Alumni Network

Moore graduates break ground, shape new fields and blaze trails.

Moore graduates make up nearly 200 years of groundbreaking creatives, from the first woman to design a postage stamp to Project Runway winners, Emmy Award–winning costume designers, and Pulitzer Prize–winning photographers. They are shaping new fields like gaming, animation and special-needs art education. They are entrepreneurs with successful independent design studios and creative companies. The world needs Moore alumni.

We make space and open opportunity for the kind of inclusive talent and new vision that employers want and successful creative entrepreneurs need. This is why 97% of Moore 2021 graduates are in employed or in graduate school one year after graduation, with 95% working in their field of study.

"At Moore, I was just an art student, evaluated for the work I was producing, and not for my gender or orientation. It wasn’t until I got to graduate school that I realized men who made art were often taken more seriously for doing so. Moore gave me a glimpse of a world where there were no societal barriers. It gave me the confidence to navigate the world and my work without reservation, even in my gendered body."

—JANET BIGGS '81, 2018 Guggenheim Fellow for Creative Arts

* Employment percentage is based on an 82% survey response rate

ALUMNI HEROES

Moore alumni are superheroes in the fields of art and design and beyond, with inspiring stories and a host of talent and skills honed during their time at Moore. Get to know a few of our Alumni Heroes:
Rozz Zimmerman ’19 Animation & Game Arts Hero

Rozz Zimmerman ’19 is an Animation & Game Arts alum working as a freelance animator under her own entity, Rozzdower LLC, where she creates work she describes as “mainly mixed-media/experimental animation.” Zimmerman also works closely with Deux Wave, a Philadelphia animation studio consisting of a network of freelance artists and designers.

Read her story here
Karyn Jimenez-Elliott ’03 Graphic Design Hero

Graphic Design alum Karyn Jimenez-Elliott ’03 has been an associate professor of graphic design at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI for the last 15 years. She is also actively engaged in the design industry, with a client list that ranges from political organizations and international companies to local small businesses. Her passion for social impact is evident in the projects she takes on, and she often finds herself designing in response to current events as a way to process them.

Read her story here
Kendyl Boyd ’21 Art Education Hero

Kendyl Boyd ’21 is an Art Education alum, educator and fine artist. After graduation, Boyd wanted to explore an “array of interests,” and first took on a community engagement role at a museum in Philadelphia. She now teaches second grade at Friends Select School, which happens to be located just a few blocks away from Moore, where Boyd’s journey as an educator began.

Read her story here

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Alumni in the News

Moore was originally founded by Sarah Worthington Peter in 1848—and 170+ years means a lot of legacy and a LOT of extraordinary alumni. We've curated a set of recent Alumni news and stories below. Check back often for new spotlights and accomplishments.

How to Give Back

Giving back is one of the many ways we encourage you to stay connected to the wider Moore community. As alums, you have a firsthand understanding of what makes the Moore experience so special, and worth supporting. No matter how you choose you give, you're making a direct and meaningful impact.