Alumni in the News

Jenny Connell Davis' (M.F.A., Theatre, 2009) play Anton Checkhov is a Tasty Snack to open at Penfold Theatre this June

May 19, 2025

Jenny Connell Davis

Virginia L. Montgomery (B.F.A., Studio Art, 2008) talks with Glasstire about new exhibition up at Ballroom Marfa

May 19, 2025 | Glasstire

Montgomery's multimedia art presentation in Elemental Currants is on view at Ballroom Marfa through June 7. 

Another video work by Montgomery is on view in a group exhibition Mother Me Meanly at Max Ernst & Dorothea Tanning's historic home in Los Angeles through July 12.

Installation of Virginia Lee Montgomery's work at Ballroom Marfa

Altin Sencalar (B.M., Jazz Performance, 2017) receives positive review his new album, "Unleashed!"

May 13, 2025 | Downbeat Magazine

Sencalar's new album Unleashed! earned a four-star review in the June edition of Downbeat magazine.

Altin Sencalar poses with his trombone

Alan E. Hicks (D.M.A., Voice and Opera, 2009) named general and artistic director of Shreveport Opera

May 8, 2025 | Alan Hicks website

Hicks will step into the new role for the Shreveport Opera's 2025–26 season

Ruben Balboa (D.M.A., Music, 2020) appointed to Assistant Professor of Viola/Violin and String Music Education

May 2, 2025 | Wichita State University

Balboa will begin this tenure-track position at Wichita State University in the fall.

The Daily Texan spotlights UT alumni's role in Austin's street art scene

March 28, 2025 | The Daily Texan

"Austintatious," painted by Kerry Awn, Rick Turner (B.F.A., Art, 1972) and Tommy Bauman, remains on the wall between The Co-Op and Dollar Slice Club as one of Austin’s longest-standing public art displays.

Austintatious mural