Ruppersberg, artist Edward Ruscha, painter Herbert Ryman (1910–1989), artist and Disney imagineer Retta Scott (1916–1990), Disney's first female animator Rod Scribner (1910–1976), animator Millard Sheets (1907–1989), painter Peter Shire, sculptor, furniture designer, and ceramist Ken Shutt (1928–2010), American sculptor William E. Smith (artist) (1913-1997), printmaker, instructor, sign designer Dan Spiegle (1920–2017), comic book artist Buck Taylor (1938-), painter and actor Michele Martin Taylor, painter Frank Thomas (1912–2004), animator, one of Disney's Nine Old Men Morton Traylor (1918–1996), fine artist, designer, and serigrapher John Van Hamersveld, graphic artist and illustrator Roy Williams (1907–1976), Disney animator and gagman Dan Wynn (1920–1995), photographer Jack Zander (1908–2007), animator Nelbert Chouinard Award Winners This award is given by a Chouinard peer committee to alumni or individuals associated with Chouinard Art Institute who have embodied the spirit of Nelbert Chouinard as artists and by contributions to their community. Awardees must have elevated the profile of their particular art form, broken through ceilings or set industry trends to be considered. In addition, the committee reviews each nominees past leadership roles, exhibition(s), award(s), publication(s) and if they have given back to their community philanthropically, as a teacher or as a volunteer. Alice Estes Davis '50, costume designer Don Bachardy '60, 2016, portrait artist Leo Monahan '58, 2018, paper sculptor Larry Bell '59, 2019, artist and sculptor References External links CalArts Chouinard page Chouinard Foundation Chouinard: A living legacy exhibit Art schools in California California Institute of the Arts Universities and colleges in Los Angeles Defunct private universities and colleges in California Westlake, Los Angeles Arts organizations established in 1921 Educational institutions established in 1921 Educational institutions disestablished in 1961 1921 establishments in California 1961 disestablishments in California Art in Greater Los Angeles