Arts

Kathryn Turner ’95 spent her childhood roaming the acres of her family’s ranch inside Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. First, she rode on the same horse as her mom, Mary Kay Brady SMC ’64, as the family worked around the ranch, and then, by the time she was three, she was riding her own horse. As Turner got older, a sketchbook was her constant companion as she observed the changing seasons and wildlife at the Triangle X Ranch, where she is part of the fourth generation in the family business.

In honor of Black History Month, this We Are ND story collection highlights just a handful of the many Black Alumni of Notre Dame who have used their talents and commitment to make a positive impact on the world.

One laugh is all it took. One laugh and Jimmy Brogan ’70 was hooked on comedy — a career where he finds his own happiness in bringing it to others.

On his way to working in medicine, Joseph Earl Thomas ’19 MFA decided to become a writer instead.

Award-winning photographer Mary McGraw '17 serves as the digital marketing and media manager at Galway International Arts Festival, one of the leading cultural events in Ireland and Europe.

Sophia Costanzo ’19 grew up in a Cuban American family that passed down their culture and tradition through oral storytelling. Now, as a filmmaker, Costanzo hopes to bring more Latina representation to the screen.

Janet McNally '05 MFA has published two novels and a collection of poems since graduating. 

Lyric Medeiros '22 is a contestant on Season 21 of American Idol. 

Tilahun and other proponents of traditional urbanism say their designs create more human connection and therefore better mental health, in addition to the environmental benefits.

Geraldine Mukumbi ’16 left her native Zimbabwe to come to Notre Dame in search of a kind of academic freedom. Still entertaining aspirations of a “practical” future, the Hesburgh-Yusko scholar entered as a finance major. But her heart was always with the arts.

Ever since he was a high school student in Jacksonville, Florida, Conor Hanney ’14 has had two passions: television production and championing individuals with cognitive disabilities.

Tyler Greenberg ’19, Brett Segobiano ’20, and Chris Finke ’19 marry art and entrepreneurship to empower artists of all abilities through their apparel company, Jake Max.

Editor’s Note: Domer Diaries is the newest storytelling series from the Alumni…

Alumna reaches children through art as a Catholic children's book illustrator.

Alum Kellen Lewis ’09 uses art to communicate his identity and create representation.

More than 20 years after Demetrius DuBose '93 was shot and killed by police, former teammate John Kouris '96 seeks to keep is memory alive in new documentary film.