Alumni Profiles

The UArts Alumni Association brings together more than 17,000 artists, performers, designers, entrepreneurs, teachers, doctors, lawyers and countless other professionals both within and outside of the arts. These are their stories.

Minna Aaparyti

Minna Aaparyti BFA '90 (Printmaking)

Born in Finland, Minna has lived in the U.S. for years now and is owner of her own Fishtown shop, the Craft Foundry.

Sarah Bolt BFA ’03 (Musical Theater)

Sarah Bolt BFA '03 (Musical Theater)

Sarah is the Broadway originator of Sister Mary Patrick, the joyful, uninhibited and beloved nun from "Sister Act."

Ken Carbone '73 / Leslie Smolan '75 (GD)

Ken Carbone BFA '73 / Leslie Smolan BFA '75 (Graphic Design)

The creative pair has been partners at the Carbone Smolan Agency for the last 35 years.

Jason Chen BFA ’08 (Animation)

Jason Chen BFA '08 (Animation)

Jason is co-owner of Paradigm Gallery + Studio, one-third of the film/animation team Juggling Wolf, and a commercial and fine art photographer.

Craig Holden Feinberg BFA '02 (Graphic Design)

Craig Holden Feinberg BFA '02 (Graphic Design)

In the nine years since he graduated from UArts, Craig has traveled the world creating innovative work for an impressive array of clients.

Daniel Joseph BS ’06 (Industrial Design)

Daniel Joseph BS '06 (Industrial Design)

The Disney "Imagineer" spends his days brainstorming and creating models of buildings and designing special effects and illusions for its theme parks.

Michele McKeone BS ’05 (Communication)

Michele McKeone BS '05 (Communication)

Michele developed Autism Expressed, an online platform that allows students with autism to learn basic Internet-literacy skills.

Sharif Pendleton BFA ’06 (Multimedia)

Sharif Pendleton BFA '06 (Multimedia)

As founder of Masters of None, Sharif stays true to his tagline: making "the provocative, the funny and the cool" in the form of housewares and accessories.

Tony Sanders '87 (Theater)

tony sanders BFA '87 (Theater)

tony, who stopped capitalizing his name in college, is founder and artistic director of the award-winning youth theater company, Shine!

Nicole Rae Styer

Nicole Rae Styer BFA '05 (Crafts)

Nicole owns her own boutique, N.R.S., located on East Passyunk Avenue in the heart of South Philadelphia.