Drawn from the ranks of the city’s best-known photographers, curators, art directors, publishers, art dealers, critics and writers, the mentors are paired with students based on their field of expertise and the student’s area of concentration. The 2017 – 2018 mentors include noted photographer Olivia Bee, Senior Curator of Photography at the Guggenheim Museum Jennifer Blessing, Editorial Director of Paper Mickey Boardman, photographer Roe Ethridge, Deputy Director of Photography at TIME Paul Moakley, The New York Times Magazine Director of Photography Kathy Ryan and artist and Founder of Pioneer Works Dustin Yellin, among many others.

Established in 1992, the Mentors program at SVA is designed to cultivate relationships between established and emerging artists and to introduce new talent to the New York arts community. “The Mentors project fulfills our commitment to the students that, in addition to encouraging the development of each of their sensibilities, they are informed and engaged in the professional community," Frailey said. "Working with the mentors gives them objective and professional insight into their work and helps to make their transition as artists after graduation a bit less daunting.”

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