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
- Fiona Connor
- Bernard Cooper
- Sofia Coppola (92, Photography and Media)
- 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
- Dylan Fergus
- Christina Fernandez
- Eric Fischl (BFA 72, Art)
- Victoria Fu (MFA 05, Art)
- Mario GarcÃÂa 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Rio Yañez
- Nancy Youdelman
- Tim Zuck
Faculty
School of Critical Studies
Alumni
Faculty
The Sharon Lund School of Dance
Alumni
Faculty
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)
- 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
- 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)
- Mark Osborne (BFA 92, Experimental Animation)
- Akosua Adoma Owusu
- Sergio Pablos
- 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
- 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)
- Gary Schwartz (Experimental Animation)
- Henry Selick (MFA 77, Experimental Animation)
- Madeline Sharafian (Character Animation)
- 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)
- Rea Tajiri
- Shion Takeuchi
- 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)
- Josie Trinidad
- 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
- Dean Wellins (Character Animation)
- Stevie Wermers
- Erik Wiese
- Travis Wilkerson
- David Hildebrand Wilson (MFA 76, Experimental Animation)
- 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)
- Jonathan Berger (MFA 76)
- 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 '75
- Pedro Eustache
- Adam Fong
- Jill Fraser
- 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
- Carson Kievman (BFA/MFA, 1977), contemporary classical composer
- Kevin Kmetz
- Joel Krosnick
- Greg Kurstin
- Thomas Leeb (BFA '03)
- Chris Lemmon
- David C. Lewis
- James Brandon Lewis
- Eric Lindley
- Hugh Livingston
- Paul Livingstone
- Carey Lovelace
- Carla Lucero (BFA 86, Composition)
- Lusine
- Ed Mann
- Arturo Márquez (MFA 90)
- Ingram Marshall (MFA 71)
- Terrace Martin
- Maryama (2018, performer-composer / 2016 Composition)
- John Maus
- Gabrial McNair (of No Doubt) ('95)
- Roger Miller (76, Composition)
- Ann Millikan (MFA)
- John Morton ('78)
- Stephen 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 RuÃÂz (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)
- 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)
- Stephanie Barton-Farcas (Acting)
- Tiffany Boone
- Jesse Borrego (84, Acting)
- Barbara Bosson (Acting)
- Alison Brie (BFA 05, Acting)
- Kevin Brophy
- Merritt Butrick (Acting)
- Michael Carmine
- Matthew Causey
- Don Cheadle (BFA 86, Acting)
- Natalia Cordova-Buckley
- Eliza Coupe (BFA 06, Acting)
- Jennifer Elise Cox (BFA 91, Acting)
- Juli Crockett
- Michael Cudlitz (Acting)
- Frank Darabont
- Jules de Jongh
- Emilio Delgado
- Sam Doumit
- Randall Edwards
- Shahine Ezell
- Patricia Fernández
- Dennis Gersten
- Mandy Gonzalez
- Dana Gourrier
- Richard Green
- Virginia Grise (09, MFA Writing for Performance)
- 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)
- 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 Rashad (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 theorist
- Katey Sagal (Acting)
- Tobe Sexton (BFA 91)
- Mark Allen Shepherd
- Jan Smithers
- Cecily Strong (BFA 06, Acting)
- Monty Taylor (Lighting Design)
- Julie Taymor
- Winston Tong
- Mageina Tovah
- Allan Trautman
- Deborah Joy Winans (MFA Acting 09)
Faculty
Honorary degrees
Past honorary degree recipients include:
References
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