Outstanding MECA&D Alumni

BFA

Ceramics
James Zilian ‘99 Designer, Simon Pearce, Quechee, VT jameszilian@yahoo.com

Kari Radash, ceramic artist kariradasch.com

Graphic Design
Karen Siatras ’91 Graphic Designer, Smithsonian American Museum of Art, Washington D.C.

Micheal Desouza ’05 and Justin Velgos ‘05 Make iphone apps for their own company taptapas.com

David Hutchins ’87 Animator, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Los Angeles, CA

Blake Almstead ‘07 Creative Director, Compuware

Metalsmithing & Jewelry
Stefanie Briggs 81 - successful studio artist, metalsmith, entrepreneur

Addison Delisle ‘11, metalsmith, apprentice to master blacksmith Doug Wilson

Sculpture
Ryan Greene ’02 Historic Preservationist for Bernacki & Associates
bernackiconservation.com, and conservationsolutions.com

Laurie Lundquist ’84 Sculpture; Eco Artist, large scale environmental interventions involving plants and water, lives in Arizona, public artist & co-founder, Deep Creek School, AZ

Vivian Beer '02, Public art, studio artist, former resident artist at Penland, recent Craft magazine profile

Painting
Ahmed Alsoudani’ 05 Painter, Venice Biennale, Saachi collection

Eric Hongisto ‘97 Guggenheim winner, professor at University of San Francisco

William Mills ‘80, Gepetto Studios, NY makes soft sculpture puppets, props for films, Letterman

Connie Hayes ‘80 Painter

Printmaking
Caitlin Riordan,‘06 Master Printer, Wingate Studios, NH

Julianna Swaney ‘05, entrepreneur/artist www.ohmycavalier.com

Brian Wilk ’95 Hasbro Inc. Design Director, Pawtucket, RI

Photography
Carrie Zeisse ‘92 United Way, Executive Vice-President for Operations, MBA from MIT's Sloane School of Management

MFA

Caroline Lathan-Stiefel MFA '01 http://www.carolinelathanstiefel.net

Aaron Stephan MFA '02, studio artist: public art aarontstephan.com

Nancy Nesvet MFA '04 curator, studio artist

Catherine D'Ignazio MFA '05 studio artist  http://www.ikatun.com/kanarinka

Randy Regier MFA '07, studio artist randyregier.com