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Embracing the Mess by MFAVN’s Liz Enright

  • 1 month, 20 days ago

  • 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 …    More

FIND YOUR STORY at MFAVN

  • 7 months, 6 days ago

  • by Ben

“The Universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” —Muriel Rukeyser “FIND YOUR STORY” is the mission of the MFA Visual Narrative program at the School of Visual Arts in …    More

Barbara Geoghegan presents ‘Rona’

  • 8 months, 30 days ago

  • 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 …    More

Jon Bero presents ‘Yuki’

  • 9 months ago

  • by Ben

There is beauty in the broken, but Yuki, a deer plagued by anxiety, isn’t able to see it. As a result of a misguided attempt by his closest companion Michi …    More

Alexandra Beguez presents ‘The Offering’

  • 9 months ago

  • by Ben

The Offering is a cautionary tale about how relationships change over time, facing the consequences of your actions, and finding your place in the universe. Maite lives on Talus, the …    More

Presenting the Sweaty Palms comic anthology!

  • 9 months, 7 days ago

  • 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 …    More

MFAVN 2016: Summer Memories: Mapping the Met

  • 9 months, 21 days ago

  • by Ben

One of the highlights of the summer was our Second Year students’ Mapping the Met project. What is Mapping the Met? It’s a wonderful new way of looking at the …    More

MFAVN Thesis Presentations, July 19th at 6pm

  • 10 months, 15 days ago

  • by Ben

Please join the MFA Visual Narrative program as our thesis students proudly present their eight cutting-edge multi-media storytelling thesis installations. The projects in the exhibition, “And Then”, reflect the uniquely …    More

Setting up the 2016 thesis show, ‘And Then…’

  • 10 months, 17 days ago

  • by Ben

2016 is shaping up to be an excellent example of immersive storytelling. Each graduating student has been charged with showing their story in a way that engages the audience. You’ll …    More

Welcome to our new students! Profile of Shannon Oertle.

  • 11 months, 3 days ago

  • by Ben

Shannon Oertle is the latest new MFAVN student under the spotlight. Shannon’s work struck us as whimsical, with a wonderful sense of childhood. Her application’s imagery and storytelling give us …    More

2016 MFA Thesis Exhibit

  • 11 months, 15 days ago

  • by Ben

  RSVP for free tickets to the reception here Join us for the next showcase of our third year students. We’ll see work by Alexandra Beguez, Jon Bero, Anelisa Garfunkel, Barbara …    More
Jenny Goldstick Sketchnotes

Indiecade: Sketchnotes by Jenny Goldstick

  • 1 year, 20 days ago

  • by Ben

Jenny Goldstick, our sketchnote reporter-at-large, attended Indiecade, an event dedicated to celebrating independent games. She came back with amazing insights into gaming, comics and interactive storytelling. From Sequential to Interactive: Visual …    More

Pepo Pérez talks to us about story

  • 1 year, 3 months ago

  • by Ben

We were delighted to discuss story with cartoonist, illustrator and MFA Visual Narrative International Scholar Pepo Pérez. He spoke about his work and process and discussed the making of his …    More

MFAVN presents Visualized: Climate

  • 1 year, 3 months ago

  • by Ben

How can storytelling help us manage climate change? MFA Visual Narrative, in partnership with the 2014 Visualized conference, presented a panel discussion, led by Paul Miller, that focused on the …    More

The Visual Narrative Thesis Projects: Jenny Goldstick

  • 1 year, 3 months ago

  • by 1 Trick Pony

Jenny Goldstick has impressed students and faculty alike with her perspective on the world, and her ability to visualize that perspective with her work. From her fantastic Sketchbook Notes, to …    More
Anna Eveslage photographer storyteller

MFAVN talks to photographer (and alum) Anna Eveslage

  • 1 year, 3 months ago

  • by Ben

We had the pleasure of sitting down with Anna Eveslage to talk about photography, constructed visual narrative and her thesis project, Eating Alone. In the podcast we discuss one piece …    More

Five innovative storytellers to watch

  • 1 year, 3 months ago

  • by Ben

There’s enough storytelling talent out there to choke Galactus. Yes, that Galactus. Everywhere you look you see stories that can pull you in and keep you in. If you’re not careful …    More

Alison Paul and students mural up UConn

  • 1 year, 4 months ago

  • by 1 Trick Pony

Alison Paul, Class of 2015, was a fantastic student who happens to also be an excellent teacher! Here’s a video showing off one of her class projects at UConn. From …    More

Thanks for coming to our Riso PRINT SLAM show!

  • 1 year, 5 months ago

  • by Ben

We had a blast hanging out with you at the PRINT SLAM show! “It was really inspiring to see RisoLAB take shape over the past few months,” Nathan Fox, Chair …    More

The MFAVN One-Stop Shop!

  • 1 year, 5 months ago

  • by Ben

Looking for a last minute gift? Check out these comics, coloring books, novels and more — all created by our students and faculty! The Goddess Coloring Book: Traditional Images to …    More

Welcome Lisa Cron!

