Distinguished Alumni of the San Francisco Art Institute

Lance Acord, an outstanding contemporary photographer, Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography (nominated) Where the Wild Things Are (2009), British Film Academy Award (BAFTA Film Award) for Best Cinematography (nominated) Lost in Translation (2003), Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography Lost in Translation (2003), Directors Guild of America, USA DGA Award (nominated), Chlotrudis Awards for Best Cinematography (nominated) Lost in Translation (2003) William Anthony William Anthony, painter Aziz + Cucher, American young artist Addie L. Ballou, American artist and poet Ruth-Marion Baruch, outstanding photographer Devendra Banhart in San Francisco, famous singer and designer Wilson Bethel, actor and writer Gutzon Borglum, Mount Rushmore ( 1927) creator Stan Brakhage, outstanding filmmaker Joan Brown, painter Kathryn Bigelow, famous film director Sarah Cain, artist Emily Carr, painter Enrique Chagoya, graphic artist Christopher Coppola, film director Rinaldo Cuneo, painter Ronald Davis, painter Tullio DeSantis , American Contemporary Artist and Writer (1977) Richard Diebenkorn, American abstract and figurative artist (1946/7) Elizabeth Falkner, Accomplished Restaurateur & Author, Citizen Cake (Executive Pastry Chef) and Orson co-owner (Executive chef) (1989) Karen Finley, famous performer Jeremy Fish, illustrator Peter Forakis, famous sculptor Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead member Sonia Gechtoff, American Abstract Expressionist painter Charles Ginnever, sculptor Jim Goldberg, famous photographer (1979) Allan Graham, famous visual artist Percy Gray, painter Don Ed Hardy, famous tattoo artist Gale Harold, famous actor Michael Heizer, clay artist and sculptor Marc Horowitz, humorous performer Penelope Houston, outstanding musician, lead singer and composer of The Avengers Grace Carpenter Hudson, famous painter, author of the famous painting Pomo people Robert H. Hudson, sculptor Rea Irvin, famous editor The New Yorker art editor Debora Iyall, famous singer Romeo Void lead singer Spike Jonze, famous film director Sargent Johnson, famous sculptor (1919 –1923) Alex Kahn, pageant performance artist, chief designer for New York's Village Halloween Parade Molly Katzen, famous actor James Kelly, painter Eduardo Kingman, master Latin American author Laura Kipnis, author, media critic, professor at Northwestern University