Alumni
Alumni
Xavier artists and designers take their creativity into studios, agencies, universities, businesses, nonprofits, graduate programs, classrooms, and communities around the country.
Creative Lives Take Many Forms.
There is no single path after an art or design degree. Our graduates build careers as artists, designers, educators, creative strategists, fabricators, photographers, arts professionals, entrepreneurs, and more. Some continue into graduate study while others move directly into professional creative work.
What connects them is the ability to develop ideas, make things, communicate visually, solve problems, adapt to new tools, collaborate with others, and continue growing long after graduation.
Artists, Educators & Creative Professionals
Xavier Art alumni take studio practice into many different environments, from independent creative work and fabrication to education, communications, community engagement, entrepreneurship, and graduate study.
Sculpture + Higher Education
Cathy Della LuciaInternationally Exhibiting Artist & Professor
Cathy studied sculpture at Xavier and went on to build a career as an internationally exhibiting artist and professor at Boston College. Her path demonstrates how a studio-art education can develop into an active professional practice alongside teaching and academic life. |
Education + Entrepreneurship
Emily HendersonHigh School Art Teacher & Business Owner
Emily used her Xavier Art degree to prepare for a career teaching art while also becoming a business owner. Her creative background extended into entrepreneurship as she designed the visual experience and identity of her own ice cream shop. |
Scenic Art + Independent Practice
Aleni AntalisScenic Artist · Hargrove, LLC
Aleni works as a scenic artist and fine artist, translating drawings, renderings, and reference imagery into large-scale environments, backdrops, props, and custom finishes for clients and events. Her work shows how traditional studio skills such as drawing, painting, color, material knowledge, and problem-solving can translate directly into professional creative production. |
Art + Communication
Isabelle MunafoCommunications & Outreach · Envision Partnerships
Isabelle combines communications and outreach with a sculpture and installation practice focused on complex social issues including domestic violence, suicide prevention, and substance misuse. Her path reflects the flexibility of an art education: creative practice and professional communication can reinforce one another rather than existing as separate worlds. |
Graduate Study + Social Practice
Kezia CopelandMFA, Art & Social Practice · Portland State University
Kezia continued her education in Portland State University's MFA program in Art & Social Practice while maintaining an independent creative practice as founder and lead designer of kvc studios. Her work brings together studio art, design, collaboration, community, and socially engaged creative practice. |
Art + Technology + Education
Hannah SmithLecturer of Digital Design & 3D Fabrication · University of Kentucky
Hannah teaches digital design and 3D fabrication while managing the Fabrication Lab at the University of Kentucky's School of Art and Visual Studies. Her career combines creative practice, teaching, digital technology, fabrication, and the management of a professional learning environment. |
Designers Across the Creative Economy
Graphic Design graduates move into agencies, branding, digital products, marketing, entertainment, project management, content development, technology, and independent creative practice.
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Product + Web Design
Mitch TapiaProfessional Designer
Mitch's Graphic Design education and extracurricular experiences at Xavier helped launch a multifaceted career as a product and web designer. His career demonstrates how graphic design foundations can expand into digital products, user experiences, websites, technology, and new forms of visual communication. |
Agency Design
Sarah Hissong Smith '25Graphic Designer · DCC Marketing
Sarah works across graphic design, marketing strategy, and project management to help develop brands and creative campaigns for agency clients. |
Digital Experience Design
Ashley KingAssociate Designer · CourtAvenue
Ashley works across concepts, user flows, visual design, and prototypes, helping carry digital projects from initial strategy through launch and continued optimization. |
Design + Project Management
Grace RomerIntake Project Manager & Graphic Designer
Grace combines graphic design and project management with an independent creative practice that also includes writing and self-publishing. |
Music + Entertainment
Nicholas NamyarArt & Design + Content Development Intern · Sony Music Entertainment
Nicholas works at the intersection of art direction, content development, videography, graphic design, and entertainment. His path demonstrates how visual communication skills can move beyond traditional design studios into music, media, content, and culture. |
The First Alumni Stories Are Still Being Written.
Our 3D Animation & Immersive Game Design program is new, which means its first generation of graduates has not yet entered the professional world.
Students are preparing for paths in 3D art, animation, game design, environment and character art, technical art, immersive media, visualization, VR/AR, simulation, VFX, and other emerging creative technologies. As our first graduates begin those careers, their stories will become part of this page.
A Creative Degree Can Lead in Many Directions.
Creative careers rarely follow a perfectly straight line. Our alumni combine skills, move between disciplines, continue learning new technologies, build independent practices, pursue graduate education, teach, lead teams, start businesses, and discover careers they may not have known existed when they first entered college.
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Make
Studio PracticeBuild an independent practice in painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, illustration, design, fabrication, and other media. |
Work
Creative IndustryWork in agencies, companies, museums, studios, entertainment, media, marketing, technology, and other creative organizations. |
Teach
EducationBring creative expertise into universities, schools, workshops, community programs, and other learning environments. |
Continue
Graduate StudyContinue into MFA and other graduate programs to deepen studio practice, research, teaching, design, and interdisciplinary work. |
Alumni Are Part of the Education.
Graduation does not have to end a relationship with Xavier Art. Alumni return as mentors, speakers, portfolio reviewers, employers, collaborators, donors, exhibition visitors, and professional connections for current students.
A conversation with someone who was once sitting in the same studio can help a student see what comes next more clearly. We want those connections to continue growing across generations of Xavier artists and designers.
Come Back. Stay Involved.
Alumni can support today's students in ways both large and small.
Share Your ExperienceSpeak to a class, review portfolios, mentor a student, join a panel, or participate in the Creatives Career Fair. |
Create an OpportunityOffer an internship, job shadow, studio visit, professional introduction, collaborative project, or employment opportunity. |
Support Xavier ArtAttend exhibitions and events, participate in the Art Auction, support student opportunities, or invest in the future of the department. |
We Want to Hear What You're Doing.
Xavier Art alumni are building creative lives all over the country. Stay connected with the department, share your work and career updates, and help us show current and future students just how many paths can begin here.
What You Make Here Is Only the Beginning.
The tools will change. The job titles may change. The ability to imagine, create, communicate, collaborate, and solve problems continues to open new doors.