Celebrating 45 Years of CAPA: Alumni and Faculty Exhibition
Celebrating 45 Years of CAPA: Alumni and Faculty Exhibition
- Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
- SPACE Gallery
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Please join us for our Opening Reception at SPACE Gallery (812 Liberty Avenue) on Friday, August 29 from 5 – 7 pm. Special guest speakers will be in attendance from 5:30 – 6:00 pm. FREE and open to the public no RSVP required.
Satellite Exhibition – CAPA Gallery: 111 9th Street (Fort Duquesne Entrance), Pittsburgh, PA 15222. CAPA Gallery is open by appointment only. Call (412) 529-6101 to schedule your visit!
In honor of the 45th anniversary of Pittsburgh’s Creative and Performing Arts School (CAPA), the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is proud to present an exhibition of artwork recognizing the talents of CAPA faculty and alumni. Known for fostering creativity, innovation, and excellence, CAPA has shaped the artistic landscape of Pittsburgh for nearly half a century, inspiring countless young artists to pursue their passions and refine their crafts.
This exhibition shows works that highlight the wide breadth of artistic talent that has emerged from this creative institution. From traditional fine art to innovative product design and documentary film, the selection reflects the expansive range of talent nurtured at CAPA. It underscores how public arts education fosters both artistic growth and real-world opportunity.
While many CAPA alumni pursue careers beyond the arts, including in art-adjacent fields, an artistic sensibility developed in young adulthood remains a lifelong gift. When art fosters a shared sense of understanding, studying the arts becomes a lasting commitment to empathy, imagination, and curiosity - qualities that extend well beyond the classroom, as is evidenced by the works in this exhibition.
This celebrates a long-standing tradition of artistic excellence and the dedication that has helped define Pittsburgh’s cultural identity. The exhibition stands as a testament to the transformative power of public arts education and the creative energy it inspires throughout our communities.
Artists Featured in SPACE Gallery:
1. ART CLUB2000: Patterson Beckwith (Alum, 1990), Shannon Pultz (Alum, 1989)
2. Jo Anne Bates (Faculty, 1979 – 1999)
3. Hunter Blackwell (Alum, 2010)
4. Thomas Brunger, (Faculty, 1983 – 2001)
5. Sakony Burton (Alum, 2014)
6. Dennis Childers (Faculty, 1985 – 2022)
7. Nick Childers (Alum, 2008)
8. Jstn Clmn (Faculty, 2010 – 2015)
9. Shannon Rose Dailey (Alum, 2017)
10. Cyrus El (Alum, 1991)
11. Max DeFlitch (Alum, 2020)
12. Quinn Dowd (Alum, 2020)
13. Ian Green (Alum, 1989)
14. Will Grimm (Alum, 2015)
15. Ronald Hall (Alum, 1985)
16. Maddi Johnson (Alum, 2013)
17. Sāgar Kāmath (Alum, 2016)
18. Adam Linn (Alum, 2013)
19. David Love (Alum, 2012)
20. Libby Musacchio (Alum, 2014)
21. Clare O’Neill (Alum, 2017)
22. Larissa Osby (Faculty, 1984 – 1996)
23. Grayce Ransome (Alum, 2021)
24. Emmett Ryan (Alum, 2012)
25. Neil Russell (Alum, 1989)
26. Frank Santoro (Alum, 1990)
27. Isabella Schubert-Jones (Alum, 2014)
28. Andrew Sokol (Alum, 2008)
29. Hillary L. Steel (Faculty, 1986 – 1994)
30. Isabelle Suen (Alum, 2014)
31. Jewel Strothers (Alum, 2014)
32. Julie Stunden (Faculty, 2019 – present)
33. Sarah Tancred (Faculty, 2021 – present
Artists featured at CAPA Gallery:
1. Alberto Almarza (Faculty, 2009 - present)
2. Shade (Eric Balderose) (Alum, 2011)
3. Patterson Beckwith (Alum, 1990)
4. Abbey Parker-Blier (Alum, 2020)
5. JoAnna Commandaros (Alum 1979-80, Faculty 1992-1995)
6. Karing Coyne (Alum, 1992)
7. Cayden Davis (Alum, 2021)
8. Ada Griffin (Alum, 2017)
9. Jacyln Harris (Faculty, 2025 - present)
10. Dana (Gigliotti) Hatalsky, (Alum, 1996)
11. Thomas Higgs (Alum, 2001, Faculty 2014 - present)
12. Adam Hinterlang (Alum, 1994)
13. Marlon Lugo (Alum, 2020)
14. Karen Page (Faculty, 1993 - present)
15. Shannon Pultz (Alum, 1989, and Faculty, 2009 - present)
16. Rell Rushin (Vocal Major Alum, 2005)
17. Talon Smith (Faculty 2024 - present)
18. Melaina Thompson (Alum, 2022)
Gallery
2025 Jurors
Shannon Pultz
Visual Art Department ChairShannon Pultz (b. 1971) lives and works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She earned her BFA from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Art and Science, her master’s in education from Carlow University, and a post-master's degree from Point Park University in K-12 Principalship. She is a founding member of the acclaimed art collective ART CLUB2000, formed in 1992 in collaboration with Colin de Land and American Fine Arts, Co. (NYC), and a former editor and critic for Flash Art International in Milan, Italy. She currently chairs the Visual Art Department at Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12, is an active member of ART CLUB2000, and consults on arts education, exhibitions, and interdisciplinary projects. She graduated from Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts in 1989.
Recent solo exhibitions include ART CLUB2000: Selected Works 1992–1999 at Kunsthalle Zurich (2022) and at the Flashlight Factory in Pittsburgh, PA (2022); and ART CLUB2000: Selected Works 1992–1999 at Artists Space, NYC (2020). Group exhibitions include E IL TOPO: History of an Artists’ Magazine at Madre Museum, Naples, Italy (2023); Alex Bag, Art Club 2000, Daniela Rossell & Larry Johnson at Gaga, Los Angeles (2022); The Conditions of Being Art: Pat Hearn Gallery and American Fine Arts, Co. (1983-2004) at the Hessel Museum of Art (2018); and NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star at the New Museum, NYC (2013).
Miller Schulman
Writer, Curator, ResearcherMiller Schulman is a writer, curator, and researcher, and is currently a PhD student at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York. His academic and curatorial interests include modern and contemporary art, architecture, sexuality, and gender. He holds a Master of Philosophy in the history of art and architecture from the University of Cambridge, and a bachelor’s degree in history from Tufts University. He graduated from Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 in 2013.
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- SPACE Gallery
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812 Liberty Ave
Pittsburgh PA 15222