Outstanding MECA Alumni
BFA
Ceramics
James Zilian ‘99 Designer, Simon Pearce, Quechee, VT jameszilian@yahoo.com
Kari Radash, ceramic artist kariradasch.com
Graphic Design
Karen Siatras ’91 Graphic Designer, Smithsonian American Museum of Art, Washington D.C.
Micheal Desouza ’05 and Justin Velgos ‘05 Make iphone apps for their own company taptapas.com
David Hutchins ’87 Animator, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Los Angeles, CA
Blake Almstead ‘07 Creative Director, Compuware
Metalsmithing & Jewelry
Stefanie Briggs 81 - successful studio artist, metalsmith, entrepreneur
Addison Delisle ‘11, metalsmith, apprentice to master blacksmith Doug Wilson
Sculpture
Ryan Greene ’02 Historic Preservationist for Bernacki & Associates
bernackiconservation.com, and conservationsolutions.com
Laurie Lundquist ’84 Sculpture; Eco Artist, large scale environmental interventions involving plants and water, lives in Arizona, public artist & co-founder, Deep Creek School, AZ
Vivian Beer '02, Public art, studio artist, former resident artist at Penland, recent Craft magazine profile
Painting
Ahmed Alsoudani’ 05 Painter, Venice Biennale, Saachi collection
Eric Hongisto ‘97 Guggenheim winner, professor at University of San Francisco
William Mills ‘80, Gepetto Studios, NY makes soft sculpture puppets, props for films, Letterman
Connie Hayes ‘80 Painter
Printmaking
Caitlin Riordan,‘06 Master Printer, Wingate Studios, NH
Julianna Swaney ‘05, entrepreneur/artist, artstarphilly.com
Brian Wilk ’95 Hasbro Inc. Design Director, Pawtucket, RI
Photography
Carrie Zeisse ‘92 United Way, Executive Vice-President for Operations MECA photo alum, MBA from MIT's Sloane School of Management.
MFA
Aaron Stephan MFA‘00, studio artist: public art aarontstephan.com
Randy Regier MFA ‘07, studio artist randyregier.com
Nancy Nesvet MFA ’04 curator |
