Alumni in the News

Ariel Wood’s solo exhibition porous takes as its primary point of reference the detention basins neighboring carceral facilities in Georgetown, TX.

John McAllister, a Massachusetts painter who graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1999, has been awarded $20,000 in unrestricted funds as part of the inaugural Dallas Art Prize. His work will be featured in the booth of Los Angeles- and New York-based James Fuentes Gallery at the 2026 Dallas Art Fair. 

Su is now an associate professor with tenure at East China Normal University, a premier Chinese research institution.

In 2021, Su was appointed a prestigious Chenhui Scholar, an honor recognizing outstanding early-career faculty. His research spans music teacher education and international music education, with 15 articles published in leading journals. He is also the author of a monograph on music teacher education and currently leads five funded research projects.

Recognized as one of East China’s most influential emerging scholars, Su uses his position in Shanghai to promote global academic exchange, highlighting the growing importance of international collaboration in shaping the future of music education.