Alumni Achievements & News

A round-up of our fourteen favorite stories from last year.

With a solo exhibition on view at MCA Chicago, Carlson (BA '03) talks to 'Art in America' about her decolonized landscapes.

Amjadi (BFA '13, MFA '19) is one of 45 early-career artists based in Minnesota and New York City to receive the prestigious fellowship.

Berrío (MFA '10) will helm the new cultural center in Philadelphia, slated to open this September & dedicated to artist Alexander Calder.

As one of Austria's top diplomats to the United States, Dr. Keppler-Schlesinger met with members of the university community and local organizations during her December visit

The Quarter Gallery presents a group exhibition of artists who studied with Associate Professor Paul Shambroom while earning their MFA degrees in the Department of Art.

CLA alum Samia Abdi has been selected to join the 10th cohort of Schwarzman Scholars, one of the world’s most prestigious graduate fellowship programs.

Alum Dave Mona (journalism) discusses reporting on Bob Dylan’s first electric concert in Minneapolis in this article from the Star Tribune.

CLA alum Lee Svitak Dean (MA ’79, mass communication) talks about her cookie obsession and the origins of the Star Tribune's annual cookie contest.

Brittany L. Wright (BA’ 14, sociology) is a music lover, a DJ, and a passionate advocate for helping kids and families navigate the government and health care systems.