Next up in the SVA Features series is Dash Shaw (BFA 2005 Illustration), a comic book writer/artist, animator and author of the critically acclaimed graphic novels Cosplayers, Doctors, New School and Bottomless Belly Button, published by Fantagraphics. He has also written Love Eats Brains (Odd God Press), GardenHead (Meathaus), The Mother's Mouth (Alternative Comics) and BodyWorld (Pantheon Books). Shaw's feature-film debut, My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea, starring the voices of Jason Schwartzman, Lena Dunham, Reggie Watts, Maya Rudolph and Susan Sarandon, is currently in theaters.
In the video below, Shaw talks about how he started drawing, the unique beauty of comics, his experiences at SVA and much more.
SVA Features is a video series highlighting accomplished faculty and alumni working in a wide range of creative fields.