Successful Graduates

Coe art graduates have gone on to a variety of successful careers such as graphic artists, curators, art therapists, architects, industrial artists, teachers, designers, and illustrators. Here are some examples of what recent Coe art graduates are doing now:

  • Liz Miles '07, project manager, Terry Dowd Art Packaging and Transport, Chicago, IL
  • Dan Pilgrim '05, layout artist, Dreamworks Animation, Los Angeles, CA
  • Abby Graham '05, elementary art teacher, Tomahawk Elementary, Overland Park, KS
  • Rebecca Hession '04, animator, DMA Animation, New York, NY
  • Stacy Gage '04, collections and exhibitions manager, Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA
  • Allison Schue '04, landscape designer, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia, PA
  • Jody Egolf '03, registrar/gallery assistant, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY
  • Matthew Mueller '01, architect, Alvarez Morris Architectural Studio, Littleton, CO
  • Elizabeth Naso '01, high school art teacher/dept chair, Washington High School, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Matthew Whitlock '99, photographer/owner, Zeta-Alpha Studio, South Bend, IN
  • Kathryn Johnson Befeler '99, design artist, University of Iowa Dental College, Iowa City, IA
  • Christine Buckton Tillman '99, Faculty Member, The Park School, Baltimore, MD
  • Anna Frey '98, director of development, Burke Museum, Seattle, WA
  • Leslie Klingner '98, curator of interpretation, Biltmore Estates, Asheville, NC
  • Melissa Furness '98, assistant professor of art, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
  • Reuben Torres '97, art teacher/football/baseball coach, St. Charles High School, St Charles, MN
  • Matt Lowe '97, technical services manager, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
  • Aaron Coleman '97, associate web developer, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
  • Jamie Pilgrim '96, senior artist, Blizzard Entertainment, Irvine, CA
  • Jill Thompson Kohler '95, associate registrar for collections, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
  • Angela Foley '94, potter, Water of Life Pottery, Red Wing, MN
  • Andrew Davies '94, founder/owner graphic design firm, Oxide Design Co., Omaha, NE
  • Tony Alt '92, gallery owner, ARA Gallery, Marion, IA
  • Dennis Wall '90, project manager/architect, Teng & Associates, Chicago, IL
  • Li-Ying Bao '90, assistant professor/graphic design, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, WI
  • Erin Wells '89, freelance illustrator, San Mateo, CA
  • Pam Hyberger '88, graphic artist, Cedar Rapids Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Dave Cahill '85, brand creative director, Monroe and Main Apparel, Madison, WI
  • Peter Xiao '84, associate professor, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL