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Ali Banisadr (BFA 2005 Illustration) was profiled in Artsy on the occasion of “Noble/Savage,” his solo show inaugurating New York’s Olney Gleason gallery. Read more about Banisadr and his work in the spring/summer 2020 Visual Arts Journal here.
BFA Illustration student Sammi Wu (@bysammiwu) won the Queens Public Library's first-ever Banned Books Library Card Design Contest. Her artwork is now available as a library card. Learn more about Wu and her work here.
Meimei Liu (BFA 2021 Film) was featured in Film Daily for her film-editing and directorial work. Read the article here.
Millie von Platen (MFA 2021 Illustration as Visual Essay) wrote and illustrated a new book, 'Zohran Walks New York,' following New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on a joyful tour through all five boroughs. Via @millievonplaten.
#sva #svaalumni #zohran #mamdani
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.
'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, which celebrates the next generation of Latino filmmakers and creatives. Learn more.
https://link.sva.edu/4qJ9f8t. #sva #svanyc #svaalumni #3danimation #shortfilm #filmfestival #latino #latinofilms #spotlightaward #TúCuentasCineYouthFest #3dfilm #youthfilmfestival
From textured fall photography to bold new illustrations—see this month’s roundup of five SVA artists and designers who are channeling autumn on their Instagram feeds here.
BFA Illustration faculty member Edel Rodriguez recently did this gorgeous cover for the November 17, 2025 edition of 'The New Yorker' following Zohran Mamdani's win of the 2025 New York City mayoral race. Read more here.
Suzanne Joelson, K-9 Rising, 2025. Joelson, an artist and faculty member at SVA, recently had work on view in “Artist Invitational,” a group show at Private Public Gallery in Hudson, New York. Read more about Joelson and her work in her conversation with artist Leslie Wayne for Two Coats of Paint.
The New York Times interviews MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Chair and 1996 program graduate Riccardo Vecchio about illustrator and 2024 program graduate Rama Duwaji, who is navigating the spotlight after her husband, Zohran Mamdani, won the Democratic primary for the 2025 New York City mayoral election.
Read the article here!
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Matt Cetta (BFA 2011 Photography) talks with PetaPixel about his collaborative project with Christina DeOrtentiis (BFA 2013 Photography), which explores what it means to lose one’s sight and, in turn, one’s traditional way of seeing.
Read the article here!
Ciel Chen (BFA 2022 Illustration; MFA 2024 Illustration as Visual Essay) illustrated “PICTURE ON THE WALL: Love in the Curling Corners,” a story in Ramona Magazine.
“KAWS: FAMILY”
The first major West Coast museum exhibition of work by KAWS, a.k.a. Brian Donnelly (BFA 1996 Illustration), will open at SFMOMA on Saturday, November 15. Via Fad Magazine.
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This past September, Collier Schorr (BFA 1985 Communication Arts) and faculty member Marilyn Minter were among the six artists commissioned by The New Yorker to reinterpret covers for the magazine’s 100th anniversary.
Photos featuring Sadie Sink, Julia Garner, and Cole Escola
Read the article here!
“A Storyteller, a Critic, and a Bridge Between Cultures”
Independent animator Jinghan Zhang (MFA 2017 Computer Art) was featured for her award-winning films and work as a festival juror in USA Today.
Read the article here!