School of Visual Arts Alumni

With over 44,000 alumni from nearly 130 countries, SVA represents one of the most influential artistic communities in the world.

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Vanity Fair's fall movie preview features two of our alumni: Zach Cregger (BFA 2004 Computer Art) and Ti West (BFA 2003 Film).
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Illustrator Koren Shadmi (BFA 2006 Illustration) is the latest artist behind SVA's fall subway poster. "I hope viewers can have a little visual break from their busy lives," he says of the piece, which speaks to the transformative power of creativity.
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SVA Theatre's After School Special returns next week—a free festival of screenings including "Anora" (2024) and "KPop Demon Hunters" (2025), as well as Q&As with SVA alumni in film, TV, animation and VFX. Free and open to the public; see the lineup here: https://t.co/NLZ10lMbJE

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This month, SVA Galleries presents three special exhibitions just in time for the return to campus for the 2026–27 academic year, with receptions for each taking place this week.
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Before his work appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair, Keith Negley (MFA 2013 Fine Arts) felt stuck in one style.

Grad school taught him "to not care anymore" about a signature look and to let his own experiences drive the work. https://t.co/zwIlCkpyrq

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With sketchbooks packed and passports stamped, SVA community members flew to France for the 66th Annecy International Animation Film Festival—joining artists and filmmakers from around the globe at one of the world's most prestigious animation events.
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Staten Island's newly official flag was designed by one of our own: Emil Micha (1964 Graphic Design). A decade after he first sketched it for Borough Hall, City Council just voted 42-0 to make it the borough's official flag.
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SVA alumnus Rostarr (BFA 1994 Graphic Design) has unveiled a monumental new mural wrapping the entire façade of Potato Head Beach Club in Seminyak, Bali, inspired by his time observing the island's coastline, temples, and rituals.
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Noticed all the lines around New York lately? So did Natan Dvir (MFA 2010, Photography, Video, and Related Media).

Dvir shot the photography for @Curbed's story on the city's line-culture obsession—from fro-yo shops to pizza counters. https://t.co/AN1be1gdfp

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This year, more than 80 SVA community members were recognized in the 3x3 Annual No. 23, with Best of Show awarded to Wenjia Wang (BFA 2018 Illustration) and Carol Jiang (BFA 2025 Illustration). Congrats to all honored! 👏
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Emily Larsen (BFA 2015 Photography) embraces the photograph as a constructed object, cultivating a tension between reality and artifice. Read about her work in an interview with Lenscratch for Still Life Photography week.

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Meet Jesse Kirsch (BFA 2008 Graphic Design), an SVA alumnus whose studio, No Plan, has designs woven throughout the culture and streetscapes of Takoma Park, Maryland. Read about Kirsch's work in an article from SVA’s magazine, the Visual Arts Journal. https://t.co/iseg7yUrtM

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Work by Ailyn Lee (MFA 2022 Fine Arts; BFA 2017 Illustration) and Tianshu Zhang (MFA 2023 Fine Arts) is on view in "The Overslept Mayfly" at Latitude Gallery through Saturday, August 1. Read Whitehot's review of the show: https://t.co/jtMtW8qUZe

Photo credit: Fanfan Yuxuan Fan.

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Julie Klausner (MFA 2007 Illustration as Visual Essay), creator of Hulu’s Difficult People (2015–17), discusses the cult comedy’s legacy and possible revival in The New York Times ahead of a new Blu-ray edition and a reunion this fall.
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Congratulations to 2026 BFA Design alumni April Lim, Yun Kim, and Seogyeong Kim! The group was awarded a Young Ones Student Award for their project SafeDash, an autopilot-style smart helmet that provides hands-free navigation.
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Kaitlin Brito (BFA 2022 Illustration) talks with @creativeboom about overcoming burnout and how she captures the quality of traditional media while working digitally. https://t.co/HupsLrRkIs

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Abdool Corlette (BFA 2013 Film and Video) reflects on his branding career path—from GLAAD to the American Civil Liberties Union—in a Q&A from the spring/summer 2026 Visual Arts Journal.
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Wenjia Wang (BFA 2018 Illustration) discusses how she creates tension between the beautiful and the unsettling in an interview for Bold Journey.
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Continuing Education Visual and Critical Studies faculty member Ed Woodham was featured in Hyperallergic’s Queer Elders interview series with Hakim Bishara (MFA 2017 Art Writing).
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