List of California Institute of the Arts people
Lists of notable alumni and faculty of the California Institute of the Arts .
School of Art
Alumni
Angus Andrew B+ [ 1] Judie Bamber [ 2] Richard Barnbrook Sadie Barnette Julie Becker (BFA, MFA)Cindy Bernard Ashley Bickerton Jeremy Blake (MFA 95, Art)Nayland Blake (MFA 84, Art)Ross Bleckner (MFA 73, Art)Barbara Bloom (BFA 72, Art)John S. Boskovich (MFA, Art)Andrea Bowers Mark Bradford Troy Brauntuch Sherry Brody Julia Brown Laurie Halsey Brown Krista Buecking (MFA 2012, Art)John Burtle Barbara Carrasco John J. Casbarian (MFA, Design)James Casebere (MFA 79, Art)Heather Cassils (MFA 2002, Art)Audrey Chan Nancy Chunn Jill Ciment Timothy Clark Fiona Connor Bernard Cooper Sofia Coppola (did not graduate; 92, Photography and Media)[ 3] Meg Cranston Denise Gonzales Crisp Zoe Crosher Dorit Cypis Danielle Dean (MFA 2012)Karla Diaz , MFA 2004Richard K. Diran , 1972, paintingTomory Dodge Roy Dowell Zackary Drucker John Duncan Sam Durant (MFA 91, Art)Elana Dykewomon Mark Edward Kenneth Feingold Dylan Fergus Christina Fernandez Eric Fischl (BFA 72, Art)Victoria Fu (MFA 05, Art)Mario García Torres (MFA 2005)Jill Giegerich Liz Glynn (MFA 08)Shane Guffogg Jack Goldstein Ramiro Gomez Guillermo Gomez-Peña (BFA 81, MFA 83)Sharon Grace (1972)Todd Gray (MFA 89, Photography and Media)Dani Greene (MFA 06, Photography and Media)Tony Greene Johnnie Jungleguts Kira Lynn Harris Asher Hartman Lyle Ashton Harris Kim Hastreiter Richard Hawkins (MFA 88)Johanna Hedva Mary Beth Heffernan Heather Henson Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle Channa Horwitz Doug Ischar (BFA 87)Jim Isermann Michael Jang Larry Johnson Michael Adam Kandel Young Kakit Mike Kelley (MFA 78, Art)Robert Glenn Ketchum (MFA 73, Photography and Media)Susan Kinsolving Alice Könitz Suzanne Lacy (MFA '73)Alice Lang James Lapine Jonathan Lasker Elad Lassry Karen LeCocq Jenny Lens Laida Lertxundi Robert Levine Jen Liu Michael Mandiberg (MFA 03, Photography and Media)Elana Mann Daniel Joseph Martinez (BFA 79, Photography and Media)Kent Matsuoka Rodney McMillian (MFA 02, Art)Josephine Meckseper (MFA 92)Douglas Melini John Miller (MFA 79, Art)Adia Millett Susan Mogul Noreen Morioka Farhad Moshiri Dwayne Moser (MFA 2001)Andy Moses Carter Mull Matt Mullican Yurie Nagashima Ray Navarro Kali Nikitas (MFA 90, Graphic Design)Stephen Nowlin Catherine Opie (MFA 88, Photography and Media)Julie Orser (MFA, 05, Art)Rubén Ortiz-Torres (MFA 92, Art)Tony Oursler (BFA 79, Art)Jan Oxenberg Esteban Ramón Pérez Ariel Pink Lari Pittman (MFA 76)Michael Polish (BFA 92, Art)Gala Porras-Kim (MFA 09, Art)Monique Prieto (BFA and MFA, Art)Stephen Prina Joe Ray (BFA 73, Art)Ry Rocklen Jaklin Romine (MFA 2017)G. Samantha Rosenthal Leo Rubinfien (BFA 1974, Photography)Christoph Ruckhäberle Shizu Saldamando (MFA 2005)David Salle (BFA 73, MFA 75, Art)Louise Sandhaus (MFA 94, Graphic Design)Adrian Saxe Mira Schor (MFA 73)Ilene Segalove Stephen Selkowitz (Environmental Design, MFA 72)Jim Shaw Nikita Shokhov Susan Silas Artur Silva Gary Simmons Patrice Stellest Haruko Tanaka Henry Taylor Valerie Tevere (MFA, 97)Clarissa Tossin Klaus vom Bruch Carrie Mae Weems (BFA 81, Photography and Media)Ayzay Ukwuoma Kaari Upson James Welling (BFA 72, MFA 74, Photography and Media)Dirk Westphal Richard Ray Whitman John Wiese Faith Wilding Christopher Williams Megan Williams , B.F.A., 1978Marisa Williamson Audrey Wollen Rio Yañez Nancy Youdelman Ethan Young (BFA 92, Art)
