Recap: SVA Career Fair 2013
On March 22nd, the Office of Career Development hosted SVA’s annual Career Fair at the Metropolitan Pavilion. The fair was attended by 60 top creative employers and over 350 students and recent...
View ArticleSVA Wins Fourth Consecutive ADC ‘School of the Year’ Award
For the fourth year in a row, SVA has been named “School of the Year” by the prestigious Art Directors Club (ADC). At the ADC Awards gala recently in Miami, BFA Advertising and Design Department...
View ArticleWhat’s In Store: New Yorkers, Incarceration Illustrated and Computer...
The New Yorkers by Robert Herman (MPS 2009 Digital Photography): Herman began shooting what would become The New Yorkers while he was still an undergraduate student at NYU in the mid 1970s. The photos...
View ArticleDesign Life: An Interview with SVA Alumnus Ambar Margarida
Ambar Margarida (BFA 2009 Interior Design) came to New York in pursuit of a design education, but has found life after college to be more than she could have imagined. After traveling the world, and...
View ArticleSVA Faculty Members and Alumni Win 2013 Guggenheim Fellowships
Seven members of the SVA community were recently named 2013 Josh Simon Guggenheim Fellows in the Creative Arts. Often characterized as “midcareer” awards, Guggenheim Fellowships are unrestricted grants...
View ArticleMural by SVA Alumnus Nao Uda to Debut on Bowery
SVA alumnus Nao Uda (BFA 2007 Design) was recently picked to participate in “After Hours 2: Murals on the Bowery,” an exhibition utilizing the steel roller shutters on the Bowery’s many storefronts....
View ArticleExhibitions by Alice Aycock, Elizabeth Peyton and Kenny Scharf
The Parrish Art Museum in conjunction with the Grey Art Gallery at New York University presents “Alice Aycock Drawings: Some Stories Are Worth Repeating,” a retrospective tracing SVA BFA Fine Arts...
View ArticleSVA Finalists in the 40th Annual Student Academy Awards
SVA alumni Hee Jin Kim (MFA 2012 Computer Art), Sang Ho Lee (BFA 2012 Computer Art, Computer Animation and Visual Effects), Rachel Loube (MFA 2011 Social Documentary Film), Zack Lydon (BFA 2012...
View ArticleSVA Portfolios: Five Most Discussed Projects of April 2013
The April roundup of top five most discussed SVA Portfolios features stunning work from a newcomer in the fifth spot, some familiar names from last month, and an eclectic mix of typography,...
View ArticleSVA Alumnus Pacifico Silano Finalist for 2013 Aperture Portfolio Prize
Alumnus Pacifico Silano (MFA 2012 Photography, Video and Related Media) has been named a finalist for the 2013 Aperture Portfolio Prize. After reviewing over 800 portfolios, Aperture’s editorial and...
View ArticlePost Grad Life Illustrated: SVA Alumni Launch Brushwick Studio
Finding an ambitious and supportive creative community can be a daunting task for students making the transition from art school life to that of working artist. But for one group of alumni from the MFA...
View ArticleSVA Alumni Rachel Loube and John Mattiuzzi Win Student Academy Awards
SVA alumni Rachel Loube (MFA 2011 Social Documentary Film) and John Mattiuzzi (MFA 2012 Computer Art) are among the select winners of the 40th Annual Student Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion...
View ArticleIssue 13 of ‘Dear Dave,’ Magazine
The BFA Photography Department recently published Issue 13 of its award-winning tri-annual magazine Dear Dave,. With direction from editor-in-chief Stephen Frailey (chair of the BFA Photography...
View ArticleSVA’s John McIntosh and Alumni at Upcoming Collider Conference
BFA Computer Art, Computer Animation and Visual Effects Department Chair John McIntosh will moderate a panel discussion at the upcoming Collider conference, a new three-day digital production summit...
View ArticleSVA Portfolios: Five Most Discussed Projects of May 2013
The May roundup of top five most discussed SVA Portfolios features a mix of typography, design and illustration projects, some familiar names from last month, and a new project in the top spot. SVA...
View ArticleSVA’s Steve DeFrank Awarded Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Foundation Grant
Steve DeFrank (MFA 1990 Fine Arts), a faculty member in the BFA Fine Arts and BFA Visual & Critical Studies departments, has been named a recipient of the prestigious Lillian Orlowsky and William...
View ArticleQ&A with SVA Alumnus Pete Vandall, Creator of ‘Chasing Tail’
Earlier this month, the History Channel aired the first-season finale of Chasing Tail, a reality series about a merry band of deer hunters who stalk their quarry in the suburbs of Connecticut. Created...
View ArticleSVA Alumnus Sari Rodrig on Animating Emotion, Winning at Cannes, More
Since she graduated only a year ago, Sari Rodrig’s (BFA 2012 Computer Art) thesis film, Brother, has earned kudos around the world, including Best Student Short in the American Pavilion Emerging...
View ArticleSVA Alumnus Ilona Szwarc Wins Emerging Photographer Honor
SVA alumnus Ilona Szwarc (BFA 2013 Photography) was recently named a winner of the Magenta Foundation’s 2013 Flash Forward Festival Emerging Photographers Competition for her series “Rodeo Girls,” a...
View ArticleSVA Student Academy Award Winners Honored in Los Angeles
SVA alumni Rachel Loube (MFA 2011 Social Documentary Film) and John Mattiuzzi (MFA 2012 Computer Art) were recently honored at the 40th Annual Student Academy Awards Ceremony, which was hosted by actor...
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