# Alum Newsroom

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## [John Ott, BA '93, Publishes New Book on Art and Racial Integration](https://art.stanford.edu/news/john-ott-ba-93-publishes-new-book-art-and-racial-integration)

March 13, 2026

[University of California Press](https://www.ucpress.edu/books/mixed-media/paper)

John Ott (B.A. ’93, Art History and English) has published his third book, Mixed Media: The Visual Cultures of Racial Integration, with University of California Press.

The volume examines the efforts of Black and white artists working…

- [Documentary Film and Video](https://art.stanford.edu/about/programs/documentary-film-and-video)

## [David Alvarado ’10 receives Festival Favorite Award at 2026 Sundance Film Festival](https://art.stanford.edu/news/david-alvarado-10-receives-festival-favorite-award-2026-sundance-film-festival)

February 9, 2026

David Alvarado ’10 has received the Audience Award: U.S. Documentary and Festival Favorite Award at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival for American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez. Produced by Lauren DeFilippo ’14 and edited by Daniel Chávez…

- [Art History](https://art.stanford.edu/about/programs/art-history)

## [Vivian Wang, BS ’05, JD ’10, Appointed Judge of the San Mateo County Superior Court](https://art.stanford.edu/news/vivian-wang-bs-05-jd-10-appointed-judge-san-mateo-county-superior-court)

February 4, 2026

Vivian Wang, who minored in art history while earning her undergraduate degree at Stanford, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the San Mateo County Superior Court.

Wang brings extensive experience in both public service and private…

- [Art History](https://art.stanford.edu/about/programs/art-history)

## [Alexandra Brown Chang (BA, Art History, ’22) Debuts Young Adult Novel](https://art.stanford.edu/news/alexandra-brown-chang-ba-art-history-22-debuts-young-adult-novel)

October 17, 2025

[Kepler's Literary Foundation](https://www.keplers.org/)

Art History alum Alexandra Brown Chang (BA, ’22) recently celebrated the release of her debut young adult novel, By Invitation Only, which she discussed during a special Kepler’s Literary Foundation event on October 4. The conversation featured…

- [Art History](https://art.stanford.edu/about/programs/art-history)

## [In memory of Sven Bruntjen, PhD '74](https://art.stanford.edu/news/memory-sven-bruntjen-phd-74)

September 4, 2025

A uniquely bright light and memorably kind soul was lost on August 4, 2025, when Sven Herman Arnold Bruntjen, Jr. of Marin County passed away at the age of 84, succumbing to pneumonia and heart complications after battling cancer.

An art…