Whitney Abbott
Whitney Abbott attended UC Santa Cruz from 1990 to 1994, majoring in Fine Art through Porter College. In 1993 she received a fellowship to study at the Yale School of Art in Norfolk, CT. After graduating, she returned to Southern California, where she continues to paint and teach in the Santa Barbara area. Whitney shows her work at The Easton Gallery in Santa Barbara, CA as well as the New York City Atlantic Gallery.
Brandon Bird
Brandon Bird graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 2002, now an Artist-in-Residence at Cornell University. He also received a 2002 Webbie award for his site: http://www.brandonbird.com.