Ana Aguilar Gonzalez, Class of 2022 (Double major in Art History and Communication Studies)
Development Communication Associate, Timken Museum of Art, San Diego
As of March 20, Ana has been accepted to MA programs at New York University, Georgetown University, George Washington University, University College London, and University of Navarra, Spain.
Blythe ter Kuile, Class of 2022 (Art History, minor in Law and Ethics)
Client Liaison, Sotheby’s New York
Jessica Persak, 2021 (Art History)
Courtauld Institute of Art, London, MA in History of Art
Curatorial Intern, Timken Museum of Art, San Diego
Exhibitions Project Manager, imnotArt, Chicago
Zoe Morales Martinez, 2021 (Art History, minor in English)
School in the Park Instructional Facilitator, SDSU Research Foundation
Summer Museum Educator, Art of the People Program Evaluator, Education Assistant, Mingei International Museum, San Diego
Kaitlan Norman, Class of 2021 (Art History, minor in Ethnic Studies)
Founder of The Green Fairy Gallery, San Diego
Sarah Kushner, Class of 2021 (Art History, minors in Sociology and Gender Studies)
Operations Manager, Native Habitat Design
Samantha Frost, Class of 2021 (Double major in Visual Arts and Art History)
Clemson University, Master’s program
Video producer for Clemson University’s Creative Solutions Department
Julia Gonzalez, Class of 2020 (Double major in Art History and Visual Arts)
Coordinator of Institutional Initiatives and Board Affairs, Colby Museum of Art, Colby College Development Operations Coordinator MARWEN, Chicago
Carly Kamei, Class of 2020 (Double major in Art History and International Business)
Exhibition Programs Administrator, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Tanya al-Saleh, Class of 2020 (Art History)
Princeton University, School of Architecture, M.Arch. program
Shelby Patrick, Class of 2020 (Art History)
Artist and founder SP Art
Marisa Hanson, Class of 2019 (Double major in Art History and English)
Assistant to the Director, Faurschou Foundation, New York
Assistant to the Director, Gladstone Gallery, New York
Molly Lindsey, Class of 2019 (Interdisciplinary Humanities with emphasis in Art History)
UCLA School of Film and Television, MFA
Screenwriter
Katelyn Allen, Class of 2018 (Art History, minor in Philosophy)
Curatorial Fellow at the Art Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Clarissa Golding, Class of 2018 (Art History, minor in International Business)
Claremont Graduate University, MBA, Finance and Technology
Sotheby’s Institute of Art, MA in Art Business
Client relations, Christie’s
Annie Backen, Class of 2017 (Art History)
UCLA Extension Certificate in Architecture and Interior Design
Designer + Project Manager, Spencer Hersh Designs, Inc., Los Angeles
Interior Designer, Lindye Galloway Studio, Orange County, CA
Veronica Bellocci, Class of 2017 (Art History, minor in Italian)
Timken Museum of Art, San Diego, Ackerman Curatorial Fellow; Education Assistant
Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego, Education Manager
President, Puget Sound Emerging Museum Professionals
University of Puget Sound, Assistant Director of Alumni and Parent Relations
Ainsley Heffel, Class of 2017 (Art History, minor in Business Administration)
Intern in Photographs Department at Christie’s New York
Manager of Appraisal Services and Consignment Specialist, Heffel Fine Art Auction House, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Christopher Lomeli, Class of 2017 (Double major in Art History and Architecture)
Architectural Designer, Design Project Manager, SunPower Corporation, San Diego
Project Designer, Teichert Energy & Utilities Group, San Diego
Ivy Guild, Class of 2016 (Double major in Art History and Visual Arts)
University of California Irvine, MFA Studio Art
Artist and Art Faculty at La Jolla Country Day School Upper School
Taylor Krebs, Class of 2016 (Double major in Architecture and Art History)
Seattle Public Schools, Relocation Planner
Design Professional, LSW Architects, Vancouver, WA
Project Manager, Wenaha Group, Inc., Vancouver, WA
Zoe Paris, Class of 2016 (Art History, minor in Visual Arts)
University College London, MA in the History of Art
Julie Pham Vu, Class of 2016 (Double major in Art History and Visual Arts)
Office Manager and Programs Coordinator, Dedalus Foundation, New York
Claire Reid, Class of 2016 (Art History)
Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London, MA
CAA [Creative Artists Agency], Los Angeles: Music Tour Marketing; Art, Architecture & Design (within Motion Picture Talent)
Maya VanderSchuit, Class of 2016 (Double major in Art History and Visual Arts)
University of California San Diego, MFA in Visual Art
Full-time Lecturer for Sixth College’s Culture, Art and Technology Program, University of California San Diego
Lecturer, University of San Diego
Lecturer, California State University San Marcos
Robert Genochio, Class of 2015 (Double major in Art History and Architecture)
Project Engineer, Rudolph and Sletten, San Diego
Project Staff, LRS Architects, Portland, Oregon
Rose Guth, Class of 2015 (Double major in Art History and French)
The Willem de Kooning Foundation, New York, post-graduate Internship
Assistant Director of Admissions and Alumni Affairs, IAU [Institute for American Universities]
Executive Director, Leo Marchutz School of Painting and Drawing, Aix-en-Provence
Kassandra Karabaich, Class of 2015 (Art History, with minors in Visual Arts and Philosophy)
Courtauld Institute of Art, London, MA in History of Art
Art Director at AnteAGE, Irvine, CA
Michelle Wintersteen, Class of 2015 (Double major in Art History and Visual Arts)
Founder, MKW Creative Co., graphic design and brand direction
Dylan Murphy, Class of 2015 (Double major in Art History and Architecture)
University of California, Los Angeles: Architecture & Urban Design, M.Arch.
