List of California Institute of the Arts people
Lists of notable alumni, faculty, and visiting artists of the California Institute of the Arts.
School of Art
Alumni
- Angus Andrew
- Joe Bevilacqua
- Ashley Bickerton
- Jeremy Blake (MFA 95, Art)
- Nayland Blake (MFA 84, Art)
- Ross Bleckner (MFA 73, Art)
- Barbara Bloom (BFA 72, Art)
- Mark Bradford
- Troy Brauntuch
- John S. Boskovich (MFA, Art)
- James Casebere (MFA 79, Art)
- Nancy Chunn
- Jill Ciment
- Sofia Coppola ((Did not graduate) 92, Photography and Media)
- Meg Cranston
- Zoe Crosher
- Barry Deck (MFA 89, Graphic Design)
- Tomory Dodge
- Roy Dowell
- John Duncan
- Sam Durant (MFA 91, Art)
- Elana Dykewomon
- Kenneth Feingold
- Eric Fischl (BFA 72, Art)
- Jack Goldstein
- Guillermo Gomez-Peña (BFA 81, MFA 83, Art)
- John C. Goss (MFA 84, Art)
- Julian Gross
- Vanalyne Green (BFA 74)
- Mike Kelley (MFA 78, Art)
- Grace Kim (MFA 01, Photography and Media)
- Mike Kohnke (MFA 00, Graphic Design)
- Alice Konitz
- Robert Glenn Ketchum (MFA 73, Photography and Media)
- Suzanne Lacy (MFA '73)
- Elad Lassry
- James Lapine
- Jonathan Lasker
- Michael Mandiberg (MFA 03, Photography and Media)
- Daniel Martinez (BFA 79, Photography and Media)
- Kent Matsuoka (92, Photography and Media)
- Rodney McMillian (MFA 02, Art)
- Carrie Mae Weems (BFA 81, Photography and Media)
- Farhad Moshiri
- Dwayne Moser (MFA 2001)
- Carter Mull
- Josephine Meckseper (MFA 92)
- Kali Nikitas (MFA 90, Graphic Design)
- Catherine Opie (MFA 88, Photography and Media)
- Rubén Ortiz-Torres (MFA 92, Art)
- Tony Oursler (BFA 79, Art)
- Ariel "Pink" Rosenberg
- Michael Polish (BFA 92, Art)
- Linda Ravenswood (BFA 2000, Interdisciplinary degree Art, Theatre, Music )
- Christoph Ruckhäberle
- David Salle (BFA 73, MFA 75, Art)
- Adrian Saxe
- Mira Schor (MFA 73)
- Jim Shaw
- Gary Simmons
- Klaus vom Bruch
- James Welling (BFA 72, MFA 74, Photography and Media)
- Dirk Westphal
- Faith Wilding
- John Wiese
- Christopher Williams
- Amanda Woodward
- Tim Zuck
Faculty
Visiting artists
School of Critical Studies
Alumni
Faculty
Visiting Artist
- Kathy Acker
- Ammiel Alcalay, writer and poet
- David Antin, performance artist
- Arthur Magazine
- Margaret Atwood
- Alain Badiou, philosopher
- John Baldessari, artist
- Stephen Barber, cultural theorist
- Dodie Bellamy, writer
- Aimee Bender, writer
- Charles Bernstein, poet
- Caroline Bergvall, poet, writer
- Robert Bly
- Christian Bök, poet
- Gwendolyn Brooks
- Manuel Castells
- Michael Chabon, writer
- Wanda Coleman, writer and poet
- Bernard Cooper, essayist and art critic
- Dennis Cooper, novelist
- Victor Hernández Cruz, poet
- Mike Davis, historian and social critic
- Vaginal Davis, performance artist, writer
- António Damásio
- Bruce Ferguson, curator
- Carolyn Forché, poet
- Maria Irene Fornes, playwright
- Peter Frank, art critic
- Coco Fusco, performance artist, writer and curator
- Cristina Garcia, writer
- Amy Gerstler, poet and art critic
- Kenneth Goldsmith, writer
- Jorie Graham, poet
- Nina Hagen, musician
- Lyn Hejinian, poet
