Ashley Bickerton (Art BFA 82), whose mixed-media oeuvre encapsulated consumerist parody and fantastical imaginings of the tropics, passed away due to complications from ALS on Nov. 30, 2022 in Bali, Indonesia. He was 63. Bickerton was born in 1959 in Barbados to a behavioral psychologist mother and a field linguist father. His childhood was marked…

Chris Ledesma (Music 77), former longtime music editor of The Simpsons, passed away on Dec. 16, 2022. Before stepping down from the role in May 2022, he had worked on the series since its inception in 1989, and is credited on more than 700 episodes. He was 64. Ledesma was honored with a post-credit title…

Born on Oct. 31, 1957 in Finlay, Ohio, artist and CalArts alumnus David L. Emerson (Film/Video MFA 1984) passed away on March 4, 2022 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. David achieved his Master of Fine Arts degree after earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography from The Ohio State University. Following his graduation from CalArts,…