Denison University
Photo courtesy of Mary Mooney
Visual: Mary Mooney ’08
An abstract painter and creator of “wearable abstract jewelry,” Mooney has had her work featured in Nashville Fashion Week and Nashville Arts Magazine, and was a 2015 Style Finalist in Martha Stewart’s American Made Awards.
Performing: Steve Carell ’84
Carell became a household name after originating the role of the bumbling and neurotic Michael Scott on NBC’s smash hit The Office. Carell went on to star in movies including The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Get Smart (2008), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) and the Despicable Me films.
Kenyon College
Visual: Bill Watterson ’80
Watterson’s beloved comic strip Calvin and Hobbes was read by hundreds of millions over 10 years of syndication. When Watterson retired the strip in 1995, it was being published in more than 2,400 newspapers.
Performing: Allison Janney ’82
Janney is a television, film and Broadway actress. Her most well-known roles include Bonnie Plunkett (Mom), Margaret Scully (Masters of Sex), Charlotte Phelan (The Help) and C. J. Cregg (The West Wing), for which she won four Emmy Awards.
Dee Hoty. Photo courtesy of DeeHoty.com
Otterbein University
Visual: Adena Griffith ’11
Griffith loves to tell stories through her artwork. She teaches ceramics and remains involved in the Columbus Arts Festival. She is the owner of Clay Mama Pottery.
Performing: Dee Hoty ’74
Hoty is most famous for her time on Broadway performances, including starring roles in City of Angels, The Will Rogers Follies, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public, Footloose, Mamma Mia!, Bye Bye Birdie (2009 revival), 9 to 5: The Musical and Gigi (2015 revival). She has received three Tony Award nominations.
Wendie Malick. Photo courtesy of Innovative Artists
Ohio Wesleyan University
Visual: Debra Force ’75
Force has over 30 years of curatorial, auction and retail experience in fine arts. She is the owner of a fine arts gallery on New York’s Upper East Side and is a featured appraiser on PBS’ Antiques Roadshow.
Performing: Wendie Malick ’72
A former model, Malick has made her mark with comedic television roles such as Dream On’s Judith Tupper Stone, Just Shoot Me!’s Nina Van Horn and Hot in Cleveland’s Victoria Chase.
Adam Brouillette. Photo courtesy of Columbus College of Art and Design
Columbus College of Art and Design
Visual: Adam Brouillette ’02
2002 BFA in Printmaking
Brouillette is a Columbus-based artist known for his cartoon-style designs. He is owner of local design firm littleINDUSTRIES and co-founder of the Independents’ Day festival, this year set for Sept. 17-18.
Performing: Nathan Greno ’96
Greno has served as a story artist for a number of animated films, including Brother Bear and Frozen, but his most prominent Hollywood role was as co-director for Disney’s 2010 Rapunzel update Tangled. He is also directing Disney’s Jack and the Beanstalk update Gigantic, due out in 2018.
Jes Moore. Photo courtesy of Ohio Dominican University
Ohio Dominican University
Visual: Chris Conroy ’04
Conroy turned his senior thesis show on historic plaster into a historic conservation company, Conroy Coatings & Restoration, having even gone back to restore areas of his alma mater.
Jes Moore ’15
Newly graduated mixed media artist Moore has a passion for encaustics. Her work has been in multiple exhibitions around central Ohio.
The Ohio State University
Visual: Roy Liechtenstein, ’46
Liechtenstein was among the most prominent pop artists of the 1960s, with notable works including Drowning Girl, now on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and Whaam!, hanging in the U.K.’s Tate Gallery. Columbus residents might know him best for Brushstrokes in Flight, the 26-foot-tall sculpture he was commissioned to build for the airport.
Performing: Richard Lewis ’69
A stand-up comedian and actor, Lewis is known for his all-black outfits and neurotic comedy style. Audiences will also recognize him for his roles in such films as Wagons East!, Leaving Las Vegas and Robin Hood: Men in Tights, as well as playing a character based on himself in HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Capital University
Performing: Matt Billingslea ’01
Billingslea is an accomplished drummer who has performed with a variety of big-name musical acts. He has performed with Ed Sheeran, T.I., Tim McGraw, James Taylor, Gary Allan and Lady Antebellum, and is currently the touring drummer for Taylor Swift.
Katie Ellington and Hannah Herner are contributing writers. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com.
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