Designer, HDR, Los Angeles
Gabrielle Romberger, Class of 2015 (Art History)
Education Coordinator, Timken Museum of Art
Teaching Artist, Community Programs Coordinator, Senior Coordinator, Early Learner & Community Programs, The New Children’s Museum, San Diego
Education Assistant, Family and Public Programs Coordinator, Studio Education Specialist, Mingei International Museum
Arts and Culture Project Manager, City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture
Sara Rowe, Class of 2015 (Double major in Art History and History)
University of California Riverside, MA in Art History
Curatorial Intern, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
Curatorial Intern, Palm Springs Art Museum
Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts, Riverside, CA
Suzie Smith, Class of 2015 (Art History)
Bard Center for Curatorial Studies, MA in Art History
Assistant Curator and Operations Coordinator, University Galleries, University of San Diego
Angela Vanella, Class of 2015 (Double major in Art History and Architecture)
University of Texas at Austin, M.Arch.
Associate, Safdie Robines Architects, San Diego
Shelby “Shea” Ulisse, Class of 2014 (Double major in Art History and International Relations)
Donor Events Coordinator, Hammer Art Museum, UCLA
Project L Development Manager, Riot Games, Los Angeles [Forbes 30 under 30 Games]
Cesar Chavez, Class of 2014 (Art History)
Museum Assistant, Museum Curator, Associate Museum Manager for Wells Fargo history museums, Sacramento
Visitor Services Manager at Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, University of California, Davis
Jerome Bwire, Class of 2013 (Double major in Art History and Architecture)
Architectural Consultant + Office Manager, Martin Heinz, Ltd.
Creative Producer, Navel, Los Angeles
Architectural Designer and Choreographer, Los Angeles
Virginia da Rosa, Class of 2013 (Double major in Visual Arts and Art History)
Cranbrook Academy of the Arts, MFA in Sculpture
Dania Davila, Class of 2013 (Art History and Architecture)
Intern, Museum of Modern Art, New York, Department of Architecture and Design
Sotheby’s Institute of Art, MA in Criticism and Conservation
Harvard Extension School, MA in Museology /Museum Studies
Jake Zawlacki, Class of 2013 (Interdisciplinary Humanities with an emphasis in Art History)
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, MFA in Creative Writing
Stanford University, MA in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
Peace Corps: Community Youth Specialist in the predominantly Kazakh western province of Mongolia
Fulbright research grant (Kyrgyz Republic)
Writer: Jake’s work has been widely published, including in The Saturday Evening Post, Two Hawks Quarterly, Thin Air, Litro, The Roadrunner Review, and The Citron Review.
Brittany Ford, Class of 2013 (Art History)
Tulane University School of Law, JD
Deputy City Attorney, City of Boise, Idaho
Deputy Prosecutor, Ada County, Idaho
Anthony Graham, Class of 2013 (Architecture, minor in Art History)
Columbia University, MS, Curatorial and Conceptual Practices in Architecture
University of California Irvine, PhD program in Visual Studies
Associate Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
Senior Curator, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Patricia Hurley, Class of 2013 (Art History)
Courtauld Institute of Art, London, MA in History of Art
Investor Relations Specialist, Time Machine Capital Ltd, London
Gala Murguia, Class of 2013 (Double major in Art History and Architecture)
University of Southern California, M.Arch.