- Richard Hugo
- Gary Indiana, writer
- Shelley Jackson, writer
- Michael Joyce, hypertext writer
- Heidi Julavits, writer
- Rachel Kushner
- Deena Larsen and geniwate, hypertext writers
- Li-Young Lee, poet
- Paul LaFarge
- Ernesto Laclau
- Denise Levertov
- Peter Lunenfeld
- Sylvère Lotringer, theorist, writer
- Steve McCaffery, poet, essayist and critic
- James McMichael
- Ben Marcus, writer
- Bernadette Mayer, poet
- W. S. Merwin
- Czesław Miłosz, writer
- Harryette Mullen, poet
- Brighde Mullins
- Eileen Myles, poet, writer
- Geoff Nicholson, writer
- Michael Palmer
- Octavio Paz
- Peggy Phelan, performance theorist
- Marjorie Perloff, literary critic
- Robert Pinsky, poet
- Thomas Powers
- Yvonne Rainer, filmmaker
- Charles Ray, artist
- John Rechy, writer
- Ishmael Reed, writer
- David Rees, writer, comic book artist and satirist
- Joan Retallack, poet
- Alan Rich
- Andrew Ross, cultural theorist
- Jerome Rothenberg
- John Sack, literary journalist
- May Sarton
- Carolee Schneemann, artist
- Sarah Schulman, writer, playwright
- Leonard Schwartz, poet and translator
- Carolyn See, writer
- Cedar Sigo
- Gary Snyder, poet
- Mary Ellen Solt, poet
- Mark Strand, poet
- Michael Taussig, anthropologist
- Hector Tobar, journalist and novelist
- Jalal Toufic, film theorist and video artist
- Quincy Troupe, poet and biographer
- Sandra Tsing Loh, humorist
- Luisa Valenzuela, writer and critic
- Michael Ventura, writer and journalist
- Derek Walcott
- Anne Waldman, poet
- Diane Wakoski
- Margaret Wertheim, science journalist
- Hayden White, cultural theorist
- Slavoj Žižek, cultural theorist
The Sharon Lund School of Dance
Alumni
Faculty
Visiting Artist
School of Film/Video
Alumni
- Pouya Afshar (Character Animation)
- Asitha Ameresekere (Film Directing)
- Henry Anderson (BFA 88, Character Animation)
- Steve Anderson (Character Animation)
- Mark Andrews (Character Animation)
- Wes Archer (Character Animation)
- Rich Arons (Character Animation)
- Tony Anselmo (Character Animation)
- Kelly Asbury (Character Animation)
- Chris Bailey (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)
- Tom Bertino (Animation)
- Anna Biller (Interschool, Film & Video, Art)
- Brad Bird (76, Character Animation)
- Bruce Berman (73, Live Action)
- Kevin Bjorke
- Timothy Björklund
- Carlos Bonilla a.k.a. DJ Quixotic (BFA 03, Film & Video)
- Dave Bossert (BFA 83, Character Animation)
- Colin Brady
- Ash Brannon (Character Animation)
- Q. Allan Brocka
- David Brody (Experimental Animation)
- Bill Brown (MFA 97, Film & Video)
- Chris Buck (Character Animation)
- Tim Burton (79, Character Animation)
- James Caliri
- Doug Campbell (BFA 85, Live Action)
- Brenda Chapman (BFA 87, Character Animation)
- Peter Chung (81, Experimental Animation)
- Darrell Van Citters (BFA 76, Character Animation)
- Fred Cline (BFA 84,Character Animation)
- Gary Conrad (BFA 84, Character Animation)
- Kerry Conran (Film & Video)
- Donovan Cook (92, Character Animation)
- Gabriel Cowan (Film Directing)
- 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)
