12 Notable alumni of
Columbus College of Art and Design
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The Columbus College of Art and Design is 2449th in the world, 849th in North America, and 803rd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from the Columbus College of Art and Design sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Alex Grey
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- draftspersonperformance artistpainterwritersculptor
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Alex Grey is an American visual artist, author, teacher, and Vajrayana practitioner known for creating spiritual and psychedelic artwork such as his 21-painting Sacred Mirrors series. He works in multiple forms including performance art, process art, installation art, sculpture, visionary art, and painting. He is also on the board of advisors for the Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics, and is the Chair of Wisdom University's Sacred Art Department. He and his wife Allyson Grey are the co-founders of The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM), a non-profit organization in Wappingers Falls, New York.
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Dan Scanlon
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- screenwritervisual artistfilm directoractoranimator
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Daniel Scanlon is an American filmmaker, storyboard artist, and animator. He is best known for directing the Pixar animated films Monsters University (2013) and Onward (2020), with the latter nominating him for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
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Brian Fee
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- screenwriterfilm directoranimatorvoice actorstoryboard artist
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Brian Fee is an American storyboard artist, director, and voice actor best known for his work at Pixar Animation Studios where he made his directorial debut with the feature film Cars 3, the third film of the Cars franchise.
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John Jude Palencar
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- painter
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John Jude Palencar is an American illustrator and fine artist who specializes in works of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. In 2010, he was given the Hamilton King Award.
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Robert McCall
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- postage stamp designerscientific illustratorpainter
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Robert Theodore McCall was an American artist, best known for his space art works.
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Timothy Truman
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- screenwritermusiciannovelistcomics artistwriter
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Timothy Truman is an American writer, artist and musician. He is best known for his stories and Wild West-style comic book art, and in particular, for his work on Grimjack (with John Ostrander), Scout, and the reinvention of Jonah Hex, with Joe R. Lansdale.
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Inka Essenhigh
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- printmakerpainter
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Inka Essenhigh is an American painter based in New York City. Throughout her career, Essenhigh has had solo exhibitions at galleries such as Deitch Projects, Mary Boone Gallery, 303 Gallery, Stefan Stux Gallery, and Jacob Lewis Gallery in New York, Kotaro Nukaga, Tomio Koyama Gallery in Tokyo, and Il Capricorno in Venice.
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Ron Miller
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- translatorscience fiction writernovelistillustrator
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Ron Miller is an American illustrator and writer who lives and works in South Boston, Virginia. He now specializes in astronomical, astronautical and science fiction books for adults and young adults.
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James Dupree
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- artist
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James Dupree is an American artist, educator, and activist. He has received both fellowships and artist's residencies in Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, and Wales, as well as various awards, including the Living Legend Award of the Black Alumni Society of the University of Pennsylvania. From 2012 to 2014, Dupree Studios in the Mantua community of West Philadelphia was the subject of an eminent domain takeover attempt by the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (PRA), which ended with Dupree keeping his studio.
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Steve Prescott
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- artist
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Steve Prescott is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games.
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Matt Cavotta
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- artist
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Matt Cavotta is an American artist and writer. His artwork is focused on the fantasy genre, with notable contributions to popular games such as Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons.
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Jimmy Baker
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- painter
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Jimmy Baker is an associate professor in the Studio Department at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. He has exhibited work in New York, Los Angeles, Paris, London, Basel, Miami, Chicago, Dallas, and other American cities. His work has been featured in many publications, private collections, as well as permanent collections at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Zabludowicz Art Trust London, Taschen Foundation Berlin, Cincinnati Art Museum, Columbus Museum of Art, JP Morgan Chase Collection, and Progressive Insurance Collection.
