SVA Portfolios: Five Most Discussed Projects of October 2013
The October roundup of top five most discussed SVA Portfolios features some familiar names from last month, an impressive showing by faculty members and a new project in the top spot. SVA Portfolios is...
View ArticleNYC Exhibitions by Suzanne McClelland, Paul Hoppe and Guðmundur Thoroddsen
MFA Fine Arts Department faculty member Suzanne McClelland’s “Every Inch of My Love,” an exhibition of textual paintings created with dry pigment, gesso, polymer and oil on linen, features incorrect...
View ArticleMFA Art Criticism and Writing: New Issue of ‘Zephyr’ Takes Risks
The latest issue of Zephyr, the publication collaboratively produced by students and alumni of the MFA Art Criticism and Writing Department, is now available. The Fall 2013 edition features critical...
View ArticleLive Drawing by SVA Students and Alumni at Proust Centennial Events
Over two-dozen MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Department students and alumni have partnered with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and Moleskine to celebrate the centennial of Marcel...
View ArticleSVA’s John McIntosh and Alumni at SIGGRAPH Asia 2013
On the invitation of Shuzo Shiota (president of the premiere Japanese animation company Polygon Pictures), BFA Computer Art, Computer Animation and Visual Effects Department Chair John McIntosh will...
View ArticleWhat’s In Store: Barcelona, La Camioneta and Deadly Sins
Barcelona (Radius Books, 2013) by photographic artist and writer Janelle Lynch (MFA 1999 Photography, Video and Related Media) explores unsown grounds outside of Barcelona evidencing the Spanish...
View Article‘Locomotive’ by SVA Alumnus Brian Floca Makes NY Times ‘10 Best Illustrated...
Brian Floca’s (MFA 2001 Illustration as Visual Essay) exquisitely illustrated Locomotive has been named one of the 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2013 by The New York Times Book Review. The...
View Article‘Missing Book of Spurs’: SVA Alumnus Marianne Vitale at Performa 13
Performance artist and sculptor Marianne Vitale (BFA 1996 Film and Video) has been commissioned to present The Missing Book of Spurs at Performa 13. Taking place in Long Island City at 8:00pm each...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Artists: Vito Acconci and Cris Gianakos at SVA, 1977
“Primary Sources: Documenting SVA and the New York Art World, 1966 – 1985” captures the myriad new ways of making and experiencing art that found support at SVA over two vital decades. The exhibition...
View ArticleSecond Painting by SVA Alumnus Gustave Blache III Acquired by the Smithsonian
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. recently announced the acquisition of Gustave Blache III’s (MFA 2000 Illustration as Visual Essay) oil...
View ArticleSVA Faculty and Alumni in the Whitney Biennial 2014
Ever since its launch in 1932, the Whitney Biennial has been one of the art world’s most highly anticipated events. The world-renowned contemporary art museum recently announced the artists chosen for...
View ArticleSVA’s David Levi Strauss, Miriam Atkins and Elizabeth Peyton in ‘Art in America’
The November 2013 issue of Art in America, which features a painting by alumnus Elizabeth Peyton (BFA 1987 Fine Arts) on the cover, also contains an article asking leading arts writers—including MFA...
View ArticleMiami Preview: Into the Woods with Anna Beeke
The art world’s center of gravity shifts southward in December with the opening of Art Basel Miami Beach and satellite fairs. For the seventh year in a row, SVA will head down to Miami to join the...
View ArticleSVA Fosters Relationships with Apple, Pixar, DreamWorks, Facebook and More in...
Angie Wojak, Director of Career Development, was part of the SVA contingent who traveled to San Francisco recently to provide industry outreach to potential employers and host an SVA alumni reception....
View ArticleNYC Exhibitions by KAWS, Domingo Milella, and Tim Rollins and K.O.S.
Renowned Brooklyn-based street artist and character creator, Brian Donnelly (BFA 1996 Illustration), better known as KAWS, presents an exhibition featuring his signature character, Companion, fashioned...
View ArticleFaculty Member Steve DeFrank on the Art of Lucha Libre
Artist and faculty member (BFA Fine Arts, BFA Visual & Critical Studies departments) Steve DeFrank (MFA 1990 Fine Arts) is in the midst of a 10-month stay in Mexico City, on a research trip made...
View ArticleSVA Portfolios: Five Most Discussed Projects of November 2013
The November roundup of top five most discussed SVA Portfolios features some familiar names from last month and a mix of illustration, design and branding projects. SVA Portfolios is regularly viewed...
View ArticleSVA at the 5th Annual Degenerate Craft Fair
If you’re looking for unique gift ideas this holiday season, the 2013 Degenerate Craft Fair (DCF) is your one-stop-shop. Taking place on Saturday, December 14 from noon to 9:00pm and Sunday, December...
View ArticleSVA’s Joe Sinnott Capitivates in Howcast Portrait Photo Series
Some people teach. Others captivate. For 22 years, BFA Photography Department faculty member and alumnus Joe Sinnott (1988 BFA Photography) has delivered the goods with a generous side of deadpan humor...
View ArticleSVA Alumnus Shih Chieh Huang Awarded 2014 TED Fellowship
Artist and engineer Shih Chieh Huang (MFA 2001 Fine Arts) was recently named a 2014 TED Fellow, joining an elite group of innovators. Disrupting traditional notions of life and the absence there of,...
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