- Kirby Dick (Film/Video)
- Mark Dindal (Character Animation)
- Pete Docter (BFA 90, Character Animation)
- Kate Dollenmayer (BFA 05 Film & Video)
- Gregory Ecklund (BFA Character Animation)
- Russ Edmonds (BFA 87, Character Animation)
- Ralph Eggleston (86, Character Animation)
- Rodney Evans (MFA 96, Film & Video)
- Lauren Faust (94, Character Animation)
- F. X. Feeney (Film & Video)
- Greg Fleming (Character Animation)
- Steven Fonti
- David Frankel
- Randy Fullmer (Character Animation)
- Mike Gabriel
- Joaquin "Kino" Gil
- Ben Gluck
- James Gore (Experimental Animation)
- Jon Gustafsson (Film Directing)
- Jorge R. Gutierrez (MFA, Experimental Animation)
- Curt Hahn (BFA, Film & Video)
- Bret Haaland
- Steve Hanft (Film & Video)
- Tanya Haden (Experimental Animation)
- Mark O'Hare (Character Animation)
- Sammy Harkham
- Butch Hartman (Character Animation)
- Rick Heinrichs (Character Animation, 79)
- Mark Henn
- Hal Hickel (Experimental Animation, 82)
- Helen Hill (MFA 95, Experimental Animation)
- Stephen Hillenburg (MFA 92, Experimental Animation)
- Savage Steve Holland
- Chris Innis (MFA 91, Live Action/Film)
- Richard Isanove
- Kevin Johnson (Character Animation)
- Glen Keane (74, Experimental Animation)
- Gina Kim (MFA 99, Film & Video)
- Mark Tapio Kines (Film & Video)
- Mark Kirkland (BFA 78, Experimental Animation)
- David Kirkpatrick (BFA 74)
- Arlene Klasky (Experimental Animation)
- Jorgen Klubien (BFA, Character Animation)
- Bill Kopp (BFA, Character Animation)
- Chris Langdon
- Lorne Lanning (Character Animation)
- John Lasseter (BFA 79, Character Animation)
- Eric Leiser (2005, Experimental Animation)
- Doug Lefler
- Jay Lender
- Kevin Lima (Character Animation)
- James Mangold (BFA 85, Film & Video)
- Alex Mann (BFA 82, Character Animation)
- Dinah Manoff
- Michael Marcantel (Experimental Animation)
- April March (one year, Character Animation)
- Stu Maschwitz (Animation)
- Kent Matsuoka
- Eon McKai (Film & Video)
- Craig McCracken (92, Character Animation)
- Tom McGrath
- Chris Miller (Character Animation)
- Rob Minkoff (83, Character Animation)
- Mike Mitchell
- Laura Molina (Character Animation)
- Zac Moncrief (Character Animation)
- Rich Moore (Character Animation)
- 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)
- Drew Neumann (BFA 82, Film & Video)
- Teddy Newton (Character Animation)
- Michael Nguyen (88, Character Animation)
- Gregory Orr (Film & Video)
- Mark Osborne (BFA 92, Experimental Animation)
- Christine Panushka (MFA 83, Experimental Animation)
- Eric Patrick (MFA 97, Experimental Animation)
- Michael Patterson (Experimental Animation)
- Korky Paul (Experimental Animation)
- Nicholas Peterson (Experimental Animation)
- Michael Pressman
- Joanna Priestley (MFA 85, Experimental Animation)
- Luis Prieto
- Rubén Procopio
- Dave Pruiksma (Character Animation)
- Jory Prum (BFA 97, Live Action)
- J. G. Quintel
- Kevin Rafferty
- Joe Ranft (Character Animation)
- Jim Reardon (Character Animation)
- Jerry Rees (Character Animation)
- Rob Renzetti (Character Animation)
