Alumni | Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts

More than 10,000 Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts living alumni call Illinois State University their alma mater.

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Wonsook Kim

An internationally acclaimed artist with works featured in New York, Normal, Chicago, Los Angeles, Korea, Tokyo, Germany, Bulgaria, Brazil, Mexico, and Madrid. She was named the Artist of the Year by the United Nations in 1995.
Cecilia Suarez

Actor who starred on the Lifetime TV series, For the People and can be seen in the Adam Sandler movie, Spanglish.
Deborah Barylski

An Emmy-Awarding winning casting director. Some of her most recent credits are Arrested Development, The Middle, Life with Bonnie, and Just Shoot Me
Gary Cole

A notable lead actor from various TV series such as Family Guy, Archer, and The Good Wife.

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A concert stage set with percussion instruments

Percussion Ensemble fall concert, November 9, 2025

The fall concert will feature two pieces with strong connections to the Illinois State University Percussion Studio, the world premiere of sophomore music composition and music education major Nick Sleevar's new percussion duo "Hand Trong Rừng" and "Kars I," a traditional Armenian folk song brought to life by piano virtuoso Tigran Hamasyan, and re-imagined for percussion trio, singer, and electronics by world-renowned percussionist and alum Ksenija Komljenović '14, M.M.