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United States Alumni Chapters

Lior Bar

San Francisco

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Julie Blankenship

San Francisco

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Kacy Jung

San Francisco

investigating modern capitalism’s influence on the construction of culture, identity, and the human psyche.

Artist | Curator | Educator

Emmanuelle Namont

San Francisco

Jude Mooney

Northern California (Sonoma)

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is a photographer and curator working towards her MFA in exhibition design at UC Davis.

Cristina Velazquez

Central Valley

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reuses and transforms everyday obsolete objects, addressing feminist and ecological issues

Xiao Wang

New York City (Brooklyn)

is a Chinese painter who lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

Colette Standish

Berkeley

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Art is society's most feared and valued weapon because it is created by society's outsiders

April Martin

Oakland

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co-directed the documentary "Cincinnati Goddamn" which has screened at film festivals around the country

Adrian Card

Northern California (Mendocino)

is a painter, who applies his talents to harpsichords and other musical instruments.

Toban Nichols

Southern California (Los Angeles)

is currently in post production on his first feature length documentary titled “Beyond the Trees”

Ouater Sand

San Jose

Art is fantasy, art is a dream.

Jackie Buttice

Southern California (Palm Springs)

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Let's revolutionize the Age of Communication to allow people to form deeper connections.

Paulina Velázquez Solís

New York (Ithaca)

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The mix of playful references, bodily experiences and the bio-natural is the breeding ground for my work;

Art is a bridge, a line that connects people and ideas, bonding the past and the future

Sandra Ramos

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Florida (Miami)

Shokai Sinclair

Rocky Mountains/High Plains

(CO, MT, NE, ND, SD, WY)

(they/them) is a user experience designer and marketer who has worked on environmental conservation

Reagan D. Pufall

Iowa, Minnesota

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My work features heavily on topics usually reserved for speculative fiction.

Jenna North

DC, Virginia, Maryland

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performs as her hydrofracking obsessed Post-Apacolyptic Interior Decorator, Wendy Well.

Marianna Edwards

Idaho, Washington

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"Everything is a collage."

Thomas Houston

Oregon

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The potential to be uplifted by the presence of beauty can impact one’s moment, day and life.

Cassidy Garbutt

Florida and Puerto Rico

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combines an intuitive way of mark making with intentional decision-making.

Michael Pollard

Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin

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mallardrocks@gmail.com

Tina Dillman

Pennsylvania and Delaware

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My work stems from the possibility of selflessness and her commitment to be a civil servant to her community.

Dianna Lindquist

Utah (Salt Lake City)

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is interested the human relationship with the environment, species and the planet.

Cristina Victor

Carolinas and Georgia

To quote Carlos Villa "Always ask yourself, the who and the what for?"

Ruth Chase

Tennessee

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Exploring identity and belonging.

The vulnerability of interdependent human and natural systems refutes the notion of refuge on our warming planet.

Eve Werner

Northern California

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I pursue expression and beauty. Alone and with others.

Judy Gittelsohn

Monterey Bay Area, California

International Alumni Chapters

Sonja Meller

Austria, Germany, Switzerland

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works in various media transforming her surrounding in sensual, poetic and humorous ways.

Annie Y. Hui

China (Beijing)

currently works as a film director in Beijing, China

Duo Peng

China (Beijing)

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runs an independent exhibition space in Beijing.

Ruya Qian

China (Shanghai)

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is currently an artist in residence at Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai.

Jialuo Wu

China (Shanghai)

currently traveling along the east oceanside of China.

Francisco Pinheiro

Portugal

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visual artist based in Lisbon, currently working with fisherman and river communities in Portugal

Heejin Jang

South Korea

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presents a set of improvised computer music, and audiovisual installations.

Åsa Åkerlund

Sweden, Norway, Finland

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works mainly with photography, video and installation

Carlos García Montero

Peru

photo credit Natalia Villalobos

Carlos García Montero is the Exhibition & Academic Director at The School of Visual Arts Corriente Alterna.

Shaikha Al Salman

Bahrain

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I would be lying if I said my cinematic view of the world did not originate from Disney’s original movies.

Luis Flores

Mexico

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floluis@gmail.com

Eleni Exarchou

Greece

Interdisciplinary artist works mainly on installations, based in Athens, teacher, currently working on an interactive, independent project.

David Peña

Colombia

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davidpena@gmail.com

Palmarin Merges

Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Phillipines

Visiting Tokyo? Want to talk about art? What are you waiting for?! Let's get together!

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