Annie Berman
Annie Berman is a New York-based media artist whose films, videos, performances, and installations have been shown internationally in cinemas, festivals, galleries, universities, and conferences, including the MoMA Documentary Fortnight, Le FIFA International Festival of Films on Art, Camden International Film Festival, DocPoint Helsinki, Rooftop Films, Galerie Patrick Ebensperger Berlin, and Kassel Hauptbahnhof.
Vinson Cunningham
Vinson Cunningham graduated with his bachelor’s degree from Hunter College in 2014, and is now a theatre critic for The New Yorker, where he has been on staff since 2016. An English major, Cunningham credits the courses and instructors at Hunter for helping him dive deeply into subject matter and extracting the most from his studies.
Alteronce Gumby
Abstract artist Alteronce Gumby is known for his vivid interstellar paintings that emerge from his profound fascination with the cosmos and theories of energy. After graduating from Hunter with his BFA in 2014, Gumby earned an MFA in Painting and Printmaking from the Yale School of Art in 2016. Gumby is now an award-winning artist whose work has been exhibited at renowned galleries and museums such as Hauser & Wirth, Gladstone Gallery, and Camden Arts Centre.
Dana Czapnik
Native New Yorker Dana Czapnik entered Hunter’s MFA program in creative writing after having a successful career as a sports editor at ESPN and other outlets. At Hunter she was recognized with a Hertog Fellowship, and worked with Rivka Galchen.
Sharon Madanes
Artist and psychiatrist Sharon Madanes straddles two seemingly disparate professions, making artwork using hospital forms and rituals to illuminate matters of life and death. Madanes says she was able to find an interesting and fruitful balance between the two disciplines while earning her MFA from Hunter College.