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Hi, Class of 2011—I hope this finds you well!

Robert Alvarez writes, “I currently have a successful art practice, based here in Austin, Texas, under the name RF. Alvarez. I make paintings—ones that depict everyday life imbued with a bit of allegory; drawing juxtapositions between a queer modern existence and the history of loneliness and machismo embedded in the Texas heritage. This past year I showed at the Armory Fair and Art Basel, as well as my first West Coast solo in Los Angeles. I’ve had solos in London and New York, and I’ve shown in Rome, Dallas, among others. In the fall I gained my first major gallery representation with Megan Mulrooney Gallery. And I had my first institutional showing at the Palm Springs Art Museum. And at the Armory Fair, I was awarded the Delfina Prize—a very prestigious, three-month residency in London, which I will be doing this upcoming fall. I’m also in the process of turning my studio into an artist’s salon here in Austin: hosting creative workshops, film screenings, art talks, and providing resources to the art community here in town.”

Eliza (Gordon) Sears graduated from the University of Texas’s Cooperative Superintendency Program with her doctorate in May 2024. She currently works with an education nonprofit (The Holdsworth Center) that focuses on building leadership capacity in educators across the state of Texas. She married her best friend, Gage, in March 2025, in Austin, with many Wesleyan friends in attendance! 

Devon Hopkins tells us, “I started a new role at Adobe and am now splitting my time between LA and the Bay Area. Getting married in May right before Reunion and looking forward to seeing everyone there!”

Look out for updates regarding Reunion—15 years!

Best,

Allie

ALLIE SOUTHAM | asoutham@wesleyan.edu