Beetlemania: Q&A with SVA Alumnus Maximiliano Siñani on His El Museo Exhibition
SVA alumnus Maximiliano Siñani’s (BFA 2014 Fine Arts) first solo exhibition in a New York City museum, “Beetles,” is on view at El Museo del Barrio until December 17. SVA Close Up caught up with him...
View ArticleSVA Portfolios: Five Most Discussed Projects of December 2014
The final roundup of top five most discussed SVA Portfolios of 2014 is entirely comprised of works by BFA Design faculty and alumni. Projects range from editorial spreads to spots for TV, and last...
View ArticleSVA Hosts Members of the Foreign Press for a Showcase on ‘Innovation in Design’
Designers and other creative professionals play a vital role in the health and growth of the American economy. To drive home the point, SVA recently teamed up with the U.S. Department of State’s...
View Article‘New York Times’ Praises Cookbook by SVA Alumnus Cal Peternell
Last week, The New York Times ran a review of Twelve Recipes (William Morrow, 2014), the first cookbook by Chez Panisse chef Cal Peternell (BFA 1987 Fine Arts). Twelve Recipes, wrote Sam Sifton, the...
View ArticleSVA Faculty Stephen Savage and Alumnus Doug Salati Awarded 2015 Sendak...
BFA Illustration faculty member Stephen Savage (MFA 1996 Illustration as Visual Essay) and alumnus Doug Salati (MFA 2014 Illustration as Visual Essay) have both been awarded a 2015 Sendak Fellowship....
View ArticleNYC Exhibitions: SVA Alumni Kevin Cooley, Dina Litovsky and Pacifico Silano
The latest roundup features exhibitions by three MFA Photography, Video and Related Media alumni, whose work explores everything from scientific fact vs. common perception to Fashion Week photo “lust”...
View ArticleDream Gig: SVA Alumni at George Lucas’s Industrial Light & Magic
Alumni Ryan Chong and Hyun Jun Song (both BFA 2013 Computer Art, Computer Animation and Visual Effects) were recently chosen for an apprenticeship with Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), George...
View ArticleSVA Alumnus Christine Sun Kim Awarded TED Senior Fellowship
Performance artist and SVA alumnus Christine Sun Kim (MFA 2006 Fine Arts) was recently selected as a TED Senior Fellow for 2015. This is her second consecutive Ted Fellowship.Deaf from birth, Sun Kim...
View ArticleNYC Exhibitions: SVA Alumni Vera Lutter, Clay Patrick McBride and Shen Wei
Three SVA alumni have created new works exploring the spaces we inhabit—from the city, to the subway, to the human body. Vera Lutter (MFA 1995 Photography, Video and Related Media) presents a...
View ArticleSVA Faculty A.K. Burns and Alumni Mariam Ghani and Anna Sew Hoy Awarded...
MFA Fine Arts faculty member A.K. Burns and alumni Mariam Ghani (MFA 2002 Photography, Video and Related Media) and Anna Sew Hoy (BFA 1998 Fine Arts) have been named recipients of 2015 Creative Capital...
View ArticleOscar Watch: SVA Faculty and Alumni Nominated for 2015 Academy Awards
The 87th Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, February 22, and once again this year several members of the SVA community are in the running for Oscars. MPS Directing faculty member...
View ArticleSVA Portfolios: Five Most Discussed Projects of January 2015
The first roundup of top five most discussed SVA Portfolios of 2015 features some familiar names from last month, an illustrated tribute to the Super Bowl and a video ode to Instagram. SVA Portfolios...
View ArticleThunderous Idea: SVA Alumnus Richard Clarkson Discusses His Interactive Cloud...
Alumnus Richard Clarkson (MFA 2014 Products of Design) recently gave a lecture at the College’s Visible Futures Lab on his trajectory from SVA graduate student to thriving designer and entrepreneur....
View ArticleSVA Faculty Jillian Tamaki and Alumnus Lauren Castillo Receive Caldecott Honors
BFA Illustration faculty member Jillian Tamaki and alumnus Lauren Castillo (MFA 2005 Illustration as Visual Essay) have received 2015 Caldecott Honors for their illustrated children’s books. Tamaki was...
View ArticleWhat’s In Store: Sticky Jots, the Confidant and Li’l Stories
New products created by SVA students and alumni offer everything from quick ways to capture ideas away from the glare of screens to handy cards for entertaining and educating kids before bedtime. A...
View ArticleSVA Outside of NYC: Exhibitions by Mark Tribe, Liz Deschenes and Sarah Sze
Current exhibitions by two SVA faculty members and an alumnus in Boston, Minneapolis, and across the pond in London chart and recreate space, explore evocative landscapes and alter perceptions. MFA...
View ArticleWhat’s in Store: Postcards by James Jean, Morley Street Art, and Enduring Love
A collection of artworks and recent books by SVA alumni explore everything from messages of hope in public places to what love looks like for couples that have been together for more than 50 years....
View ArticleQ&A with SVA Alumnus and Creative Entrepreneur Michael Harry
Michael Harry (BFA 2001 Film and Video) has made quite a name for himself as an executive producer of live action and animated commercials, music videos, documentaries and films. He owns a production...
View ArticleNYC Exhibitions: SVA Alumni Rebecca Goyette, Ina Jang and Young Sam Kim
Three SVA alumni are raising questions and scrutinizing societal conventions in their latest exhibitions. Rebecca Goyette (MFA 2009 Fine Arts) presents “Sausage Party Bride,” an exhibition of ceramics...
View ArticleSVA BFA Photography, ‘Dear Dave’ Participate in Photo L.A.
This past January, SVA BFA Photography participated for the first time in the 24th Annual International Los Angeles Photographic Art Exposition, better known as Photo L.A. The department occupied two...
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