Tim Zuck
Faculty
School of Critical Studies
Alumni
Faculty
The Sharon Lund School of Dance
Alumni
Faculty
Alumni
Andrew Ahn (Film Directing)[ 6] Asitha Ameresekere (Film Directing)[ 7] Steve F. Anderson (MFA '90, Film & Video)[ 8] Steve J. Anderson (Character Animation)[ 9] Bryan Andrews (Character Animation)[ 10] Mark Andrews (BFA 93, Character Animation)Tony Anselmo (Character Animation)Wes Archer (Experimental Animation)David A. Armstrong Kelly Asbury (Character Animation)Jom Tob Azulay Chris Bailey (Character Animation)Kyle Balda (Character Animation)Steve Balderson (96, Film & Video)Tom Bancroft (Character Animation)Tony Bancroft (Character Animation)Adam Beckett (BFA 74, Experimental Animation)Nancy Beiman (Character Animation)Bruce Berman (73, Live Action)Tom Bertino (Animation)Anna Biller (Interschool, Film & Video, Art)Brad Bird (76, Character Animation)Kevin Bjorke Timothy Björklund (Experimental Animation)Robert Blalack (Experimental Animation)Kat Blaque (BFA 12, Character Animation)Joyce Borenstein (Experimental Animation)Colin Brady (Character Animation)Matt Braly (BFA 10, Film & Video)[ 11] Ash Brannon (Character Animation)Patrick Brice (Film & Video)Q. Allan Brocka Bill Brown (MFA 97, Film & Video)Pete Browngardt (BFA 2000, Character Animation)Chris Buck (78, Character Animation)Tim Burton (79, Character Animation)James Caliri Brenda Chapman (BFA 87, Character Animation)Yarrow Cheney Daniel Chong Peter Chung (81, Experimental Animation)Kerry Conran (Film & Video)Donovan Cook (92, Character Animation)Gabriel Cowan (Film Directing)Joel Crawford Larry Cuba (Experimental Animation)Jill Culton (Character Animation)Sean Daniel (BFA 73, Film & Video)David Daniels (Experimental Animation)Eric Darnell (MFA 90, Experimental Animation)Jeff DeGrandis Anthony DeRosa (Character Animation)Sue DiCicco (Character Animation)Kirby Dick (Film/Video)Mark Dindal (Character Animation)Pete Docter (BFA 90, Character Animation)Walt Dohrn Kate Dollenmayer (BFA 05 Film & Video)Kelman Duran Russ Edmonds (BFA 87, Character Animation)Ralph Eggleston (86, Character Animation)Rhys Ernst (MFA 2011)Rodney Evans (MFA 96, Film & Video)Lauren Faust (95, Character Animation)F. X. Feeney (Film & Video)Michael Fitzpatrick Steven Fonti David Frankel Thor Freudenthal Javier Fuentes-León Randy Fullmer (Character Animation)Dede Gardner Joaquin "Kino" Gil Benjamin Gluck Adam Samuel Goldman (MFA, Film & Video)Jason Goldwatch Stefan Gruber (Experimental Animation)Aurora Guerrero Sara Gunnarsdóttir Jon Gustafsson (Film Directing)Jorge R. Gutierrez (BFA 97, MFA 00, Experimental Animation)Bret Haaland Tanya Haden (Experimental Animation)Curt Hahn (BFA, Film & Video)Don Hall (BFA 95, Character Animation)Steve Hanft (Film & Video)Sammy Harkham Vashti Harrison Butch Hartman (BFA 87, Character Animation)Rick Heinrichs (79, Character Animation)Michael Hemschoot (Character Animation)Mark Henn (BFA 80, Character Animation)Isabel Herguera Hal Hickel (Experimental Animation, 82)Helen Hill (MFA 95, Experimental Animation)Stephen Hillenburg (MFA 92, Experimental Animation)Alex Hirsch (BFA 07, Character Animation)Eliza Hittman (MFA Directing)Carole Holliday Savage Steve Holland (Experimental Animation)Roger Holzberg (BFA 76)Chris Innis (MFA 91, Live Action/Film)David Irving Richard Isanove Rick Jacobson Richard Jefferies (BFA 78, Experimental Animation)Glen Keane (74, Experimental Animation)Gina Kim (MFA 99, Film & Video)Mark Tapio Kines (BFA 92, Experimental