Alumni

Your story, our mission

As a Herron graduate, you join a dynamic network of 5,100 living creators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers all over Indianapolis, in major U.S. cities, and around the globe. Your meaningful work is the ultimate measure of our success, keeping our momentum going for years to come.

Let us know where your career path leads you. Cultivate relationships with other alumni. Share your story and mentor current students. Help recent Herron graduates find jobs within your organization.

Stay involved and engaged with Herron through career development opportunities, online resources, the Herron Alumni Association, professional and social events, and more.

Having connections with Herron and connecting with alumni ... has been amazing.

Samu Cortez (M.F.A. Visual Art '13), tech arts teacher, Lick-Wilmerding HS, San Francisco, CA

Alumni engagement opportunities

Drawing and painting group

Tuesdays, 6 - 9 p.m.
Eskenazi Hall, HR210
$10 per person
Free parking in the Sports Complex garage

Alumni may work in any medium with their own supplies. Sessions follow a traditional format, from quick gestures to longer poses. Easels, drawing boards, and a sink are available in the studio.

Herron Rendezvous event

Annually in May
Eskenazi Fine Arts Center
Free to all Herron alumni
Free parking and shuttle throughout evening

Alumni are invited to reconnect with Herron’s past and usher in the future at a special year-end pre-exhibit gathering with faculty and staff. Stay for the exhibits and help welcome our newest alumni.

Herron alumni stories

Color photograph with AMPL Labs cofounders Michael Runge on the left and Mayowa Tomori on the right smiling and posing in a purple-lit glassed in room

AMPL Labs

Mayowa Tomori and Michael Runge

AMPL Labs, founded by Mayowa Tomori (M.S. Music Technology '15) and Michael Runge (B.A.E. '10), blends art and tech to create playful, collaborative installations that spark wonder.

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Color photograph of Jordan Ryan, the 2024 Herron Distinguished Alumni Award winner

Jordan Ryan

(B.A. ART HISTORY '10)

Jordan Ryan, Herron’s 2024 Distinguished Alumni, has built a career connecting art history, archives, and civic engagement—helping communities rediscover and preserve Indianapolis’s past.

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Artist Julian Jamaal Jones sitting on a wooden stool in front of a bright yellow gallery wall with one of his colorful quilts hanging behind him.

Julian Jamaal Jones

(B.F.A. Photography '20)

Julian Jamaal Jones returns to Indianapolis with “Take Me Back” at Tube Factory Artspace, using textiles and mixed media to explore memory, spirituality, and the Black church through abstract forms.

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Keep your IU connection strong

Your connection to IU continues long after graduation. You are part of a vast, helpful community of alumni who have experience navigating what comes next.

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Contact us

Have stories to tell? Questions about alumni benefits and ways to get involved? Interested in hosting an event in your area?

Send us a message at herrext@iu.edu.