Art History majors and minors from UC Irvine have gone on to graduate programs in art history and other areas, including business, law, and economics. Their career paths lead to in museums, universities, art galleries, conservation labs, libraries, design studios, and auction houses. Alumni have also put their art history training to use in entrepreneurship, non-profit management, consulting, engineering, software development, public health, and a variety of other fields that rely on analytic and research skills, critical reasoning, and cultural expertise.

What some of our alumni are doing

Morgan Matthews

4+1 BA/MA 2023

Art Collections Specialist at the Laguna Beach Festival of Art

Alexis Nguyen

BA 2023

Founder of Students for Health Humanities (SHH), a global student association dedicated to the health humanities.
 

Esme Bobadilla

4+1 BA/MA 2022

Artist.

Hania Hendrickson

BA 2022

Operations Manager at UCI Campus Recreation.

Grace Horgan

BA 2022

Knowledge Engineer for Alexa AI at Amazon.

Amanda McCarthy

BA 2022

Dance Director and Los Angeles Rams Cheerleader.

Peter Hoc McEldowney

4+1 BA/MA 2022

Adjunct faculty member of the Art History department at Mt. San Antonio College. He also works as a children's art teacher and recreationally makes paintings.

Brooke Denny

4+1 BA/MA 2020

Ph.D. student in Art History at Indiana University.

Kevin Pham

BA 2020

Assistant Development Officer for Planned Giving, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
 

Jaimie Joo

4+1 BA/MA 2019

Acumen Public Policy.

Kylie Ching

4+1 BA/MA 2017

Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Riverside.

Jasmin Pannier

4+1 BA/MA 2017

Independent Curator and Social Media Specialist.

Helman Alejandro Sosa

BA 2016

Independent Curator and Social Media Specialist.

Rex Wang

BA 2016

Youth Organizer at Korean Resource Center.

Estie Choi

BA 2015

Senior UX Designer, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
 

Alex Garcia

BA 2015

Visitor Services Associate, The Broad museum, Los Angeles.
 

Catalina Todd

BA 2015

Senior copywriter.
 

Chelsea Trinh

BA 2015

Master’s student in Library and Information Science with a focus in archives/special collections.
 

Michelle (Maasz) Brouwer

BA 2014

Director of Client Services at the Irvine Barclay Theatre.
 

Emilie (Martin) Awerkamp

BA 2013

Interior Designer.
 

Ashley Chen

BA 2013

Graphic designer, artist, and photographer.
 

Karen Cody

BA 2014

Law student at Loyola Marymount, Los Angeles.
 

Tessa Frey

BA 2013

Technical Project & Program Manager at Specright, a specification management software company.
 

Careese Quon

BA 2013

Founder & CEO of CR Concepts talent management agency; Marketing Strategist and Content Creator at Lychee Style, and a style blogger.
 

Rebecca Westermann Hendrickson

BA 2008

Consultant for non-profit community programs.
 

EvaMarie Morris

BA 2006

Department Chair, Emeritus Institute, Humanities & Sciences, Saddleback College, Aliso Viejo.
 

Dr. Elizabeth Mansfield

BA 1988

Professor of Art History, Pennsylvania State University.
 

Barbara Whitney

BA 1982

Director of Finance and Operations, Crossroads School.