Animation)Mark Kirkland (BFA 78, Experimental Animation)David Kirkpatrick (BFA 74)Arlene Klasky (Experimental Animation)Jorgen Klubien (BFA, Character Animation)Bill Kopp (BFA, Character Animation)Alexis Krasilovsky Amy Kravitz (MFA 86, Experimental Animation)Cy Kuckenbaker (MFA 04, Film & Video)Nandita Kumar Chris Langdon Lorne Lanning (Character Animation)John Lasseter (BFA 79, Character Animation)Doug Lefler Eric Leiser (2005, Experimental Animation)Jay Lender Kristen Lepore (MFA 12, Experimental Animation)Kevin Lima (Character Animation)Matthew Luhn (Character Animation)James Mangold (BFA 85, Film & Video)Dinah Manoff Michael Marcantel (Experimental Animation)April March (one year, Character Animation)James Marsh Stu Maschwitz (Animation)Miwa Matreyek (MFA 07, Experimental Animation)Craig McCracken (92, Character Animation)Tom McGrath (BFA 92, Character Animation)Patrick McHale (Character Animation)Eon McKai (Film & Video)Alessandro Mercuri (MFA 00, Live Action)Chris Miller (Character Animation)Rusty Mills [ 12] Rob Minkoff (83, Character Animation)Mike Mitchell Adrian Molina Laura Molina (Character Animation)Zac Moncrief (Character Animation)Rich Moore (Character Animation)C. Scott Morse (Character Animation)Soudabeh Moradian (MFA 15, Film and Video)[ 13] Thom Mount (MFA 73, Live Action)M. David Mullen (MFA 91, Film & Video)Nirvan Mullick (Experimental Animation)Mike L. Murphy (Character Animation)John Musker (BFA, 79, Character Animation)Adam Muto (Character Animation)Daron Nefcy (Character Animation)[ 14] Drew Neumann (BFA 82, Film & Video)Teddy Newton (Character Animation)Sue C. Nichols Michael Nguyen (88, Character Animation)Julien Nitzberg (Film Directing)Mark O'Hare (Character Animation)Gregory Orr (Film & Video)Mark Osborne (BFA 92, Experimental Animation)Akosua Adoma Owusu Sergio Pablos [ 15] Skyler Page Andrea Pallaoro Christine Panushka (MFA 83, Experimental Animation)Eric Patrick (MFA 97, Experimental Animation)Michael Patterson (Experimental Animation)Korky Paul (Experimental Animation)Michael Peraza Bob Persichetti (BFA 96, Character Animation)Nicholas Peterson (Experimental Animation)Jeff Pidgeon Leonardo Pirondi Michael Pressman Joanna Priestley (MFA 85, Experimental Animation)Luis Prieto Rubén Procopio Dave Pruiksma (Character Animation)Jory Prum Tom Lin Shu-yu Marco Simon Puccioni J. G. Quintel (BFA 05, Character Animation)Kevin Rafferty Joe Ranft (80, Character Animation)Jim Reardon (Character Animation)Jerry Rees (77, Character Animation)Rob Renzetti (Character Animation)Mike Rianda Jose Rivera Lou Romano (94, Character Animation)Simon Rouby Jeff Rowe Paul Rudish (Character Animation)Rajee Samarasinghe (Film & Video)Chris Sanders (Character Animation)Peter Sarkisian Mitch Schauer (Character Animation)Allison Schulnik (BFA 00, Experimental Animation)[ 16] Gary Schwartz (Experimental Animation)George Scribner Henry Selick (MFA 77, Experimental Animation)Madeline Sharafian (Character Animation)[ 17] Maneesh Sharma Brian Sheesley (Character Animation)Lee Sheldon (MFA Film Directing)Bruce W. Smith (Character Animation)Peter Sohn (BFA 99, Character Animation)Aaron Springer (Character Animation)Anthony Stacchi (BFA 86, Character Animation)Andrew Stanton (BFA 87, Character Animation)Eric Stefani (91, Character Animation)Jennifer Steinkamp (Experimental Animation)Patrice Stellest (Experimental Animation)Robert Stromberg Steven Subotnick (BFA 84, MFA 86, Experimental Animation)Doug Sweetland (Character