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And Then… 2022 exhibit is now open to the public
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1 year, 9 months ago
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by Ben
School of Visual Arts presents “And Then . . . 2022,” a thesis exhibition of visual stories by five graduates of the MFA Visual Narrative class of 2022, curated by […]
Digital Short Story 2022 | Justin Altman’s ‘CROCMAN’
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1 year, 9 months ago
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by Ben
The Digital Short Story ’22 exhibit includes 9 entertaining stories by the Class of ’23. Next up in our spotlight is Justin Altman’s ‘CROCMAN . THE STORY: Recycled plastic. 31% […]
Digital Short Story 2022 | Rafael Pearl’s ‘Mr. Hide-and-Seek and the Pugnacious Duke of Molasses’
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1 year, 10 months ago
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by Ben
The Digital Short Story ’22 exhibit includes 9 entertaining stories by the Class of ’23. Next up in our spotlight is Rafael Pearl’s ‘Mr. Hide-and-Seek and the Pugnacious Duke of […]
Join us in Gather for our interactive online DIGITAL SHORT STORY exhibit
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1 year, 11 months ago
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by Ben
Please join us for our interactive online Digital Short Story Show that will be held in our exhibition space in Gather (link below). Presenting Artists: Basya Goldstein Erin Casey McNichol […]
Olivia Li (’21) tells us about her thesis story, ‘Teen Spirit’
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2 years, 9 months ago
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by Ben
What is your thesis story titled, what is it about, and what medium did you decide on? Teen Spirit is a full-color coming-of-age graphic novel about three kids trying to figure […]
DECEMBER 11th: Join us for the MFA Visual Narrative Info Session
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3 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
Sign up here On December 11th, learn all about our low-residency visual storytelling MFA from Chair Nathan Fox, along with students, alums and guests. Get your questions ready! When words and […]
Congrats, Tony Chao! ‘HazMatt’ gets published in ‘Infinite Worlds’
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3 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
Tony Chao’s (’21) comic “HazMatt” has been published in the indie sci-fi magazine, Infinite Worlds Issue 5. Tony is also storyboarding for the company, Animated Storyboard. Page from ‘HazMatt’ by Tony […]
Pilar Newton-Katz’s ‘Snozzwinkle’
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3 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
Snozzlewinks by Pilar Newton-Katz Twelve year old Stella loves to draw crazy creatures in her nifty sketchbook and goes everywhere with her bestfriend, Sam the iguana. When they are chased […]
Andrew Taylor’s (‘20) ‘Spellslinger’
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3 years, 9 months ago
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by Ben
Spellslinger is the story of a powerful and influential old wizard/sheriff finally being held accountable for his corrupt ways when he crosses paths with the new generation of rookies that […]
Ian Gabriel’s ‘Supreme Beings’
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3 years, 9 months ago
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by Ben
Ian Gabriel (’20) has just released his thesis story! It’s a fantastic look at revolution through the eyes of Maximilien Robespierre. It’s Paris, France; 1791, the eve of the Champ […]
Welcome to the 2020 Digital Short Story show!
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3 years, 10 months ago
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by Ben
Enjoy the stories! Curators’ Statement: From animation and interactive apps to comics and picture books, the digital short stories and their accompanying physical artwork are the culmination of the 2nd […]
Andrew Taylor (‘20) presents ‘Spellslinger’
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3 years, 11 months ago
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by Ben
Andrew Taylor (‘20) will takeover our social media channels all day today to show us peeks at ‘Spellslinger.’ Spellslinger is the story of a powerful and influential old wizard/sheriff finally […]
Ian Gabriel (’20) shares his thesis story, ‘Supreme Beings’
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3 years, 11 months ago
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by Ben
‘Supreme Beings’ is a 72 page graphic novel by this emerging talent! The story: Alone in his cell, the mad Revolutionary Maximilien Robespierre writes his last testament to the French […]
Vanessa Dolfinger (’20) takes over and shows us her thesis story, ‘Exhale’
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4 years, 2 days ago
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by Ben
My project is a webcomic named Exhale about family, loss, and responsibility. My main character, Alex, has just lost her mother at the young age of 22. With that […]
Pilar Newton-Katz (‘20) takes over!
