This is a list of notable alumni and faculty of the California Institute of the Arts.
School of Art
Alumni
Angus Andrew B+ Judie Bamber 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) Cassils (MFA 2002, Art) Audrey Chan James Chinlund (BFA 94, Art) Nancy Chunn Jill Ciment Timothy Clark Madelin Coit Anne Collier (BFA 93) Fiona Connor Bernard Cooper Sofia Coppola (92, Photography and Media) Beatriz Cortez Meg Cranston Denise Gonzales Crisp Zoe Crosher Dorit Cypis Danielle Dean (MFA 2012) Karla Diaz (MFA 2004) Richard K. Diran (1972, painting) Tomory Dodge Roy Dowell Zackary Drucker John Duncan Sam Durant (MFA 91, Art) Elana Dykewomon Mark Edward Kenneth Feingold Christina Fernandez Eric Fischl (BFA 72, Art) Victoria Fu (MFA 05, Art) Mario García Torres (MFA 2005) Jill Giegerich Liz Glynn (MFA 08) Jack Goldstein Ramiro Gomez Guillermo Gomez-Peña (BFA 81, MFA 83) Sharon Grace (1972) Todd Gray (MFA 89, Photography and Media) Tony Greene Shane Guffogg Kira Lynn Harris Lyle Ashton Harris Asher Hartman 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 Johnnie Jungleguts (BFA 12, Art) Young Kakit Mike Kelley (MFA 78, Art) Robert Glenn Ketchum (MFA 73, Photography and Media) Susan Kinsolving Tom Knechtel (BFA 74, MFA 76, Art) 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 Rita McBride (MFA 87) Rodney McMillian (MFA 02, Art) Josephine Meckseper (MFA 92) Douglas Melini John Miller (MFA 79, Art) Adia Millett Susan Mogul Noreen Morioka Dwayne Moser (MFA 2001) Andy Moses Farhad Moshiri Carter Mull Matt Mullican Yurie Nagashima Ray Navarro Tuan Andrew Nguyen (MFA 2004) 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) Marina Rosenfeld 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 Pieter Schoolwerth(BFA 94) 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 Ayzay Ukwuoma Kaari Upson Klaus vom Bruch Carrie Mae Weems (BFA 81, Photography and Media) 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., 1978) Marisa Williamson Audrey Wollen B. Wurtz Rio Yañez Nancy Youdelman Tim Zuck
Faculty
Vito Acconci Laurie Anderson Richard Artschwager Michael Asher David Askevold John Baldessari Lynda Benglis Kathryn Bigelow Natalie Bookchin Jonathan Borofsky Paul Brach Judy Chicago Robert H. Cumming Louis Danziger Sheila Levrant de Bretteville Harry Dodge Lecia Dole-Recio Richard Farson Anoka Faruqee Ed Fella Gerald Ferguson Karen Finley Judy Fiskin Simone Forti Anthony Friedkin Charles Gaines Harry Gamboa, Jr. Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe Keith Godard April Greiman Fritz Haeg Paula Harper Douglas Huebler Ashley Hunt Tom Jennings Matsumi Kanemitsu Allan Kaprow Jeffery Keedy Martin Kersels Alison Knowles Barbara Kruger Thomas Lawson Joe Lewis Roy Lichtenstein Sharon Lockhart Catherine Lord Laurie Haycock Makela John Mandel Paul McCarthy Bruce Nauman Jayme Odgers Nam June Paik Victor Papanek Chuck Pelly Ave Pildas Peter Jon Pearce Judy Pfaff Ulrike Rosenbach Susan Rothenberg Miriam Schapiro Alan Schoen Allan Sekula Pat Steir Wolfgang Stoerchle Gail Swanlund Martine Syms Julie Tolentino Shirley Tse John Van Hamersveld Peter Van Riper Stan Vanderbeek Lorraine Wild Emmett Williams Millie Wilson Krzysztof Wodiczko Emerson Woelffer
School of Critical Studies
Alumni
Andrew Berardini (MFA 06) Colin Dickey (MFA 00) Ken Ehrlich (MFA 99) Amanda Yates Garcia (MFA 06) Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle (MFA 13) Henry Hoke (MFA 11) Douglas Kearney (MFA 04) Soo Kim (MFA 95) Grace Krilanovich (MFA 05) Eric Lindley, aka Careful (MFA 08) Karl Montevirgen (MFA 00) Dennis Phillips Allie Rowbottom (MFA 11) Stephen van Dyck (MFA 09)
Faculty
Bruce Bauman Dodie Bellamy Susie Bright Sue-Ellen Case Robert Christgau Gabrielle Civil Sande Cohen Thomas E. Crow Steve Erickson Clayton Eshleman Brian Evenson María Irene Fornés Daniel Foss Fragoza Peter Gadol Paula Harper Mark Harris Dick Hebdige Dick Higgins Sikivu Hutchinson Norman M. Klein Max Kozloff Saul Landau Anthony McCann Deena Metzger Larry Miller Maggie Nelson Carl Oglesby Arlene Raven Janet Sarbanes Jeremy J. Shapiro Matthew Shenoda David St. John Maurice R. Stein Janet Sternburg Michael Stock Jalal Toufic Luisa Valenzuela Robert Walter John Willett Emmett Williams
The Sharon Lund School of Dance
Alumni
Thomas Jefferson Byrd Laganja Estranja Jacques Heim (MFA 91) Cris Horwang Alonzo King
Faculty
Donald Byrd Colin Connor George de la Peña Charles Edmondson Irene Feigenheimer Bella Lewitzky Gene Marinaccio Donald McKayle Mia Čorak Slavenska Allegra Fuller Snyder Gus Solomons Jr. Rebecca Wright
School of Film/Video
Alumni
Andrew Ahn (Film Directing) Asitha Ameresekere (Film Directing) Steve F. Anderson (MFA '90, Film & Video) Steve J. Anderson (Character Animation) Bryan Andrews (Character Animation) 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) 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 Cody Cameron 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) Dylan Fergus (MFA 2013, Film Directing) 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 Kenna Harris (Character Animation) 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) Savage Steve Holland (Experimental Animation) Carole Holliday Roger Holzberg (BFA 76) Chris Innis (MFA 91, Live Action/Film) David Irving Richard Isanove Rick Jacobson Bob Jahnke Richard Jefferies (BFA 78, Experimental Animation) Glen Keane (74, Experimental Animation) Gina Kim (MFA 99, Film & Video) Tran T. Kim-Trang 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 Shawn Krause (94, Character Animation) 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) Tom Lin Shu-yu 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 Rob Minkoff (83, Character Animation) Mike Mitchell Adrian Molina Laura Molina (Character Animation) Zac Moncrief (Character Animation) Rich Moore (Character Animation) Soudabeh Moradian (MFA 15, Film and Video) C. Scott Morse (Character Animation) 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) Drew Neumann (BFA 82, Film & Video) Teddy Newton (Character Animation) Michael Nguyen (88, Character Animation) Sue C. Nichols Julien Nitzberg (Film Directing) Mark O'Hare (Character Animation) Atsuko Okatsuka (MFA 2015) Gregory Orr (Film & Video)