Animation)Shion Takeuchi Rea Tajiri Genndy Tartakovsky (92, Character Animation)Ann Telnaes (BFA 85, Character Animation)Paul Tibbitt (Character Animation)Bill Tiller (BFA 92, Character Animation)Shannon Tindle (99, Character Animation)Bill Tomlinson Donna Tracy (Experimental Animation)Gary Trousdale (82, Character Animation)Cynthia True (Character Animation)Naomi Uman Nassos Vakalis (Character Animation)Darrell Van Citters (BFA 76, Character Animation)Thurop Van Orman (Character Animation)Gregg Vanzo (Character Animation)Conrad Vernon (Character Animation)J.J. Villard (BFA 04, Character Animation)Pendleton Ward (BFA 05, Character Animation)Dave Wasson Stevie Wermers Erik Wiese Travis Wilkerson David Hildebrand Wilson (MFA 76, Experimental Animation), founder-curator of the Museum of Jurassic Technology Kirk Wise (CRT 85, Character Animation)Ellen Woodbury (Experimental Animation)Fred Worden (Film & Video)Justin Wright Laurence Wright Eric Yahnker Chie Yamayoshi Niki Yang
Faculty
The Herb Alpert School of Music
Alumni
John Luther Adams (BFA 73)Ralph Alessi (BFA 87, MFA 90)Francis Awe Ryan Bancroft (BFA 11, MFA 13)Ronnie Blake Kevin Blechdom Gene Bowen Dustin Boyer Anthony Brandt Michael Cain (BFA 88, MFA 90)Mario Calire David Carlson Raven Chacon Pearl Charles Nicholas Frances Chase , aka N.F. Chase (MFA Music 00)Sharon Cheslow Ken Christianson (MFA Music Composition)Curtis Clark Randy Cohen Scott Colley (BFA 88)Ravi Coltrane (BFA 90)Mark Coniglio (BFA 89)Jim Cooper of Detholz! (one semester; dropout)Mikal Cronin John Debney (BFA 78)Gail Ann Dorsey Dean Drummond Kiki Ebsen (BFA 85)Juárez Echenique Guy Eckstine '75Pedro Eustache Jill Fraser Adam Fong Russ Freeman Josh Gabriel Peter Garland (BFA 73)Julia Holter Steve Horowitz Earl Howard (74, Composition)Melissa Hui (MFA 90)Art Jarvinen Terry Jennings Kerstin Jeppsson Aaron Johnson Kevin Kmetz Joel Krosnick Greg Kurstin Thomas Leeb (BFA '03)Chris Lemmon David C. Lewis Eric Lindley Hugh Livingston Paul Livingstone Carey Lovelace Carla Lucero (BFA 86, Composition)Lusine Ed Mann Arturo Márquez (MFA 90)Terrace Martin Ingram Marshall (MFA 71)John Maus Gabrial McNair (of No Doubt ) ('95)Roger Miller (76, Composition)Ann Millikan (MFA)Maryam Mirbagheri (2018, Performer-Composer / 2016 Composition)John Morton '78Stephen L. Mosko Zane Musa Mark Nauseef Darek Oleszkiewicz Anna Oxygen Charlemagne Palestine Kolleen Park Chan Poling Lisa Popeil Pirayeh Pourafar (MFA 00)Raaginder Ellen Reid Laura Rizzotto (BFA '15)Curtis Roads Michael Eric Robinson Sharon Robinson Marina Rosenfeld (MFA 94, Art-Music)Dean Rosenthal (MFA 97 - Did Not Graduate)Anni Rossi Joel Rubin Adam Rudolph (MFA 88)Otmaro Ruíz (MFA 91)Emma Ruth Rundle Salvador Santana Matthew Setzer Daniel Shulman Todd Sickafoose Mark So (MFA 06)Rand Steiger (MFA 82)Adam Stern (BFA 75; MFA 77, conductor)Carl Stone (BFA 75)L. Subramaniam Mia Theodoratus Oliver Tree André Vida (MFA 2005)Lois V Vierk Gregg Wager Marty Walker (MFA 91)Jeremy Wall of Spyro Gyra William Winant Nate Wood Benjamin Wynn (BFA 2002)Yulianna Marcelo Zarvos (BFA 92) [ 18] Z'EV Jeremy Zuckerman (MFA '01)
Faculty
School of Theater Arts
Alumni