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4 years, 9 days ago
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by Ben
Pilar Newton-Katz will take over Facebook, Twitter and Instagram today. Follow her on Instagram @snozzlewinksworld to get peeks at her thesis story. What’s it about? Stella is a girl that […]
George Cathcart’s Misbelief is ‘Friends’
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4 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
George Cathcart’s ‘Friends’ is part of the Class of 2021’s collection of misbeliefs. “As a child, I had a misbelief in which I thought all animals were friends. After […]
MFA Visual Narrative faculty Bill Kartalopoulos has a full Fall 2019!
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4 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
Bill Kartalopoulos will be launching THE BEST AMERICAN COMICS 2019, Guest Edited by Jillian Tamaki, at the STRAND on October 1st. He’ll be moderating a conversation with five contributors to […]
Digital Short Story 2019 spotlight: Ian Gabriel’s ‘Unknown Bodies’
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4 years, 10 months ago
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by Ben
In a bizarre future, the upstart Doh-Rahi Redd, the first human peace officer in Coalition history, has been given the dubious honor of protecting Gosnih, a backwater planet known for […]
Andrew Taylor’s “With Mary Gone”
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4 years, 10 months ago
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by Ben
“With Mary Gone” is a true story about my family’s struggle to feel at home while dealing with the ever-present threat of a violent and unpredictable neighbor. Andrew is a […]
STORYTELLERS! Get your portfolio reviewed by Nathan Fox on November 3rd in Chicago!
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5 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
Chicago Graduate Portfolio Day Saturday, November 3, 2018 10:00am – 2:00pm School of the Art Institute of Chicago 280 South Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60603 Graduate National Portfolio Days […]
WORKSHOP: It’s Riso Printed! Sep 01 – Sep 02, 10:00AM – 2:00PM
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5 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
Do you have a completed short comic, zine, or other material that you’d like to produce for an upcoming comic festival, but you don’t know how or where to make […]
EVENT: Print Slam 8. Let us know you’ll be there!
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6 years, 6 days ago
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by Ben
Come out to the SVA RisoLAB for our eighth end of semester Print Slam!! Books, prints, zines, posters, and printed matter of all kinds made by our Continuing Education, Undergrad […]
Kenny Nam slowly reveals the characters from his story, Medicine Man, an upcoming Tribal Punk Graphic Novel
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6 years, 2 months ago
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by Ben
For the next three days, three of the characters from Medicine Man will be revealed puzzle by puzzle. Watch out for the next clue! #Tribal #Punk #MedicineMan #SVA #MFAVN #Thesis […]
WATCH Pepo Pérez present ‘Lose Yourself to Story’ to MFA Visual Narrative
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6 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
We were honored to host cartoonist, illustrator and MFA Visual Narrative International Scholar Pepo Perez! He spoke to us about his work and process and discusses the making of his […]
Join us at New York Comic Con! Meet Nathan Fox, comic storyteller and Chair of MFA Visual Narrative.
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6 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
Join Nathan Fox and other members of the MFA Visual Narrative family at NYCC 2017! Nathan will be at Artist’s Alley, Table #G12 accompanied by students, alumni and faculty. Show […]
SPX Bethesda is this weekend. Meet us there!
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6 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
SPX Bethesda is this weekend, Saturday and Sunday! MFA Visual Narrative’s family is all over the honkin’ place, so be sure to swing by the tables and see what everyone […]
Embracing the Mess by MFAVN’s Liz Enright
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7 years, 14 days ago
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by Ben
Last Fall, if asked about how my thesis project was going, my mouth would have landed somewhere between a grimace and a smile. The thesis committee had given my pitch […]
Support the ACLU and get Sweaty Palms at the same time
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7 years, 2 months ago
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by Ben
Our very own Liz Enright is the editor of the Sweaty Palms anthology, a collection of comics about anxiety. Up to February 6th, Liz and team will be donating all […]
We’re proud to announce that we’re accepting applications to the RisoLAB Artist in Residence!
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7 years, 2 months ago
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by Ben
RisoLAB Artist in Residence The RisoLAB Artist in Residence Program is a 6 or 8 week print residency that provides visual storytellers with workspace and full access to the RisoLAB. […]
MFAVN’s Bill Wehmann (Class of 2018) at Comic Arts Brooklyn this weekend!
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7 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
What will you be showing at CAB this year? (at table D15) I printed up two new comics for CAB this year; PRS, and Abyssal Yawn Supplemental/Duckhole. I’ll also have issues […]
Liz Enright talks about her comic anthology ‘Sweaty Palms’
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7 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
Sweaty Palms is one of those ideas that makes you slap your head and think, “Why didn’t I think of that?” An anthology on anxiety by the top comic talent […]
Barbara Geoghegan presents ‘Rona’
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7 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
Rona is a selkie, a young woman who can turn into a seal. Lonely and isolated within her own selkie pod, Rona grows interested in a nearby island inhabited by […]
Presenting the Sweaty Palms comic anthology!