Designer, Zen58, Tijuana, Mexico
Designer, Perkins + Will, Los Angeles
Designer 4-Intermediate Designer, Steinberg Hart, Los Angeles
Project Coordinator at Landry Design Group Inc., Los Angeles
Anna von Bertrab, Class of 2012 (Interdisciplinary Humanities with an emphasis--and minor—in Art History)
Columbia University, MA in Modern Art: Critical and Curatorial Studies
Curatorial Research Assistant, Dia Art Foundation, New York
Assistant to Director of Sales, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
Assistant Director, Castelli Gallery, New York
Rachel Boesenberg, Class of 2012 (Art History)
Tufts University, MA in Art History
Project Manager, Collections Partnership Program, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Assistant Curator, Anchorage Museum, Alaska
Nancy Joyce, Class of 2012 (Art History)
Christie’s Art Auction House, Business Support Group Administrator
Yoga instructor, New York
Founder/owner of Inner Light (a wellness and healing center), Darien, CT
Kelsey Nemirov, Class of 2012 (Art History)
Denver University, MA in Art History and Museum Studies
Aspen Art Museum, Colorado, Senior Development Officer
Development Director, Orange County Museum of Art, California
Mari Mazzucco, class of 2012 (Art History)
Marketing Associate, Pickwick & Weller, San Francisco
Manager, Brand Partnerships, Collectively Inc., San Francisco
PR and Influencer Marketing, OLLY PBC, San Francisco
Communications, Welly Health PBC, San Francisco
Megan Walter, Class of 2012 (Interdisciplinary Humanities with an emphasis in Art History)
Antioch University, Seattle, Masters program in Art Therapy
Missionary, Iris Ministries, Pemba, Mozambique
Jordan Anderson, Class of 2011 (Art History, minors in Architecture and Visual Arts)
Columbia University, M.Arch.
Designer, Rafael Vinoly Architects, New York
Senior Associate, Elkus Manfredi Architects, Boston
Kelly Casassa, Class of 2011 (Art History, minor in Business Administration)
University of California, Irvine, 2013, MA in Teaching
Claremont Graduate University / San Diego State University, PhD program in Education
Visual Arts teacher, Digueno Middle School, San Diego
Alexandra Noel, Class of 2011 (Visual Arts, minors in Art History, English, and Communications)
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, MFA
Anna Hazard, Class of 2011 (Double major in Art History and Sociology)
Visitor Services Representative, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego
Curatorial Assistant, Robert and Karen Hoehn Family Print Galleries, University of San Diego
Communications Director, Skye Gallery, Aspen, CO
Jessica Sara, Class of 2011 (Art History)
Richmond University, London, MA in Art History and Visual Culture
Anoop Patel, Class of 2010 (Double major in Art History and Economics, minor in Architecture)
University of Pennsylvania, M.Arch. [Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Real Estate Development]
Designer and Technologist, Aditazz Inc.
CEO and Founder, Materialex
Founder and Partner, Sutra Ventures
Katherine Powers [Noland], Class of 2010 (Double major in Art History and Visual Arts)
Operations Coordinator, University Galleries, University of San Diego
Registrar, Timken Museum of Art, San Diego
Assistant Registrar, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Gabriela Magana, class of 2009 (Visual Arts, minor in Art History)
Associate Director, Bortolami Gallery, New York
Director, Gaga Gallery, Mexico City
Connelly Meschen, Class of 2009 (Art History, minor in Architecture)
Washington University, St. Louis, M.Arch.
Assistant Director, the Nonprofit Institute, University of San Diego
Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio, Class of 2009 (Double major in Art History and Visual Arts)
New York Academy of Art, MFA
Artist and Lecturer in Visual Arts, University of San Diego
Ciara Rafferty, Class of 2009 (Double major in Art History and Visual Arts)
New York Academy of Art, MFA
New York Academy of Art, Assistant Director of Continuing Studies
Artist and Lecturer in Visual Arts, University of San Diego
Shannon Reid, Class of 2009 (Art History)
Pratt Institute, M.Arch.
Managing Partner, Reid Wilson Architects LLP, New York
Michelle Darnell, Class of 2008 (Art History)
Sotheby’s Institute of Art, MA in Art Business
Exhibitor Relations Manager, Production Manager, The Armory Show, New York
Client Services and Collection Management Specialist, Andrea Feldman Falcione Art Advisory and Consulting, Los Angeles
Kristina Goldman, Class of 2008 (Art History)
University of Texas at Austin, MA in Art Education
Author and coach, “Breaking Muscle”
Tricia Robson, Class of 2008 (Art History)
University of Colorado, Boulder, MA in Art History
Curatorial Associate, Denver Art Museum
Director of Digital Strategy, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Senior Project Manager of Digital, Education, Publications, Imaging, Libraries and Live Arts at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Regina Guzman, Class of 2007 (Double major in Art History and Communication Studies)
University of Southern California, Master of Public Diplomacy, Annenberg School
The London School of Economics, MS in Development Studies, specializing in Africa
University of Cambridge, PhD program in Education
Co-Founder, The Waka Waka Project, Tanzania
J. Noland, Class of 2007 (Double major in Art History and Visual Arts)
University of California, San Diego, MFA in Visual Arts
Civic Art Project Manager, City of San Diego, Commission for Arts and Culture
Curator-at-large, the New Childrens Museum, San Diego
Producer, Tender Claws [an art, games, and emerging media studio], Los Angeles
Caitlin Yates, Class of 2007 (Double major in Art History and English)
University of Glasgow, MLitt, Art History and Art World Practice
Christie’s Education, MLitt, Art, Style and Design
Gallery Manager, Tomasso Brothers Fine Art, London
Associate Director, Private & Iconic Collections, Christie’s, London
Art Collection Manager and Advisor, Vallejo Investments, Inc., San Francisco
Chelsea Behle-Fralick, Class of 2006 (Art History)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, S.M.Arch.S. History, Theory & Criticism of Architecture and Art
Free-lance art historian
Lecturer in Art History, University of San Diego
Megan Skidmore, Class of 2006 (Art History)
Chirstie’s Education, MA in Modern art, Connoisseurship, and the History of the Art Market
Founder and Managing Director of Artelier LLC, New York
Director of Individual Giving, Museum of Arts and Design, New York
Director of RxArt, New York
Alison Rodberg, Class of 2004 (Art History)
Tulane University, M.Arch.
