Among his many accolades, Michael Faircloth was chosen to design former first lady Laura Bush's gown for the 2001 Presidential inauguration. The gown is now part of a permanent installation at The Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
Finding success in the art world
The path to greatness
Denton, named “the best small town in Texas,” combines an active music and arts scene with a family-friendly hometown feel.
UNT students also benefit from our proximity to Dallas-Fort Worth, one of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas. Our growing region has the second highest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the U.S. and hosts seven major art museums, making it the ideal location for our art and design students to find valuable internships and great career opportunities.
Our graduates have successful careers as studio artists, designers, art educators and art historians.
Notable alumni of the College of Visual Arts and Design include:
- Shirin Askari (’08), fashion designer and Project Runway contestant
- Victoria Bleakley (’07), technical designer for fashion design label The Row
- Heather Amuny-Dey (’97), vice president and creative director, Nike Global Design
- Ron English ('84), pop artist whose work has been used in presidential campaigns, billboards, album covers and “The Simpsons.”
- Amy Hofland ('97), executive director for the Crow Collection of Asian Art
- Erick Swenson (’99), internationally recognized sculptor
- Dana Tanamchi (’07), graphic designer and chalk letterer whose work has graced the covers of O, HOW, and TIME magazines