  • 1 year, 5 months ago

  • by Ben

We’re delighted to announce the newest member of the MFAVN family, Lisa Cron! Lisa has worked in publishing at W.W. Norton, as an agent at the Angela Rinaldi Literary Agency, …    More

Join Nathan Fox at our next Info Session

  • 1 year, 7 months ago

  • by Ben

Come one, come all! We’re running an Info Session for the 2016 registration period. Info Sessions are designed to give you a deep look at what MFAVN is all about. …    More

We have one second to get your attention.

  • 1 year, 7 months ago

  • by Ben

As storytellers, one of our ongoing tasks is to stay aware of what our audiences are up to. Apparently, a lot of us multitask between 2+ screens so it can …    More

Say hi to our faculty at SPX 2015!

  • 1 year, 8 months ago

  • by Ben

Our faculty is all over the place these days. Not in a scattered kind of way, but in a how-can-we-possibly-keep-up kind of way. Luckily, we can say with certainty that …    More

High Fidelity virtual reality is coming

  • 1 year, 8 months ago

  • by 1 Trick Pony

Right now you and I are sitting in three dimensional space, moving through the fourth dimension and interacting in…what? The digital dimension? Yes, don’t worry, this is going somewhere. The …    More
Photo by Gabriele Holtermann-Gorden

Our inaugural class! Looking back (Part 1)

  • 1 year, 8 months ago

  • by 1 Trick Pony

We’ll be doing some reflection in the coming weeks as our inaugural class, the class of 2015, finish their theses. I’m a sentimental guy, so I spent an hour browsing through …    More

NEW CLASSES ALERT! Workin’ on the Riso.

  • 1 year, 8 months ago

  • by Ben

We have some exciting plans in store this Fall and they have a lot to do with RISO! Two, two-color Risograph (Riso) Duplicators to be exact! What’s a Risograph? Can you eat …    More

Tell stories together

  • 1 year, 9 months ago

  • by Ben

One of the lessons we live by every day at MFAVN is often overlooked by many…“Work on your stories with other people.”It’s risky. It can be painful. It can also …    More

NO|ON 2014: Walter Tyler’s “Jonas and the White Bear”

  • 1 year, 9 months ago

  • by Ben

What is NO|ON? Short for “Narrative Object, Objective Narrative” it embodies the idea that every object contains its own narrative and every successful narrative strives for a unique objective. For the annual …    More

NO|ON 2015: Thomas Slattery’s “Appendage”

  • 1 year, 9 months ago

  • by Ben

What is NO|ON? Short for “Narrative Object, Objective Narrative” it embodies the idea that every object contains its own narrative and every successful narrative strives for a unique objective. For the annual …    More

NO|ON 2015: Ella Romero’s “Breach”

  • 1 year, 9 months ago

  • by Ben

What is NO|ON? Short for “Narrative Object, Objective Narrative” it embodies the idea that every object contains its own narrative and every successful narrative strives for a unique objective. For the annual …    More
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NO|ON 2015: Jie Ren’s “Cocoon Rebirth”

  • 1 year, 9 months ago

  • by Ben

What is NO|ON? Short for “Narrative Object, Objective Narrative” it embodies the idea that every object contains its own narrative and every successful narrative strives for a unique objective. For the …    More

NO|ON 2015: Michelle Nahmad’s “Adrift”

  • 1 year, 9 months ago

  • by Ben

What is NO|ON? Short for “Narrative Object, Objective Narrative” it embodies the idea that every object contains its own narrative and every successful narrative strives for a unique objective. For the annual …    More
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NO|ON 2015: Cady Juarez’s “Intervention”

  • 1 year, 9 months ago

  • by Ben

What is NO|ON? Short for “Narrative Object, Objective Narrative” it embodies the idea that every object contains its own narrative and every successful narrative strives for a unique objective. For the annual …    More

NO|ON 2015: Mary Georgescu’s “Undercurrents”

  • 1 year, 9 months ago

  • by Ben

Mary GeorgescuWhat is NO|ON? Short for “Narrative Object, Objective Narrative” it embodies the idea that every object contains its own narrative and every successful narrative strives for a unique objective. For the …    More

NO|ON 2015: Liz Enright’s “The Lonely Beatrice Baum”

  • 1 year, 9 months ago

  • by Ben

What is NO|ON? Short for “Narrative Object, Objective Narrative” it embodies the idea that every object contains its own narrative and every successful narrative strives for a unique objective. For the annual …    More
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NO|ON 2015: Christina Mattison Ebert’s “Ginseng”

  • 1 year, 9 months ago

  • by Ben

What is NO|ON? Short for “Narrative Object, Objective Narrative” it embodies the idea that every object contains its own narrative and every successful narrative strives for a unique objective. For the annual …    More
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MFAVN Podcast: Benjamin Marra

  • 2 years, 9 months ago

  • 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. …    More