SVA Subway Art, from New York City to Cyprus
This week is the last chance to view SVA subway posters by two masters of the art form on two different continents. From George Tscherny, the creator of the College’s first subway poster and SVA’s...
View ArticleExhibition by SVA’s Ralph Toporoff Captures Visconti’s ‘The Leopard’
BFA Film and Video Department faculty member Ralph Toporoff (watch an interview below) has been attracting media attention lately for his solo exhibition “The Leap of the Leopard: 1963 – 2013,” which...
View ArticleExhibitions by Carol Fabricatore, Bradley Castellanos and Elektra KB
The Trask Gallery in conjunction with the National Arts Club presents “Carol Fabricatore: Kykuit, My Secret Garden,” a collection of landscapes capturing real life images and sensory experiences...
View ArticleIn and Around New York: SVA MFA Fine Arts Alumni Exhibitions
Several SVA alumni are currently in exhibitions in and around the New York City area. Alejandro Guzman (MFA 2009 Fine Arts) and Elan Jurado (MFA 2012 Fine Arts) have work in El Museo’s seventh biennial...
View ArticleSVA Alumni Semi-Finalists in 2013 Adobe Design Achievement Awards
Six SVA alumni have advanced to the semi-final round of the highly competitive Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA), which showcases individual and group projects created with Adobe software and...
View ArticleSVA Alumni Earn Top Recognition at 2013 3D Artist CG Student Awards
Out of 326 entries submitted from all over the world, several 2013 graduates of the BFA Computer Art, Computer Animation and Visual Effects Department received high honors at this year’s 3D Artist CG...
View ArticleSVA Portfolios: Five Most Discussed Projects of June 2013
The June roundup of top five most discussed SVA Portfolios features few familiar names from last month, some newcomers and a new project in the top spot (which also happens to be a fitting tribute to...
View ArticleSVA’s Jesse Averna Wins Third Consecutive Emmy Award
SVA faculty member Jesse Averna (BFA 2008 Film and Video) recently won his third consecutive Emmy award for Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing. Averna received the honor along with...
View ArticleSVA’s Eric Reinfeld and Aaron Weber Win Cannes Lion Award
BFA Computer Art, Computer Animation and Visual Effects Department faculty member Eric Reinfeld served as Visual Effects Supervisor and alumnus Aaron Weber (BFA 2005 Computer Art, Computer Animation...
View ArticleSVA Alumnus KAWS Reinvents MTV Moonman Statuette
Brooklyn based street artist turned art world superstar Brian Donnelly (BFA 1996 Illustration), better known as KAWS, has made another giant leap in his creative career. Known for transforming iconic...
View ArticleQ&A with MFA Visual Narrative Student Jennifer Goldstick
The MFA Visual Narrative Department is off to a strong start and its inaugural class is chock full of talented students. One of them is Jennifer Goldstick, a Chicago native who is currently in New York...
View ArticleSVA Alumni Featured in ‘Bronx Calling: The Second AIM Biennial’
Several SVA alumni are participating in “Bronx Calling: The Second AIM Biennial,” a multi-site exhibition presented at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, Wave Hill, and 1285 Avenue of the Americas Art...
View ArticleSVA Faculty and Alumni Inducted Into National Academy
Several members of the SVA community were recently elected into the prestigious National Academy. BFA Fine Arts Department faculty member Alice Aycock, Lorna Simpson (BFA 1982 Photography), Sarah Sze...
View ArticleSVA’s Johan Grimonprez Receives Gucci Tribeca Documentary Grant
MFA Art Practice Department and MFA Fine Arts Department faculty member Johan Grimonprez’s (MFA 1992 Fine Arts) latest project, The Shadow World, has been awarded a production grant from the Gucci...
View ArticleSVA’s Matt Madden Receives Prestigious Chevalier Medal
Comic artist Matt Madden, a faculty member in the BFA Cartooning and BFA Illustration departments at SVA, recently received a prestigious Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres medal, one of...
View ArticleWhat’s In Store: New School, Photo Memoir and Whiskey Drawings
New School (Fantagraphics Book, 2013) by Dash Shaw (BFA 2005 Illustration): From the acclaimed author of Bottomless Belly Button and BodyWorld comes a new graphic novel about a boy in a foreign land...
View ArticleSVA Career Development Presents at AICAD Conference
SVA recently participated in the annual Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD) professional development conference for alumni relations and career services professionals. Rhode...
View ArticleQ&A with Artist and Alumnus Mu Pan
Artist Mu Pan (MFA 2007 Illustration as Visual Essay and BFA 2001 Illustration), one of the 18 SVA alumni featured in the upcoming exhibition “The Pond, the Mirror, the Kaleidoscope,” infuses his...
View ArticleSVA Portfolios: Five Most Discussed Projects of July 2013
The July roundup of top five most discussed SVA Portfolios is quite different from last month’s but just as impressive. This time around, the focus is on nature and wildlife, and the new project in the...
View ArticleSVA Alumni Finalists in Inaugural Cord Prize Competition
Out of 750 portfolios submitted from all over the world, four SVA alumni were named finalists in the inaugural Cord Prize competition, earning exclusive showcase spots in the Cord Prize online gallery....
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