- Christiane Robbins (MFA 89, Film & Video)
- Lou Romano (94, Character Animation)
- Paul Rudish (Character Animation)
- Chris Sanders (Character Animation)
- Peter Sarkisian
- Mitch Schauer (Character Animation)
- Gary Schwartz (Experimental Animation)
- George Scribner
- Henry Selick (MFA 77, Experimental Animation)
- Maneesh Sharma
- Lee Sheldon (MFA Film Directing)
- Brian Sheesley (Character Animation)
- Bruce W. Smith (Character Animation)
- Peter Sohn
- Aaron Springer (Character Animation)
- Anthony Stacchi (Character Animation)
- Andrew Stanton (Character Animation)
- Jennifer Steinkamp (Experimental Animation)
- Patrice Stellest (Experimental Animation)
- Eric Stefani (Character Animation, 91)
- Steven Subotnick (BFA 84, MFA 86, Experimental Animation)
- Doug Sweetland (Character Animation)
- Rea Tajiri
- Genndy Tartakovsky (Character Animation)
- Ann Telnaes (Character Animation)
- Paul Tibbitt (Character Animation)
- Donna Tracy (Experimental Animation)
- Gary Trousdale (82, Character Animation)
- Thurop Van Orman (Character Animation)
- Pendleton Ward
- Stevie Wermers
- Erik Wiese
- 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
- Gregg Vanzo (Character Animation)
- Nassos Vakalis (Character Animation)
- Conrad Vernon (Character Animation)
- Ben Zelkowicz (Character Animation)
Faculty
Visiting Artist
The Herb Alpert School of Music
Alumni
- John Luther Adams (BFA 73)
- Ralph Alessi (BFA 87, MFA 90)
- Francis Awe
- Bob Bellerue, founder of Il Corral.
- Ronnie Blake
- Gene Bowen
- Michael Byron (73)
- Michael Cain (BFA 88, MFA 90)
- David Carlson
- Mario Calire
- Raven Chacon
- Ken Christianson (MFA Music Composition)
- Randy Cohen
- Scott Colley (BFA 88)
- Ravi Coltrane (BFA 90)
- Mark Coniglio (BFA 89)
- Jim Cooper of Detholz! (one semester; dropout)
- John Debney (BFA 78)
- Pilar Diaz of Los Abandoned
- Gail Ann Dorsey
- Dean Drummond
- Juarez Echenique
- Guy Eckstine '75
- Pedro Eustache
- Russ Freeman
- Josh Gabriel
- Peter Garland (BFA 73)
- Peter Grenader
- Noah Harmon of The Airborne Toxic Event
- Earl Howard (74, Composition)
- Melissa Hui (MFA 90)
- Art Jarvinen
- Terry Jennings
- Kerstin Jeppsson
- Kevin Kmetz
- Greg Kurstin
- Thomas Leeb (BFA '03)
- Chris Lemmon
- Paul Livingston
- Carla Lucero (BFA 86, Composition)
- Lusine
- Ed Mann
- Arturo Marquez (MFA 90)
- Ingram Marshall (MFA 71)
- John Maus
- Gabrial McNair (of No Doubt) ('95)
- Roger Miller (76, Composition)
- John Morton'78
- Mark Nauseef
- Randall Packer (MFA 81)
- Charlemagne Palestine
- Chan Poling
- Pirayeh Pourafar (MFA 00)
- Jory Prum (BFA 97, Music Technology)
- Linda Ravenswood (BFA 1989–1992,1999–2000)
- Curtis Roads
- Sharon Robinson
- Marina Rosenfeld (MFA 94, Art-Music)
- Dean Rosenthal (MFA 97 - Did Not Graduate)
- Joel Rubin
- Adam Rudolph (MFA 88)
- Otmaro Ruíz (MFA 91)
- 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
- George Torres (BFA 85)
- Lois V Vierk
- Gregg Wager
- Marty Walker (MFA 91)
- Jeremy Wall of Spyro Gyra
- Jiro Yamaguchi (of Ozomatli)
- Marcelo Zarvos (BFA 92)
