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24 notable alumni

Notable Alumni of Columbus College of Art and Design

Notable alumni of Columbus College of Art and Design include Alex Grey (Visionary painter known for the Sacred Mirrors series), Alan Becker (Animator and YouTuber, creator of Animator vs. Animation) and Dan Scanlon (Pixar director of Monsters University and Onward).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Arts and media

  • Alex Grey 1953–

    Visionary painter known for the Sacred Mirrors series

    Also attended: School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University

  • Alan Becker 1989–

    Animator and YouTuber, creator of Animator vs. Animation

  • Dan Scanlon 1976–

    Pixar director of Monsters University and Onward

  • Nathan Greno 1975–

    Film director of Disney's Tangled

  • John Jude Palencar 1957–

    Illustrator and fine artist

  • Timothy Truman 1956–

    Comics writer and artist, reinvented Jonah Hex

    Also attended: Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, West Virginia University

  • Aminah Robinson 1940–2015

    Artist who portrayed Black history through art

    Also attended: Ohio State University-Main Campus

  • Alice Schille 1869–1955

    Watercolorist and painter from Columbus, Ohio

  • Michael Carney 1982–

    Art director and photographer for The Black Keys

    Sibling: Patrick Carney (University of Akron)

  • Robert McCall 1919–2010

    Artist best known for space art

  • Ron Miller 1947–

    Illustrator and author of astronomy and science fiction books

  • Kerry G. Johnson 1966–

    Illustrator, cartoonist and caricaturist

    Also attended: Ohio State University-Main Campus

  • James Dupree 1950–

    Artist, educator and activist

    Also attended: University of Pennsylvania

  • Dean Mitchell 1957–

    Figurative artist in watercolor and oil

  • Edward Mason Eggleston 1882–1941

    Painter and illustrator known for calendar portraits of women

  • Brian Fee 1975–

    Pixar director of Cars 3

  • Inka Essenhigh 1969–

    Painter and educator based in New York City

  • Stanley K. Whitney 1946–

    Abstract painter and printmaker

    Also attended: Yale University, Kansas City Art Institute

  • Fawn Veerasunthorn 1983–

    Thai film director and Disney story artist

    Bachelor of Fine Arts · Animation · Class of 2004

  • Allen 'Big Al' Carter 1947–2008

    Virginia artist and public school art teacher

  • Herb Roe 1974–

    Painter of outdoor murals and realist oil paintings

  • Bruce Jensen 1962–

    Illustrator of science fiction book covers

  • Ming Fay 1943–2025

    Chinese-American sculptor and installation artist

    Also attended: University of California-Santa Barbara

  • Roy Doty 1922–2015

    Cartoonist and illustrator

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with Columbus College of Art and Design (people who attended both).