Mayela Cardenas Surillo

Professor of Art (BFA RIT; MFA University of Oregon) - jewelry/metals

last checked 2026-05-30

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Mayela Cardenas Surillo

Current role
Professor of Art (BFA RIT; MFA University of Oregon) - jewelry/metals

Status
Active

Link
western.edu/people/mayela-cardenas/

Training

Undergraduate	City College of New York · 1953 to 1957 BS · instructor: George Keane (metalshop)
Graduate	City College of New York · 1957 to 1960 MS
Graduate	School for American Craftsmen · 1959 to 1963 MFA · instructor: Hans Christensen

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Sources

https://western.edu/program/jewelry/https://catalog.western.edu/personnel/https://western.edu/people/mayela-cardenas/https://western.edu/people/tina-butterfield-mfa/https://western.edu/department/undergraduate/art-program/https://western.edu/people/s-chase-hutchison-mfa/

Identified in the 2026 faculty-succession review. Not in the original 2014 listing.

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