SVA Alumnus Uses Art to Connect Incarcerated Moms and Their Kids
SVA alumnus Katie Yamasaki (MFA 2003 Illustration as Visual Essay) has just passed the halfway mark toward her goal of raising $16,000 to fund an empowering new project called “If Walls Could Talk.” Hosted on KickStarter (where pledges of as little as $1 can be made until January 11, 2012), Yamasaki’s creative initiative aims to [...]
Emerging Art Critics Survey the Scene on ‘Degree Critical’
As part of SVA’s rigorous MFA Art Criticism and Writing program, students develop their skills by contributing to Degree Critical, the department’s online journal of articles and exhibition reviews, which is edited by faculty members Raphael Rubinstein and Nancy Princenthal, both contributing editors at Art in America magazine. Emerging critics must refine their ability to [...]
A Conversation with Provocative Artist Duo ‘Type A’
Adam Ames (MFA 1997 Photography and Related Media) and Andrew Bordwin of the artist duo Type A are known for their body of work that deals with how men compete and challenge one another. For the SVA exhibition “Being American” (on view at the Visual Arts Gallery, 601 West 26 Street, 15th floor, through Wednesday, [...]
