Tanya Gantiva Richards (B.F.A., Visual Arts Studies, 2018) receives the teacher of the year at her school, Woodard Elementary, in Houston, TX
Jade Walker named new manager and curator of the Elisabet Ney Museum
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
Gay Gaddis (B.F.A., Studio Art, 1977) named a recipient of Texas Exes' 2022 Distinguished Alumnus Awards
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.
Printers, produce, and changing power in the art world: An interview with Gracelee Lawrence
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.
Altin Sencalar joins the Michael Bublé Big Band as a new member of the trombone section for the "Higher World Tour"
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.