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.
Fall/Winter 2019
- 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
Spring 2019
- 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
Fall 2018
- 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]
Spring 2018
- 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
Fall 2017
- The growing variety and flexibility of artists' residencies
- The mysterious and intimate 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]
Spring 2017
- 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
Fall 2016
- 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
- 30 years of MFA Computer Art at SVA [VIDEO]
Spring 2016
- Alumnus Jason Bard Yarmosky's loving, unflinching portraits of his grandparents [VIDEO]
- The limited-edition photo books of alumnus Clint Woodside's Deadbeat Club Press
- Cover stories: designers and authors talk about their book covers
- Four alumni living and working in Miami [VIDEO]
- Alumnus and faculty member Peter Hristoff on his residency at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- The allures, and benefits, of the artist's studio visit
Fall 2015
- Alumnus Crystal Moselle's award-winning debut documentary, The Wolfpack
- Six gallerists on their role in a changing art world
- The art of alumnus Patrick McDonnell, creator of Mutts and animal-rights advocate
- Analog photography in our digital age
- Alumnus Sean Lopano on rebranding fashion retailer Old Navy
- Interior design moves from "sustainability" to "resilience"
Spring 2015
- Resources and initiatives for making New York City affordable for artists again
- The bold, bright paintings of alumnus Andrew Brischler
- MFA Interaction Design students bootstrap their own businesses
- Artists explore 3D printing technology
- Alumnus Amelie Klein on curating international design exhibitions
- Character design, from sketch to screen
- Diversity in comics: a call for greater inclusivity
Fall 2014
- Alumnus and illustrator Nate Powell collaborates with congressman and civil rights hero John Lewis
- The photos of alumnus Mark Yankus turn unloved buildings into objects of mystery and fascination
- 30 years of MFA Illustration as Visual Essay at SVA
- The aural art of alumnus Christine Sun Kim
- Off the charts: new frontiers in data visualization
- Ad agencies founded by SVA alumni
