CVA alumni profiles

Alumni profiles introduce you to some of the many extraordinary graduates of CVA. The Profile Project will continue to grow throughout the year. Please check back to see the new features monthly.

We're proud of you. CVA alumni are creating, making, and doing wonderful things. If you are an alumni, please take the time to fill us in on your latest projects and accomplishments here.

Carrie Thompson ’08
Studio manager, digital printer, photographer, and now new mother, Carrie Thompson is enjoying a full life.

Evan Baden '07
mn original, a weekly series produced by Twin Cities Public Television, features photographer and alumus Evan Baden.

Jamey Erickson ’04
CVA Trustee Jamey Erickson’s interactive design firm Sevnthsin is an agency with attitude.

Toby Sisson ’03
After finding her artistic path later in life, Toby Sisson has a demanding, yet gratifying career at Clark University.

Michael Slagle ’00
The continuous evolution of his abstract paintings and the desire to exhibit them has kept him working in his New York City studio.

Pascal Staub ’00
From a studio space in downtown Bern, Switzerland, Staub runs his illustration design business Grafilu.

Benjamin Levitz ’98
The letterpress business Levitz started over a decade ago, Studio On Fire now boasts international clientele from as far away as New Zealand.

Mike Pearson ’72
To celebrate opening day of the new Twins’ ballpark, CVA is featuring our very own Mike Pearson and his company Atomic Props.