Helen Sung (Instrumental ’89) was named a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow for her work in Music Composition.
Toya Lillard (Theatre ’91) recently spoke at the Brooklyn Community Foundation, about her work as Executive Director of New York’s viBe Theatre Experience.
Devyn Tyler (Theatre ’09) stars as “Ardelia Mapp” on the new CBS show “Clarice.”
Chelsey Cartwright (Instrumental ’08) has been named Deputy White House Liaison for the Department of the Interior.
Anthony Suber’s (Visual Arts ’98) “Ancestors” is part of the True North project on Heights Boulevard — you can go see it until 12/15/21!
Alan Gonzales (Theatre ’12) has used publicity from his appearance on Project Runway to help launch a mask business! Alan also collaborated with HSPVA Friends to produce a limited-edition “Encore” mask for the Encore at the Drive-In fundraiser on March 30th, 2021.
“I definitely wanted to be a painter after that,” said Ricardo Osmondo Francis (Visual ’94), in talking about how Kinder HSPVA shaped his commitment to art in this feature by the Community Artists’ Collective.
Tyler Henderson (Instrumental ’19), who is currently studying Jazz at Julliard, performed in a special New Jersey Jazz Society “Rising Stars” Virtual Jazz Social on March 20th.
Jennifer May Reiland (Visual Art ’07) has an exhibition at the Lawndale Art Center through May 1, called Carnage. Her work is available to view by appointment. Learn more about the show in this great feature by Texas Monthly.
Gregory Michael Carter (Visual Arts ’97) has a new exhibition called “Port of Origin” at the Galveston Arts Center showing now through May 30.
Former Faculty Dr. Robert “Doc” Morgan was inducted into the 2021Texas Jazz Educators Association Hall of Fame, joining Kinder HSPVA Jazz program founder Edward Trongone, who was inducted last year.
Leron Thomas (Instrumental ’98) was noted as the “mastermind behind Iggy Pop’s ‘Free’ album.” Thomas wrote, produced and toured the project with Iggy Pop, in addition to producing his own work under the name “Pan Amsterdam.”