Job Captain, Dykeman Architects
Job Captain, Ware Malcomb, Bellevue, Washington
Faith Jewell, Class of 2003 (Visual Arts, minor in Art History)
Hochschule Wismar, MA in Architectural Lighting Design
Associate IALD
Senior Lecturer, California College of the Arts
Senior Associate, HLB (Horton Lees Brogden) Lighting, San Francisco
Director of the San Diego Studio of StudioK1
Assistant Vice President, San Diego Lighting Design Studio Lead, WSP
Anna Kivlan, Class of 2003 (Art History)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, S.M.Arch.S. History, Theory & Criticism of Architecture and Art
Duke University, PhD (2014) in Art, Art History and Visual Studies
Dissertation: Metropolitan Dystopia: Color Photographs of Mississippi, Tennessee, and Louisiana, 1968-2005.
Turna Uyar, Class of 2003 (Double major in Art History and Communications)
Senior Vice President, Global Fine Arts Business Strategy and Operations & Chief of Staff at Sotheby’s
Magali Pasero Colunga, Class of 2001 (Double major in Art History and Sociology)
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Postgraduate degree in Art and Communications, 2003 and in Art Education, 2004
Universidad de Alcala, PhD in Psychological Development, Learning and Education
Public Programs Coordinator, inSITE2000, San Diego/Tijuana
Curatorial intern and Education Intern, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Director of Education Department, Fundacion Arte Viva Europa, Madrid
Creative Director for Antenna Audio and Discovery Networks International, Spain
Lauren Pestinger Buscemi, Class of 1998 (Art History)
San Diego State University, MA in Art History
National Endowment for the Arts Visiting Art Critic
Art Writer and Lecturer, San Diego
Lecturer in Art History, University of San Diego
Contributor to art ltd. Magazine
Rachel Evans, Class of 1996 (Humanities with an emphasis in Art History)
University of Virginia, MA in Italian Renaissance Art History
Curatorial Staff, San Diego Museum of Art
Senior Manager Learning and Development, Executive coach, Innovation Catalyst at Intuit, San Diego
CEO, Certified Executive Coach, Rachel Evans Group
Diane Maglieri [Sant], Class of 1996 (Major in International Relations, with a concerted interest in Art History)
University of San Francisco, MA in Nonprofit Administration
Event Planner, Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University
Development Foundation Administrator, Jewish Community Federation
Senior Manager Development, National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Director of Donor Relations, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
Michele C. Quinn, Class of 1992 (Art History)
New York University, MA in Arts Administration
Fordham University, MBA in Finance and Marketing
Associate Director, Gemini G.E.L., New York
Senior Vice President, Print Specialist, Christie’s
Director, Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York
Co-President, Board of Directors, Contemporary Arts Center Las Vegas
Director of Collections, Vulcan Inc., Seattle
Principal of MCQ Fine Art, Las Vegas: Curatorial Advisor to the Bellagio Hotel’s exhibition program; Curatorial adviser to MGM Mirage, overseeing a $40 million public art project for its 76-acre CityCenter complex in Las Vegas, commissioning works by Nancy Rubins, Jenny Holzer, Maya Lin, Richard Long, Francois-Xavier Lalanne and Isa Genzken, among others.
Krista Brugnara, Class of 1991 (Art, minor in Business Administration)
San Francisco State University, MA in Art History
Universita degli Studi di Firenze, graduate coursework on 16th-17th century Italian art
Curatorial Assistant for Drawings, The J. Paul Getty Museum
Fellow, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts
Associate Curator, Director of Exhibitions, Chief Exhibitions and Collections Officer, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco