Alumni in the News

Jade Walker named new manager and curator of the Elisabet Ney Museum

Nov. 29, 2022 | Sightlines

An experienced arts administrator, Walker (M.F.A., Studio Art, 2005) is also the first woman sculptor to lead the 111-year-old museum, once the studio of the trailblazing Ney, a classically-trained sculptor

Jade Walker named new manager and curator of the Elisabet Ney Museum

Gay Gaddis (B.F.A., Studio Art, 1977) named a recipient of Texas Exes' 2022 Distinguished Alumnus Awards

Nov. 9, 2022 | Texas Exes

Gaddis received four leadership awards this fall: the Texas Exes Distinguished Alumnus Award, the University of Texas' highest honor; the Austin Business Journal’s CEO Legacy Award; the Richard W. Weekley Public Policy Leadership Award from the Texas Leadership Council; and a Barbara Bush Legacy Humanitarian Award from the Latino Learning Center of Houston. 

Gay Gaddis B.F.A., Studio Art, 1977 named a recipient of Texas Exes 2022 Distinguished Alumnus Awards

Printers, produce, and changing power in the art world: An interview with Gracelee Lawrence

Oct. 27, 2022 | Glasstire

Hannah Rotwein talks with artist Gracelee Lawrence (M.F.A, Sculpture, 2016) about her time in Texas, the role that digital technology plays in her work, and her recent influences.

Printers, produce, and changing power in the art world: An interview with Gracelee Lawrence

Altin Sencalar joins the Michael Bublé Big Band as a new member of the trombone section for the "Higher World Tour"

Oct. 17, 2022 | Facebook

Sencalar (B.M., Jazz Studies, 2017) will be touring with Bublé starting in June of 2022. The big band will be traveling to the UK, North America including Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Australia, and Europe. 

Altin Sencalar joins the Michael Bubl Big Band as a new member of the trombone section for the Higher World Tour