- Z'EV
- Jeremy Zuckerman
Non-Students
Faculty
Visiting Artist
School of Theater
Alumni
- Kevin Adams (MFA 86, Scene Design)
- Amanda Aday (Acting)
- Kathy Baker (72, Acting)
- Cameron Bancroft (BFA 90, Acting)
- Jesse Borrego (84, Acting)
- Barbara Bosson (Acting)
- Alison Brie (Acting)
- Merritt Butrick (Acting)
- Michael Carmine
- Don Cheadle (BFA 86, Acting)
- Eliza Coupe
- Michael Cudlitz (Acting)
- Jennifer Elise Cox (BFA 91, Acting)
- Juli Crockett
- Sam Doumit
- Randall Edwards
- Shahine Ezell
- Joel Fitzpatrick
- Dennis Gersten
- Ed Harris (BFA 75, Acting)
- David Hasselhoff (73, Acting)
- Albert Innaurato
- Bill Irwin (72, Acting)
- Simbi Khali-Williams (BFA 93, Acting)
- Don Lake
- Michael Lassell (MFA '73, Acting)
- Scott MacDonald (Acting)
- Justine Miceli
- Kim Milford (Acting)
- Laraine Newman (Acting)
- Sharon Ott
- Paul Reubens (73, Acting) (Pee Wee Herman)
- Linda Ravenswood (1989–1992,1999–2000 BFA Interdisciplinary)
- Michael Richards (73, Acting)
- Michael D. Roberts (Acting)
- Douglas Rushkoff, writer, social theorist
- Katey Sagal (Acting)
- Tobe Sexton (BFA 91)
- Mark Allen Shepherd
- Robert Smith (BFA 96, Lighting Design)
- Jan Smithers
- Julie Taymor
- Amanda Tepe
- Winston Tong
Faculty
Visiting Artist
- Kathy Bates - actor
- Belarus Free Theatre
- Martin Benson - director/artistic director
- Big Art Group
- Steven Bochco - producer
- Kenneth Branagh - actor Royal Shakespeare Company/director/producer
- James Burrows - producer/writer
- Catherine Butterfield - playwright
- Joseph Chaikin - performance artist
- Jason Cooper - designer
- Allan Corduner - Royal Shakespeare Company
- Brian Cox - Royal Shakespeare Company
- Gordon Davidson - director/artistic director
- Richard Foreman - director
- Brian Freeman - performance artist/playwright, 1999 Alpert Award winner
- Andre Gregory
- John Guare
- Danny Hoch - writer/performer, 1998 Alpert Award winner
- Naomi Iizuka - playwright
- Eugène Ionesco
- Ken Jacobs - puppet artist
- John Kani - actor
- John Kilduff
- Jan Kott - writer, theorist
- Lisa Kron - performance artist, 1997 Alpert Award winner
- Ming Cho Lee - scene designer
- Lisa Loomer - playwright
- Mabou Mines
- Lynn Manning - playwright, director, actor
- Catherine McNeil - producer
- David Nevins
- Jack O'Brien - director, artistic director the Globe Theater, San Diego
- Zaven Paré - director
- Chris Parry - designer
- David Rambo - producer/playwright
- Lloyd Richards - director, former Dean Yale School of Drama
- Jose Rivera - playwright
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Peter Sellars - director
- Patrick Stewart - actor/Royal Shakespeare Company
- Tony Taccone - director/artistic director
- Julie Taymor - director/designer
- Quincy Troupe - poet
- Gregory Whitehead - composer/sound artist
- Robert Wilson
- August Wilson - playwright
- Henry Winkler
- Albert Wolsky- designer
- Charlayne Woodard - actress
- Chay Yew - playwright
- Paul Zaloom - puppeter, actor
- The Wooster Group
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