9 Notable alumni of American Academy of Art
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
American Academy of Art is ranked #8,563 in the world and #2,070 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 9 notable alumni from American Academy of Art sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with American Academy of Art won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Loren Long
1966-. (aged 60)
illustrator
writer
Loren Long is an American author of children's books best known for illustration. He won the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' (SCBWI) Golden Kite Award for picture book illustration in 2004 for I Dream of Trains by Angela Johnson.
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2. Richard Earl Thompson
1914-1991 (aged 77)
illustrator
painter
Richard Earl Thompson was a 20th-century American Impressionist painter who began his career as a commercial illustrator in Chicago, Illinois. In 1959, he broke away from a career as a commercial illustrator, which began in 1933, to pursue Impressionist painting. He was a prolific painter, sometimes compared stylistically to Claude Monet.
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3. Jill Thompson
1966-. (aged 60)
comics artist
comics writer
writer
illustrator
penciller
Jill Thompson is an American comics artist and writer who has worked for stage, film, and television. Well known for her work on Neil Gaiman's The Sandman characters and her own Scary Godmother series, she has worked on The Invisibles, Swamp Thing, and Wonder Woman as well.
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4. Gertrude Abercrombie
1909-1977 (aged 68)
painter
illustrator
artist
Gertrude Abercrombie was an American painter based in Chicago. Called "the queen of the Bohemian artists", Abercrombie was involved in the Chicago jazz scene and was friends with musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Sarah Vaughan, whose music inspired her own creative work.
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5. Thomas Blackshear
1955-. (aged 71)
painter
postage stamp designer
Thomas Richman Blackshear II is an African-American artist whose paintings adorn many Evangelical churches. He is also a sculptor and a designer of stamps and ornaments, often with African American or Western themes.
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6. Kanye West
1977-. (aged 49)
singer
songwriter
fashion designer
rapper
record producer
Ye is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He has been listed among the greatest rappers of all time and referred to as one of the most prominent figures in hip-hop. His music is characterized by frequent stylistic shifts and has been credited with paving the way for rappers who did not conform to traditional gangster conventions. He is...
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7. Alex Ross
1970-. (aged 56)
painter
comics artist
illustrator
Nelson Alexander Ross is an American comic book writer and artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries Marvels, on which he collaborated with writer Kurt Busiek for Marvel Comics. He has since done a variety of projects for both Marvel and DC Comics, such as the 1996 miniseries...
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8. John Tobias
1969-. (aged 57)
screenwriter
graphic designer
video game designer
comics artist
John Tobias is an American comic book artist, graphic designer, video game designer and writer. Tobias is best known for co-creating the Mortal Kombat series along with Ed Boon, to whom he pitched the game concept.
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9. Dan Namingha
1950-. (aged 76)
painter
sculptor
Dan Namingha is a Hopi painter and sculptor. He is Dextra Quotskuyva's son, and a great-great-grandson of Nampeyo. He is a member of the Hopi-Tewa member of the Hopi Tribe. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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