Alumni Spotlights

BA Alumni

Annette Becker

Annette Becker

BA 2011
Director and Curator
Texas Fashion Collection, University of North Texas
Lora Wiley

Lora Wiley

BA 1995
Managing Owner
Au Marché, Lawrence, KS

BFA Alumni

Photo of Matthew Bailey

Matthew Bailey

BFA 2001
Gallery Director and Assistant Professor in the Department of Art & Design
University of Arkansas Fort Smith
Photo of Emily Lew Fry

Emily Lew Fry

BFA 2006
Director of Interpretation
Art Institute of Chicago

MA Alumni

Raechell Smith

Raechell Smith

MA 1992
Director/Curator
H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute
Corine Wegener

Corine Wegener

MA 2001
Director, Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative
Smithsonian Institution

PhD Alumni

Mindy Besaw

Mindy N. Besaw

PhD 2015
Director of Research, Fellowships, & University Partnerships
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
Ling-en Lu

Ling-en Lu

PhD 2007
Associate Curator, Chinese Art
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Sooa McCormick

Sooa McCormick

PhD 2014
Korean Foundation Curator of Korean Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Sara Stepp

Sara Stepp

PhD 2023
Academic & Exhibitions Curator
Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, Topeka, KS