Alumni Spotlight

David Morris

Master of Fine Arts 2011

Shortly after graduating from the University of Dallas I traveled to Taiwan for a three month artist residency at the Yingge Ceramics Museum, in New Taipei City.

Sarah Constance Kisner

Bachelor of Arts 2009

Sarah Kisner is a curator and researcher interested in art worlds which intersect multiple domains, particularly those that present alternatives to current socio-ecological systems.

Rahul Kumar

Master of Fine Arts 2008

Is a Fullbright Scholar. This experience under Dan Hammett had immense influence in Rahul's approach and expression.

Studied Studio Arts at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. In 2006, he received a Master of Art in Art from the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas. Humberto finished his studies in 2008 at the University of Dallas by receiving a Master of Fine Arts with a concentration in Printmaking.

Mandy Stigant

Master of Arts 2008

Began her studies in ceramics as a post-baccalaureate student at University of Dallas. In 2006 she began her graduate studies there, completing an MA in 2008. Mandy recently worked as an Artist in Residence at the Cub Creek Foundation in Appomattox, VA.

Angela Skees

Bachelor of Arts 2007

Some days I still wish I had become a studio major, but then again Art History has served me well. Each and every day, I think about all the classes studying the great artists of the past while creating new work for a modern time. The ability to think, to write and to create are invaluable tools to have. My friends from college have gone on to become some great clients and mentors. My old professors continue to inspire me to never stop learning and being curious.

Carol Mackiewicz

Bachelor of Arts 2007

My four years at UD were the best I have had in my young adult life. My education at UD prepared me for the real world, teaching me how to be tenacious, courageous, and true to myself.

Ester Ippolito Harrison

Bachelor of Arts 2007

I am the Membership Database Coordinator at the Nasher Sculpture Center.

Micael Dura n

Bachelor of Arts 2004

At INABA, his team created the winning entry for a project in Stavanger, Norway. He has been a guest critic on architecture reviews at the Pratt Institute and the University of Southern California.

Gabriel Brubacher

Master of Fine Arts 2002

David Fiegenschue

Bachelor of Arts 1976

He has developed and taught design courses at Brookhaven College, lectured at the University of Phoenix, and taught a course on Self Promotion to graduate art students at the University of Dallas.

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