Visual Arts Journal is the magazine of the School of Visual Arts. Published twice a year, in the fall and in the spring, the Journal covers recent and upcoming projects by SVA community members, SVA news, notable alumni and trends and topics in art, design, filmmaking, photography and their related fields. The magazine is produced by SVA External Relations and designed by the Visual Arts Press. 

To contact the editors of the Visual Arts Journal, write to extrelations@sva.edu.

• paintings, drawing, and sculpture by artist Kenny Rivero (BFA 2010 Fine Arts)
• SVA alumni who have helped make Saturday Night Live
• SVA faculty member Jade Doskow (MFA 2008 Photography, Video, and Related Media) captures the transformation of Freshkills
• designer and entrepreneur Peter Buchanan-Smith (MFA 2000 Design) reacquires his beloved Best Made brand
• a Q+A with artist and musician Kembra Pfahler (1982 Fine Arts)

• a portfolio of work by multimedia artist Willie Cole (BFA 1976 Media Arts);
• the little-known story of the late, mysterious psychedelic musician Harumi (1965 Advertising);
• a look at the perils and promises of generative AI in the education and practice of art and design;
• scenes of daily life at the U.S.–Mexico border, observed and drawn by artist Steve Mumford (MFA 1994 Fine Arts);
• an interview with Todd Radom (BFA 1986 Media Arts), the designer behind some of your favorite sports teams’ identities.

• MFA Design Co-Chairs and founders Steven Heller and Lita Talarico (MFA 2007 Art Criticism and Writing);
• a history of WSVA, the student-operated radio station of the School of Visual Arts;
• artist and BFA Fine Arts faculty member George Boorujy (MFA 2002 Illustration as Visual Essay);
• picture-book author and illustrator Selina Alko (BFA 1995 Illustration);
• artist and filmmaker Ja’Tovia Gary (MFA 2014 Social Documentary Film).

• tips and tricks for remote job interviews, from SVA Career Development;
• sculptor Minseop Yoon (MFA 2013 Fine Arts);
• SVA alumni filmmakers working in horror;
• Art History faculty member Tommy José Stathes’s collection of rare early animation;
• movie posters by alumni and faculty from BFA Fine Arts, BFA Illustration and MFA Illustration as Visual Essay;
• Academy Award-winning sound pro Mark Ulano (1975 Film and Video).

• artist Adebunmi Gbadebo (BFA 2017 Fine Arts);
• tips on hosting in-person and online studio visits;
• artist Nona Faustine (BFA 1994 Photography);
• perfumer Donna Ramanauskas (BFA 2007 Advertising);
• author and illustrator Nora Krug (MFA 2004 Illustration as Visual Essay);
• animator, entrepreneur, SVA Board member and past Korean Alumni Association president Tak Hoon Kim (MFA 2005 Computer Art; BFA 1997 Animation).

• an SVA “birthday” cake created by baker Shannie C. Mitrovich (BFA 2004 Graphic Design);
• previously unpublished “page drawings” by the late Sol LeWitt (1954 Illustration);
• an overview of SVA’s groundbreaking student and guest-artist exhibitions;
• a brief history of the School of Visual Arts;
• nine current and former SVA chairs and faculty on the past, present and future of the ever-growing discipline of design;
• tributes to the late MFA Illustration as Visual Essay founder and chair Marshall Arisman and MFA Computer Arts Chair Emeritus Bruce Wand.

• SVA Career Development’s Fulbright assistance program;
• the art of alumnus Jamie Nares
• the SVA alumni of synth-pop’s Book of Love
• the SVA alumni-founded animation studio Titmouse, Inc.
• the late SVA alumnus behind the International Library of Fashion Research
• design consultant, researcher, writer and SVA alumnus Michele Washington

• Epic, surreal narratives by SVA alumnus and artist Mu Pan
• Three alumni who live and work in New Orleans
• The art, craft and community of ceramics
• Talking shop with alumni who work in film and television
• Artist and alumnus Storm Ascher on her “nomadic” gallery, Superposition

• Three community-minded stores owned and operated by SVA alumni
• Money management tips for independent artists and designers
• The intersection of dance and photography
• Alumnus and artist Ryan J. Brady’s improbably shaped canvases [VIDEO]
• The challenges and rewards of online art education at SVA

• An interview with Curtis creator and alumnus Ray Billingsley
• Remembering the legendary designer and longtime SVA faculty member Milton Glaser
• SVA Archives’ new COVID Collection
• A photo-essay of Mumbai in lockdown
• Portraits of women “in possession of good fortune,” by artist and alumnus Kira Nam Greene

• The myth-making artwork of alumnus Ali Banisadr
• Soap-making at Even Keel, alumnus En Tsao's all-natural skincare company
• Six alumni living and working in Chicago
• The alumni-founded Satellite Art Show fights art-fair conformity
• Photographer and alumnus Vera Lutter captures a Los Angeles museum's recent past
• Author and alumnus Lauren Redniss on her latest book of illustrated nonfiction, Oak Flat

• Sculptor and alumnus Trish Tillman on her art's balance of beauty and power
• Alumnus Wes Bedrosian on how to make your own hardcover book
• Three alumni living and working in Mexico City
• Storytelling at the National Magazine Award-winning California Sunday Magazine
• California, seen through the eyes of 10 SVA photographers
• The team and technology behind Griffith Observatory's next planetarium show 

• Alumnus and painter Katherine Bernhardt
• Designing immersive, immediate experiences for music streaming services
• Art education for the underserved, at MoMA
• Alumnus, photographer and Blondie co-founder Chris Stein
• Making gelato with alumnus Meredith Kurtzman
• Alumnus and photographer Antonio Pulgarin challenges macho stereotypes and excavates his family history

• Alumnus and celebrated artist Gary Simmons
• Photographer and alumnus Lissa Rivera challenges gender stereotypes
• Five alumni living and working in London
• An interview with alumnus and OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes creator Ian Jones-Quartey [VIDEO]
• Three alumni sculptors who use nontraditional materials in their work
• Faculty member and alumnus Gail Anderson on her National Design Award for Lifetime Achievement [VIDEO]

• The fight for gender equity in creative fields
• Disorienting artworks by alumnus Robert Lazzarini
• Cartoonist Roz Chast, SVA's 2018 Masters Series honoree
• The sandcastle sculptures of alumnus Calvin Seibert
• A Q+A with comics legend and early SVA alumnus Joe Sinnott [VIDEO]
• The ups and downs of making art on Instagram

• The growing variety and flexibility of artists' residencies
• The poetic photography of alumnus Shen Wei
• A roundtable discussion on the political potential of art and design
• The present and future of virtual reality
• A unique collaboration between MoMA Wholesale and SVA's MFA Products of Design program [SLIDESHOWS]
• Three alumni-artists open up their sketchbooks [VIDEO]

• Pursuing a career in the arts while raising a family
• In the paintings of alumnus Inka Essenhigh, everything is animated
• Four alumni living and working in Tokyo
• Politician and alumnus Peter Svarzbein on his efforts to reconnect El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico
• Expanding the idea of universal design
• Illustrator and 2017 Masters Series honoree Christoph Niemann talks about his work

• MPS Branding students give Betty Boop a boost
• Homeschooled children photographed by alumnus Rachel Papo [SLIDESHOW]
• Six alumni living and working in Austin, Texas
• SiTE:LAB founder and alumnus Paul Amenta on community-focused public art
• The past, present and possible future(s) of generative typography
• Alumnus Olivier Kugler mixes reportage with illustration
• 30 years of MFA Computer Art at SVA [VIDEO]