10 Notable alumni of
Columbus College of Art and Design

The Columbus College of Art and Design is 2455th in the world, 875th in North America, and 828th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 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.

  1. Alex Grey

    Alex Grey
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    writersculptordrawerperformance artistpainter
    Biography

    Alex Grey is an American visual artist, author, teacher, and Vajrayana practitioner known for creating spiritual and psychedelic paintings. 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.

  2. Dan Scanlon

    Dan Scanlon
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1976-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    visual artistfilm directoranimatoractorscreenwriter
    Biography

    Dan Scanlon is an American animator, storyboard artist, director, and screenwriter, working for Pixar, for whom he has directed Monsters University and Onward.

  3. John Jude Palencar

    John Jude Palencar
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    painter
    Biography

    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. His highly detailed work is described as containing a rich language of symbols and archetypes, which are left open to interpretation by the viewer.

  4. Robert McCall

    Robert McCall
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1919-2010 (aged 91)
    Occupations
    postage stamp designerscientific illustratorpainter
    Biography

    Robert Theodore McCall was an American artist, known particularly for his works of space art.

  5. Timothy Truman

    Timothy Truman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1956-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    writerscreenwritermusiciannovelistcomics artist
    Biography

    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.

  6. Inka Essenhigh

    Inka Essenhigh
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    printmakerpainter
    Biography

    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, Tomio Koyama Gallery in Tokyo, and Il Capricorno in Venice.

  7. James Dupree

    James Dupree
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1950-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    artist
    Biography

    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.

  8. Steve Prescott

    Steve Prescott
    Occupations
    artist
    Biography

    Steve Prescott is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games.

  9. Matt Cavotta

    Matt Cavotta
    Occupations
    artist
    Biography

    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.

  10. Jimmy Baker

    Jimmy Baker
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1980-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    painter
    Biography

    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.