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7 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
We’re so proud to support Liz Enright, MFAVN student, on her latest publication, Sweaty Palms! She and her partner-in-comics Sage Cofey are gathering some of the brightest talent in comics in […]
Nathan Fox’s animated gif of Batman and Superman is a whole new take on the rivalry
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7 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
The Batman/Superman rivalry/friendship is a thing of myth. Like titans of old, they get along often enough to not destroy the planet. And they fight enough to put everyone in […]
Class of 2016 thesis peek: Alexandra Beguez’s ‘The Offering’
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7 years, 9 months ago
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by Ben
Here’s a peek at Alexandra Beguez’s comic book, The Offering. You can see it at our thesis show And Then… from July 9-26, 2016. Be sure to follow her on […]
Welcome to our new students! Profile of Bill Wehmann
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7 years, 10 months ago
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by Ben
We’re delighted to welcome into the fold our incoming class, the Class of 2018! They’re a group of talented storytellers. So let’s show off their work! Next up is Bill […]
What a blast! Thanks for coming to our Continuing Education Info Session
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8 years, 2 months ago
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by Ben
We had a great time with all of you who came to our Continuing Education Info Session. It was standing room only as you see in the pics. Be sure […]
Attention SVA Seniors and Alumni! Get your portfolio reviewed by Nathan Fox!
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8 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
Hello SVA seniors and alumni! If you are a visual storyteller working in design, photography, film, animation, illustration, or multimedia interested in an getting your MFA, developing your own original […]
The best comic books of 2015
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8 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
2015 has been another great year for comic books. The art form itself continued to rule much of our cultural discourse as movies, TV and games flooded our lives. But […]
Learn the art of comic book writing from pro Mark Sable!
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8 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
REGISTER HERE We’re delighted to announce a new Continuing Education course at MFAVN, the visual storytelling MFA program at SVA! Mark Sable is known for work like Graveyard of Empires, […]
TIME CAPSULE: New York Comic Con 2015 through the lens of Lucea Spinelli
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8 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
We always enjoy New York Comic Con and this year was no different. What is different is that we had our very own Lucea Spinelli on the floor snapping some […]
New York Comic Con 2015 is over but we left a bit of ourselves behind (we’ll pick it up next year)
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8 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
Thanks so much for swinging by our New York Comic Con table and saying Hi! We had a great time and will now sleep for seven and a half days. […]
Celebrate New York Comic Con with us! Enter the MFAVN Portfolio Review Contest!
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8 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
How would you like to get your work reviewed by one of the following talents? Nathan Fox Jim Rugg Mark Sable (for all of our writers out there!) To celebrate […]
Nathan Fox talks about MFAVN with Tylyer Q Tucker at SPX 2015!
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8 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
Nathan Fox, MFAVN Chair, got to talk to Tyler Q Tucker at SPX 2015 where he opens up about his training, his career and his MFA program! He stresses being honest […]
SPX 2015 is MFAVN-heavy!
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8 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
Be sure to swing by SPX 2105 Table F2 and say hi to Feifei Ruan, Jenny Goldstick, Ryan Weber, Craig Coss, Alexandra Beguez and Masami Kiyono! They’ll have their latest projects on hand and we […]
Looking back on the class of 2015’s thesis show, “And Then”
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8 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
Have you ever had a show of your work? Seeing your efforts on the wall, or on the pedestal, or behind the glass can be delightful, but getting to that […]
Internal Matter: a thesis presentation by Ivory Nuñez-Medrano
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8 years, 9 months ago
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by 1 Trick Pony
Internal Matter By Ivory Nunez-Medrano Please join us for a special gallery presentation by Ivory Nuñez-Medrano, the creator of Internal Matter. The event takes place at 7pm on July 16th at the SVA […]
MFAVN Podcast: Benjamin Marra
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9 years, 8 months ago
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by Ben
“I’d like every panel of my comic books to change the story,” Benjamin Marra (Blades & Lazers) tells us. Reading Marra’s comics is like being swept down a water slide. […]
Interview with Matt Rota, New York Times editorial illustrator, Visual Narrative teacher and nice guy
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10 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
When did you first get a picture in your head of the profession, “Artist”? How soon after that did you realize you are one? When I was seven or eight, […]