Frederick Meyer, founder of the California College of the Arts (1907) Jose Moya del Pino, painter Bruce Nauman, Process & Conceptual Art. Manuel Neri, sculpture Charlemagne Palestine David Park, painting Sidney Peterson, film director, initiated first film courses at SFAI (1947) Jim Pomeroy, new media Brett Reichman, painter Mark Rothko, painter (1947, 1949) Hassel Smith, painting Ralph Stackpole, sculptor, painter Clyfford Still, painter (1946-1950) Inez Storer, painter (1981–99) Larry Sultan, photographer Taravat Talepasand Leo Valledor, painting Carlos Villa, painter James Weeks, painting Henry Wessel, Jr. (1972-2014), one of the New Topographics photographers. Minor White, photographer Griff Williams, painting, printmaking Al Wong (born 1938), experimental filmmaker, mixed media installation artist, taught at SFAI from 1975 until 2003. Caveh Zahedi, filmmaker See also Index of San Francisco Art Institute Alumni Diego Rivera Gallery List of San Francisco Designated Landmarks References External links Art schools in San Francisco Film schools in California Universities and colleges in San Francisco Russian Hill, San Francisco San Francisco Designated Landmarks Schools accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Educational institutions established in 1871 1871 establishments in California School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California National Register of Historic Places in San Francisco