Alumni Achievement   


Alumni Achievement

Joan Mitchell Award Recipients

Each year the Joan Mitchell Foundation Annual MFA Grant Program awards $15,000 to help MFA painters and sculptors in furthering their artistic careers. This prestigious national award has been received by several Museum School MFA program students. The winners to date are: Ahmed Abdalla, Evelina Brozgul, Heather Cox, Allan Doyle, Omer Gagnon, Ridley Howard, Amy Morel, Arlayne Peterson, Ayae Takahashi, Cullen Washington, Cobi Moules and Jamal Thorne.

Alumni Teaching in the Field
Many Museum School MFA program alumni pursue careers in teaching at the college and university levels at such institutions as:

Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania
Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Marymount Manhattan College, New York, New York
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts
Pace University, Westchester, New York
Rhode Island College, Providence, Rhode Island
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia
Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Willamette University, Salem, Oregon
University of California, Davis, California.

Alumni in the Art World
Recent graduates distinguishing themselves in the world of the arts include such notables as:

Sophia Ainslie
Drew Beattie
Jerry Beck
Kim Berman
Ria Brodell
Heather Cox
Nuno de Campos
Lalla Assia Essaydi
Sheila Gallagher
Neeta Madahar
Sheila Pepe
Dawit Petros
Evelyn Rydz
Blake Stimson
Ben Sloat