Kevin Adams (MFA 86, Scene Design)Amanda Aday (Acting)Ali Ahn (Acting, MFA 06)Perry Anzilotti Brandon Stirling Baker (Lighting)Kathy Baker (72, Acting)Cameron Bancroft (BFA 90, Acting)Dorie Barton (actress, director) (BFA)Jesse Borrego (84, Acting)Barbara Bosson (Acting)Alison Brie (BFA 05, Acting)Natalia Cordova-Buckley Merritt Butrick (Acting)Stephanie Barton-Farcas (Acting)Tiffany Boone Michael Carmine Matthew Causey Don Cheadle (BFA 86, Acting)Eliza Coupe (BFA 06, Acting)Jennifer Elise Cox (BFA 91, Acting)Juli Crockett Michael Cudlitz (Acting)Frank Darabont Emilio Delgado Sam Doumit Randall Edwards Shahine Ezell Patricia Fernández Dennis Gersten Richard Green Virginia Grise (09, MFA Writing for Performance)Dana Gourrier Aleshea Harris (MFA, 2014)Ed Harris (BFA 75, Acting)David Hasselhoff (73, Acting)Roger Holzberg (BFA 76, Writing)Cindy Im Albert Innaurato Bill Irwin (72, Acting)Jules de Jongh Elaine Kao Simbi Khali-Williams (BFA 93, Acting)Don Lake Michael Lassell (MFA '73, Acting)Scott MacDonald (Acting)Derek Magyar Andrew Matarazzo Justine Miceli Kim Milford (Acting)Dana Morosini (Acting)Laraine Newman (Acting)Stephanie Niznik (Acting)Sharon Ott Condola Rashād (BFA 08, Acting)Diona Reasonover Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman) (73, Acting)Michael Richards (73, Acting)Christopher Rivas Michael D. Roberts (Acting)Amy Keating Rogers (MFA 94)Douglas Rushkoff , writer, social theoristKatey Sagal (Acting)Tobe Sexton (BFA 91)Mark Allen Shepherd Jan Smithers Cecily Strong (BFA 06, Acting)Monty Taylor (Lighting Design)Julie Taymor Amanda Tepe Allan Trautman Winston Tong Mageina Tovah Deborah Joy Winans (MFA Acting 09)
Faculty
Honorary degrees
Past honorary degree recipients include:
References
^ "Brian Cross - Visual Arts, UC San Diego" . UC San Diego Department of Visual Arts . Retrieved October 12, 2023 .^ C.O.L.A 2008 Catalog . City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. 2008. ISBN 978-0-9719949-6-6 ^ Shawn Levy. (2019). The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont ISBN 9780525435662 ^ "Lecia Dole-Recio - CalArts School of Art" . California Institute of the Arts . Retrieved October 12, 2023 .^ "Julie Tolentino's Faculty Profile" . California Institute of the Arts . Retrieved October 12, 2023 .^ "Andrew Ahn to Receive 2023 Outfest Achievement Award" . 24700 . July 11, 2023.^ "A love for storytelling now captured in film form" . Sunday Times . February 11, 2007.^ "Steve Anderson - UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television" . UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television .^ "24700 Interview: Steve Anderson, Co-Director of 'Winnie the Pooh' . CalArts 24700 Blog . July 14, 2011.^ "Bryan Andrews to Direct First-Ever Animated Marvel Series 'What If...?' . CalArts 24700 Blog . January 7, 2021.^ "CalArtians Selected as Animation Magazine's Rising Stars" .^ "Rusty Mills, director on Warner animated series, dies at 49 - Credits include 'Animaniacs,' 'Pinky and the Brain' . Variety . Retrieved 2012-12-31 .^ "School of Film/Video Graduates" . School of Film/Video Alumni .^ @DaronNefcy (1 August 2018). "@AlisonTrixa I went to CalArts where I got a BFA in character animation" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ "California Institute of the Arts on Facebook" . Facebook the original [user-generated source ^ Johnson, Ken (2011-12-15). "Allison Schulnik: 'Mound' (Published 2011)" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-11-28 . ^ Aguilar, Carlos (April 13, 2021). "Madeline Sharafian on 'Burrow' (Oscar Shorts Interview Series)" . Cartoon Brew . Retrieved August 26, 2024 . ^ "BFA Graduation Piano Recital: Marcelo Zarvos" . California Institute of the Arts . Retrieved April 18, 2023 .
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