Alumni in the News

Steve Adams (B.A., Theatre and Dance, 1981) publishes debut novel 'Remember This'

Dec. 12, 2022 | Theatre and Dance

Steve Adams B.A., Theatre and Dance, 1981 publishes debut novel Remember This

Alumni collaborate on Austin Playhouse's "The (One-Act) Play That Goes Wrong"

Dec. 12, 2022 | Austin Playhouse

Alumni collaborate on Austin Playhouses The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong

Morgan Beckford (B.A., Voice and Opera, 2010) appointed Silkroad Connect Director

Dec. 12, 2022

Morgan Beckford B.A., Voice and Opera, 2010 appointed Silkroad Connect Director

Zoë Fejeran (M.A., Art Ed, 2022) appointed Museum Educator at Western Gallery

Nov. 30, 2022 | Western Today

Zo Fejeran M.A., Art Ed, 2022 appointed Museum Educator at Western Gallery

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

Lucy Kerr (B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2014) highlighted as an important new face of independent film by Filmmaker Magazine

Nov. 22, 2022 | Filmmaker Magazine

Lucy Kerr B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2014 highlighted as an important new face of independent film by Filmmaker Magazine

Robert Pruitt's (M.F.A., Studio Art, 2003) portrait of Venus Williams now on view at the National Portrait Gallery

Nov. 22, 2022 | New York Times

Robert Pruitts M.F.A., Studio Art, 2003 portrait of Venus Williams now on view at the National Portrait Gallery

Isaac Gómez (B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2013) highlighted as a Key Latino Innovator by the Los Angeles Times

Nov. 22, 2022 | Los Angeles Times

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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

Reagan Murdock (B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2018) stars in English dub of upcoming anime "Chainsaw Man"

Nov. 1, 2022 | Crunchyroll

Reagan Murdock B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2018 stars in English dub of upcoming anime Chainsaw Man