At the University of Utah College of Fine Arts, students learn from some of the top faculty in the country. But that is not all; each semester, each academic unit brings to campus world-renowned artists who offer master classes, give public lectures, screen films, host discussions, and ultimately broaden the breadth and depth of exploration into all areas of study. During the past year alone, these artists were brought to campus to share their knowledge and expertise with us. 

Art & Art History

Stephan Berkman • Leo Espinosa • Wuon-Gean Ho • Shiva Nallaperumal • Peter Pinnel • Emily Scott • Angela Washko

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Angela Washko is an artist who creates new forums for discussions about feminism in spaces frequently hostile toward it. Her practice spans interventions in virtual environments, performance art, media installation, documentary film, and video games. A recipient of the Creative Capital Award, Impact Award at Indiecade, and the Franklin Furnace Performance Fund, Washko’s practice has been highlighted in The New Yorker, Frieze Magazine, Time Magazine, The Guardian, ArtForum, The Los Angeles Times, Art in America, The New York Times, and more. Her projects have been presented internationally at venues including Museum of the Moving Image, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, the Milan Design Triennale, and the Shenzhen Independent Animation Biennial. Angela Washko is an Associate Professor of Art at Carnegie Mellon University.

Theatre

Christopher Anaya-Gorman • Devin Rey Barney • Eric Bean Jr. • Trina Bellinger Lilan Bowden • Ashley Bryant Miller Madazon Can-Can • Mark David Christiansen • Kory Edgewood • Ruth Eitemiller • Claybourne Elder • Cynthia Fleming • Frantic Assembly • Amber Friendly • Tia Galanis Mindy Gunderson • Robert Horn • David Knoell • Madison Lindgren • Kathleen Marshall • Marie Otto • Jeremy Rishe Michael Rodriguez • Scott Savage • Katy Beth Schmid Jennifer Sears-Scheier • Sequoia • Matthew Sorensen • Andre Ward • Scott Wojcik • Veronica Yeager

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Matthew Sorensen (Puppetry Mentor) is a puppeteer, theater artist, filmmaker, educator, and museum exhibition designer based in Connecticut and New York. He is currently serving as Interim Co-Director of the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut. He is also an adjunct faculty member for the Dramatic Arts program at UConn and the Performing Arts Design Program at the University of Utah. Matt was delighted to return to SLC after having worked as the Puppet Designer/Fabricator on the U’s 2019 production of “She Kills Monsters” (Kingsbury Hall). While finishing his studies for his MFA in Puppet Arts from UConn, Matt formed a production company, Puppet Bucket Productions, and has designed and built puppets for theater and film around the world.

Dance

Lauren Anderson • Alex Barbier • Rena Butler • Lauren Curly Dance Aspen • Thomas DeFrantz • Michele Gifford SuzanneHaag • RajaFeather • Kelly Kirsten Kemp • Petra Kuppers • Cherylyn Lavagnino • Amy Miller • Ursula Perry Linda Smith • Kevin Thomas & Collage Dance Collective Versa-Style • Whyteberg

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Rena Butler hails from Chicago, IL. She began her studies at The Chicago Academy for the Arts, studied overseas at Taipei National University of the Arts in Taiwan, and received her BFA from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance. Rena danced with companies including Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (also a choreographic fellow), AIM by Kyle Abraham, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, David Dorfman Dance, Manuel Vignoulle/ M-Motions, The Kevin Wynn Collection, Pasos Con Sabor Salsa Dance Company, among many others. She most recently danced with Gibney Company and was their inaugural Choreographic Associate. Rena joined the School of Dance for a one-week residency in early 2023, taught masterclasses, and created a new work on students that was performed in the final mainstage concert of the year.

Music

Air Force Academy Band- Academy Winds • Esther Ahn Maria Briggs • James Brinkmann • Geoffrey Burleson • Matthew Burns • Cantare Brass Quintet • Alvin Chow • Joseph Colaneri Curbelo Piano Duo • David Binney Quartet • Stefan Dohr Finkel-Han Duo • Yoonie Han Brandon Jones • David Kalhous • Fred Lerdahl • Shazia Manzoor • Hanna Martineau Mirari Brass Quintet • Christopher O’Riley • Emmanuel Pahud Bradley Palmer and Justin Cook • Ari Pelto • Augusta Reed Jeremy Reynolds • Aquim Sacramento • Richard Sherman Cahill Smith • Detlef Sölter • Robert Tweten • United States Navy Band

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The United States Navy Band is the premier musical organization of the U.S. Navy. Since its inception in 1925, the Navy Band has been entertaining audiences and supporting the Navy with some of the best musicians in the country. From national concert tours to presidential inaugurals to memorial services at Arlington National Cemetery, the Navy Band proudly represents the men and women of the largest, most versatile, most capable naval force on the planet today: America’s Navy. One hundred seventy enlisted musicians, recruited from the finest music schools and professional musical organizations, perform over 270 public concerts and 1,300 ceremonies each year.

Film & Media Arts

Julian Acosta • Stephen Berkman • Katerina Eichenberger • Anayat Fakhraie • Andrew Hunter • Joseph O’driscal • Ryan Powell • Daniel Timmons • Sean Valdiviesot

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A graduate of the Department of Film & Media Arts, Anayat has written episodes of “Gaslit” starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn and the forthcoming series “Orphan Black: Echoes.” He spent six years on the production team for HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher.”