Graduate News
2025 SVA Gift Guide: Alumni Products for the Holiday Season
The latest SVA holiday gift guide includes posters, card decks, inventive chess sets, pom-pom beanies, and more.
Screen Time: What to Watch Over SVA’s 2025–26 Winter Break
Take some time over the upcoming recess to check out these notable recent film and TV projects, all featuring work by SVA alumni and faculty.
The Five: Zohran Mamdani Edition
As New York City’s next mayor prepares to take office, a look at how SVA alumni and faculty have documented his rise—and the growing profile of his wife, artist and SVA alumnus Rama Duwaji.
Inside CUP, the Award-Winning Nonprofit Led by SVA Grad and Faculty Member Pilar Finuccio
The Brooklyn-based organization produces publications, interactive kits, and other media to cultivate civic education and engagement.
The Monumental, Meticulous Collages of SVA Alumnus María Berrío
The artist and MFA Illustration as Visual Essay graduate layers hundreds of pieces of handmade paper to create her allegorical works.
Meet 2025 SVA Alumni Scholarship Winner Héctor Ruiz
The MFA Design for Social Innovation graduate discusses his award-winning thesis project, We Are Speaking/Estamos Hablando, and the power of collective visual storytelling.
Q&A: MFA Art Practice Chair David A. Ross on New Online Program Offering
Effective Fall 2026, the interdisciplinary program will be offered fully remotely, providing artists located worldwide with access to SVA’s faculty and resources.
Meet 2025 SVA Alumni Scholarship Award-Winner Zixin Yang
The MFA Computer Arts alumnus discusses her award-winning thesis film, ‘Lingering Summer Day,’ and her SVA Experience
Introducing the Fall/Winter 2025–26 ‘Visual Arts Journal’
The latest issue of SVA’s magazine spotlights noteworthy recent work by students, alumni, and faculty of the College.
Five SVA Community Instagrams to Follow in November
From textured fall photography to bold new illustrations, these five SVA artists and designers bring the season’s warmth, creativity, and spirit of reflection to your feed.
SVA Alumnus Rebecca Sugar Returns to SVA to Celebrate Their ‘Lonely Magic’ Music
The BFA Animation graduate, creator of the beloved ‘Steven Universe’ series, will discuss their latest project, an album of original songs and accompanying music videos.
November 2025 Exhibitions and Events at SVA
From alumni spotlights to interdisciplinary lectures and screenings, SVA’s many gallery and classroom spaces offer exhibitions and events across fine art, curation, photography, animation, politics, and culture.