Pulitzer Prize for her book of poetry Life On Mars Matthew Stadler (1987) - novelist and essayist, author of Allan Stein Wells Tower (2000) - fiction and non-fiction writer, author of Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned Vendela Vida - novelist and founding editor of The Believer Adam Wilson (2009) - novelist and fiction writer, author of Flatscreen Visual Arts David Altmejd - artist of sculptural systems Einat Amir (2009) - video and performance artist Korakrit Arunanondchai (2012) - video and multimedia artist Chitra Ganesh - visual artist Samara Golden (2009) - installation artist Marc Handelman - painter Louise E. Jefferson - artist, graphic designer Liz Magic Laser (2008) - visual and performing artist. Leigh Ledare - photography Yasue Maetake - sculptor Sondra Perry (2015) - interdisciplinary; video, computer-based media, and performance Aki Sasamoto Lisi Raskin (2003) - visual artist Edda Renouf (1971), artist and printmaker Rachel Rose (2013) - video artist Mika Rottenberg - video artist Dana Schutz (2002) - painter Banks Violette (2000) - sculptor Jane Zweibel (1984) - painter and art therapist Music Laurie Anderson (1972) - musician Kenneth Ascher, DMA (1966 CC; 1968 GSAS; 1971 SOA) – jazz pianist, composer Tan Dun (1993) - composer Robin Pecknold - frontman of the band Fleet Foxes Notable faculty Leslie Ayvazian - playwright and actor Ramin Bahrani - film director Tina Benko - actor Andy Bienen - screenwriter Boys Don't Cry Anthony Bregman - producer Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Friends With Money Sanford Biggers - artist Anne Bogart - theater director Deborah Brevoort - playwright, librettist and lyricist Richard Brick- Co-Producer Sweet and Lowdown, Celebrity, Deconstructing Harry; Producer Hangin' with the Homeboys, "Caught" Matthew Buckingham - artist James Calleri - casting director Chou Wen-chung - composer Barbara De Fina- producer Goodfellas, You Can Count on Me, Kundun, The Grifters Ira Deutchman- producer "Kiss Me, Guido", "All I Wanna Do", "Way Past Cool" Rineke Dijkstra - artist Katherine Dieckmann - film director, screenwriter Mark Dion - artist Trey Ellis - screenwriter, filmmaker, novelist Annette Insdorf - film historian Kristin Linklater - renowned vocal instructor Manoel Felciano - Tony Award-nominated actor Miloš Forman- film director Liam Gillick - artist Bette Gordon - film director Michael Hausman - producer Brokeback Mountain, Gangs of New York, The Firm, All the King's Men Richard Howard - Pulitzer Prize winning poet David Henry Hwang - Tony Award winning playwright, librettist and screenwriter Jamal Joseph -