Carol Kumata

Professor Emerita of Art, School of Art, Carnegie Mellon University (retired 2021; taught there since 1979)

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Listed as
Carnegie Mellon University since ?

Born
1949, Iowa City, Iowa

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Carol Kumata

Current role
Professor Emerita of Art, School of Art, Carnegie Mellon University (retired 2021; taught there since 1979)

Status
Retired

Link
art.cmu.edu/people/carol-kumata/

Training

Undergraduate	Michigan State University · 1974 to 1976 BFA · instructor: David George Logan
Graduate	University of Wisconsin - Madison · 1976 to 1979 MFA · instructor: Fred Fenster

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Sources

https://art.cmu.edu/people/carol-kumata/http://www.art.cmu.edu/news/faculty/carol-kumata-retirement/https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112758816 https://emuseum.mfah.org/people/19542/carol-kumata/objects https://petrichorpittsburgh.com/2024/11/07/beauty-and-ephemerality-at-contemporary-craft/

From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026.

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