor of visual communication and design Kookmin University, Seoul
- Xiaoqing Wang (MFA 06) art director, Green Dragon Office
- Jessica Wexler (MFA 06) designer, educator, Associate Professor of Undergraduate Communications Design at Pratt Institute
- Aren Williams (MFA 21) motion graphics designer
- Ben Woodlock (MFA 13) type designer, Creative Director at Elastic
BFA Graphic Design
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- Sean Adams (BFA 86), creative director; AIGA Fellow
- Bijan Berahimi (BFA 13), Fisk Projects
- Anne Burdick (BFA 91, MFA 92), book designer, chair of Graduate Media Design Program, Art Center College of Design
- Kim Dulaney (BFA 05), independent art director, illustrator
- Golden Krishna (BFA 10), senior interaction designer, Google
- Zak Kyes (BFA 05), founder and creative director of Zak Group
- Amanda Lui (BFA 14), graphic designer, Walt Disney Imagineering
- James Moore (BFA 93), cofounder and creative director, Tenderling
- Noreen Morioka (BFA 88), founder and creative director of M+ Works;AIGA Medal
- Karen To Nakada (BFA 10), cofounder and creative director, The Happening
- Jonathan Notaro (BFA 99), founder and creative director of Brand New School
- Michael Polish (BFA 92), filmmaker, Big Sur
- Brian Roettinger (BFA 04), partner, Peron Roettinger
- Jesse Lee Stout (BFA 02, MFA 10), video designer, L.A. creative director of Moment Factory
- Jeff Zwerner (BFA 92), branding and UX designer, Evernote
MFA Art and Technology
- K. Bradford (Art-Creative Writing MFA 14), interdisciplinary artist, performer, writer, cultural innovator
- Nick Rodrigues (MFA 12), mixed, installation and performance artist
- Paul Rosero (MFA 15), interdisciplinary installation artist, sound artist, DJ
- Liz Toonkel (Art-Theater MFA 12), film and theater production designer