Artist Residency Programs
COURSE FINDER
From the Laboratory to the Studio
The Bio Art Lab, located in the heart of the Chelsea gallery district, houses microscopes for photo and video; skeletons; specimen and slide collections; a herbarium; and an aquarium, as well as a library.
From the Laboratory to the Studio: Interdisciplinary Practices in Bio Art
May 20 - Jun 14 2024
$3000
Location
335 West 16th Street
Faculty
George B. Boorujy,
Fine artist
Steve Miller,
Painter
Suzanne Anker,
Chair, BFA Fine Arts Department, School of Visual Arts; fine artist; theorist
Tarah Rhoda,
Bio Lab manager, School of Visual Arts
From anatomical studies to landscape painting to the biomorphism of surrealism, the biological realm has historically provided a significant resource for artists. More recently, bio art has become a term referring to intersecting domains of the biological sciences and their incorporation into the visual arts. Of particular importance in bio art is to summon awareness of the ways in which advancing biotechnologies alter social, ethical and cultural values in society. This interdisciplinary residency will take place in the SVA Bio Art Laboratory located in New York City's Chelsea gallery district. The SVA Bio Art Lab is a fusion of a 19th-century cabinet of curiosities with a state-of-the-art biotechnology laboratory, housing specimen collections, aquariums, a variety of microscopes, and an art and science library. In this residency, students will be introduced to the emerging field of biological arts through hands-on laboratory practices and discussions. Demonstrations include microscopic imaging, growing 2D and 3D biomaterials, such as fungi and bacterial cellulose, among others. Discussion topics range from bioethics and genetic manipulation to climate change and sustainability.
Each resident has a private studio space and access to various sculpture and printing facilities in the department. The residency culminates in a public exhibition. Students may work in any media, including the performing arts. The program is led by artist Suzanne Anker, chair of the BFA Fine Arts Department, and Tarah Rhoda, manager of the Bio Art Laboratory. Faculty and former speakers include artists, scientists and museum professionals such as Heather Dewey-Hagborg, Oron Catts, Thyrza Goodeve and François-Joseph Lapointe.
This course is graded on a pass/fail system. A portfolio is required for review and acceptance to this program. Residents who wish to borrow equipment from the Fine Arts Digital Lab are required to provide proof of insurance with rental endorsement, listing SVA as a co-insured. Participants will be held responsible for payment of any loss, theft or damage incurred to the equipment. SVA provides information on affordable insurance plans.
Each resident has a private studio space and access to various sculpture and printing facilities in the department. The residency culminates in a public exhibition. Students may work in any media, including the performing arts. The program is led by artist Suzanne Anker, chair of the BFA Fine Arts Department, and Tarah Rhoda, manager of the Bio Art Laboratory. Faculty and former speakers include artists, scientists and museum professionals such as Heather Dewey-Hagborg, Oron Catts, Thyrza Goodeve and François-Joseph Lapointe.
This course is graded on a pass/fail system. A portfolio is required for review and acceptance to this program. Residents who wish to borrow equipment from the Fine Arts Digital Lab are required to provide proof of insurance with rental endorsement, listing SVA as a co-insured. Participants will be held responsible for payment of any loss, theft or damage incurred to the equipment. SVA provides information on affordable insurance plans.
