Join Us For 2026 Open Studios!

July 24, 2026

6:00–8:00 pm

MFA Visual Narrative
136 West 21st Street, 10th floor
New York, NY 10011

This event is open to the public. Registration is required.

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Photo by Borderless Colors

We invite you to our 2026 Open Studios, showcasing a new collection of work from our first and second year students.

Meet our first and second year students in their studio spaces, where they will showcase the work that they’ve created this summer. Visit the accompanying RisoLAB Print Slam and shop for new art by our students and the RisoLAB community. Mingle with our community and enjoy a free drink, on us!

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Credit & Recognition

Student

Cartoonist and illustrator

Catherine Krahn

Animator and artist

Illustrator and concept artist

Photographer, Filmmaker, Graphic Designer, Illustrator

Molly McCracken

Writer, artist and illustrator

Rashid Almheiri

Graphic Designer

Sarah Rose Carney

Designer and Writer

Sofia Musacchia

Illustrator and Animator

Visual Artist and Screen Printer

Visual Artist and Photographer

Illustrator, Manga artist, and Printmaker

Designer-illustrator

Designer, illustrator, and visual storyteller

Antonia Lacerda

Chidera Semper-Henry

Comics creator, illustrator

Fatima Zafar Warraich

Visual and comic artist, filmmaker, singer-songwriter, and graphic designer

Gabriel Hutchings

Multidisciplinary artist

Illustrator, storyteller

Jeremy Yuto Nakamura

Visual artist, designer

Michaela Frederico

Creative Director

Concept artist, visual storyteller

Filmmaker, artist

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