School Of Visual Arts

'Chiquito,' directed by BFA 2025 3D Animation and Visual Effects alumni Lesley Marroquin and Anna Riva, won the Spotlight Award at the fifth annual ¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Fest. Via https://link.sva.edu/4qJ9f8t.

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This Saturday, BFA Animation welcomes Rebecca Sugar (BFA 2009 Animation) and fellow BFA Animation alumni Chris Burns (2003), Ian Jones-Quartey (2006), and Alex Myung (2009) at the SVA Theatre to celebrate Sugar’s new album, Lonely Magic. Learn more: https://link.sva.edu/43UXtOe

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Artist and New York City’s incoming first lady Rama Duwaji (MFA 2024 Illustration as Visual Essay) is featured in Marie Claire for her election-night “look with a message.” Read more: https://link.sva.edu/47JFhIQ

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Heather Drayzen (BFA 2007 Illustration), Win Win, 2025, oil on linen. Drayzen’s work is on view at My Pet Ram, 48 Hester Street, through Sunday, November 9. Via https://link.sva.edu/4qFE1Pn.

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From a special performance by Rebecca Sugar (BFA 2009 Animation) to a major symposium on global curation in today’s charged political climate, November’s programming offers plenty to explore. Learn more: https://link.sva.edu/3LlQdES

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The beautiful new cover of the @newyorker.com magazine, “Mayor Mamdani,” was illustrated by #SVA faculty member @edelrodriguez.bsky.social. Congrats! #SVAwesome.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DQqNAoQDR04/?hl=en

Congratulations, #ZohranMamdani, on winning the NYC Mayoral race! We hope you will make our beloved city better.

Photobs #svanycalumni Dina Litovsky, an alumnus of SVA’s MFA Photography, Video, and Related Media program, for TIME magazine earlier this year. https://link.sva.edu/4nIZbtg

Zai Thakoor (MFA 2025 Human Computer Interaction) has won the Service Design category in the Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2025. Liwen He (BFA 2025 Interior Design) was a finalist in the same category. Congrats, you two! Learn more about the showcase: https://link.sva.edu/43OjQoD
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Another year, another amazing SVA Halloween Party hosted by VASA! Do you recognize any costumes?

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Congratulations, Zohran Mamdani, on winning the NYC Mayoral race! We hope you change our beloved city for the better.
This photo was shot by Dina Litovsky, an alumnus of SVA's MFA Photography, Video, and Related Media program).

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Timothy Goodman (BFA 2007 Graphic Design) partnered with Adidas Running to make signs and cheer on the runners of the NYC Marathon this past Sunday. Let's go NYC! Follow him at @timothygoodman on Instagram.

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Watch MFA 1993 Illustration as Visual Essay alumn Tim Okamura create the movie poster for indie film 'Brownsville Bred,' which is in theatres now!
Check out more of his work: https://link.sva.edu/48uZ804
Check out the movie: https://link.sva.edu/4gMdwn2

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Take a look at these beautiful color studies from Wenjing Yang's (BFA 2022 Illustration) thesis!
Check out more of her work at https://link.sva.edu/46uPIz7\ or https://link.sva.edu/3KA5u4m

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SVA Libraries put together a space-themed book display in celebration of the “SVA + NASA: The Artemis II/Earthrise Poster Project” exhibition.
Via https://link.sva.edu/46ETLZW

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Cartoonist Mike Lynch writes about the life and work of New York Newsday illustrator and member of the Berndt Toast Gang, Anthony (Tony) D’Adamo (G 1955 Illustration), who died this September.
via https://link.sva.edu/46BhQAL
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Dawoud Bey’s (1977 Photography) work is on view in “Artist’s Choice: Arthur Jafa—Less Is Morbid” through Wednesday, November 19, at the Museum of Modern Art, which was featured in Vulture’s list of “10 Art Shows We Can’t Wait to See This Fall.”
via https://link.sva.edu/4gAMgYm
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SVA faculty member Matt Rota (MFA 2008 Illustration as Visual Essay) illustrated a story on an experimental PTSD treatment in 'The Atlantic.'
via https://link.sva.edu/3Vt4fGC
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'Bold Journey' interviews BFA Illustration student Emily Xinya Wang about channeling interests into artwork.
via https://link.sva.edu/3KzT3FI
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Here are some more photos from the annual VASA Halloween party held at the Dave & Busters in Times Square! 👻

See more here: https://link.sva.edu/4qsY1Vs
Photos by Kobe Ligon (BFA Photography and Video)

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Will we see you at Open House 🥺?!

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'The Education of a Design Writer,' a new anthology edited by MFA Design Co-Chair Emeritus Steven Heller and MA Design Research, Writing, and Criticism Chair Molly Heintz (MFA 2011 Design Criticism), launched on Wednesday, September 24.

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'It’s Nice That' profiles Yutong Hu (BFA 2024 Design), the New York-based designer whose broad range of work in typography, illustration, and design finds inspiration in contradiction over consensus.
via https://link.sva.edu/46AV7Vk

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Cecilia Ruiz (MFA 2012 Illustration as Visual Essay) designed this year’s Día de Muertos collection for Target, celebrating the interconnectedness of life and death. via https://link.sva.edu/4hjWxsy

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See all the creative and fun costumes from VASA’s annual Halloween party, held last week at Dave and Buster’s in Times Square, here: https://link.sva.edu/4qsY1Vs

#sva #svanyc #schoolOfVisualArts #Halloween #HalloweenParty #VASAHalloweenParty #costumes

Debbie Millman, Chair of MPS Branding, wrote and illustrated an op-ed published by The New York Times on Trump's construction of the White House ballroom. Via https://link.sva.edu/3LkbK0B.

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Davina Hsu (MFA 2023 Fine Arts), Synchronicity, 2025, wool felted on soft foam. Hsu’s work is on view in “Heaven on Earth,” a solo exhibition at Turley Gallery in Hudson, New York, through Sunday, November 2. Via https://link.sva.edu/4oa503P.

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Register for our last Open House of the season this Saturday, November 1! Attendees receive an application fee waiver.

To register and find more info, check this link: https://link.sva.edu/47e2unp

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SVA Graduate Program Information Sessions

Are you thinking about pursuing graduate studies at SVA? The fall season is packed full of opportunities to learn more about graduate programs at SVA. Check out open-house details. https://sva.edu/features/sva-graduate-program-information-sessions

"Edel Rodriguez: Freedom is a Verb" is now streaming on PBS Here

The documentary about SVA faculty member Edel Rodriguez premiered at DOC NYC and has been selected for numerous film festivals over the past year. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/edel-rodriguez-freedom-is-a-verb/36594/

VASA’s Halloween Party

See all the creative and fun costumes from VASA’s annual Halloween party, held last week at Dave and Buster’s in Times Square. https://sva.edu/features/sva-students-celebrate-halloween-2025-slideshow