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The Visit to the Museum

MFA Illustration as Visual Essay

May 15 - 27, 2025

SVA Chelsea Gallery

Reception: May 20, 5:00 - 8:00pm

Selections from Thesis Projects

MFA Illustration as Visual Essay

May 15 - 27, 2025

SVA Chelsea Gallery

Reception: May 20, 5:00 - 8:00pm

Plants and the family tree in the cabinet grow in the greenhouse during the evening.

MFA Illustration as Visual Essay 2025 Thesis Exhibition

MFA Illustration as Visual Essay

May 15 - 27, 2025

SVA Chelsea Gallery

Reception: May 20, 5:00 - 7:00pm

Past Events

SVA Graduate Programs Info Session and Open House

MFA Visual Narrative MFA Photography, Video, and Related Media MFA Products of Design MFA Illustration as Visual Essay MFA Interaction Design MPS Fashion Photography MFA Fine Arts MPS Film Directing MFA Design for Social Innovation MFA Design MA Design Research, Writing, and Criticism MPS Digital Photography MA Curatorial Practice MPS Branding MFA Art Practice MA/MAT Art Education

Dec 7, 2024; 1:00 - 4:00pm

Graduate Center

Pink and purple blocked background with text.

MFA Illustration as Visual Essay

Nov 26 - Dec 14, 2024

SVA Gramercy Gallery

In this scene, a blue-haired dragon boy sits on the curved rooftop of a traditional Chinese building. His long, turquoise hair flows behind him, and dragon-like antlers sprout from his head. Around him, the roof is decorated with stone statues of Chinese mythical creatures. One stone Qilin is chasing two birds flying overhead. The golden glow paints everything in a soft, dreamlike hue. The boy gazes into the distance, surrounded by the protective presence of these ancient creatures.

MFA Illustration as Visual Essay

Nov 26 - Dec 14, 2024

SVA Gramercy Gallery

A beige and brown bull facing left, front legs in the air with a black outlined figure sitting on top of the bull

Selections from Thesis Projects

MFA Illustration as Visual Essay

May 2 - 18, 2024

SVA Chelsea Gallery

A black and grey street scene of a woman walking an exterior staircase. There is a black cat in front of her running away. There is a bicycle leaning against the building.

MFA Illustration as Visual Essay

May 2 - 18, 2024

SVA Chelsea Gallery

The subject of this illustration is a girl with a rat's head and tail, bent on her knees, surrounded by people wearing men’s suit pants and shoes. Use this image for both headers.

Does That Make Sense?

MFA Illustration as Visual Essay

Jan 26 - Mar 9, 2024

SVA Gramercy Gallery

Black and white poster with a chimpanzee holding a large pencil while standing on a sheet of paper.

MFA Illustration as Visual Essay

Dec 6, 2023 - Jan 13, 2024

SVA Gramercy Gallery

Scene from overhead of a group of 10 people sitting at an oval dining table eating and talking with their hands. There is a small cat in the lower right corner. The image is made in blue, black and white.

SVA Graduate Admissions Alumni Panel

MFA Visual Narrative MFA Illustration as Visual Essay MFA Fine Arts MA Curatorial Practice MFA Computer Arts MPS Art Therapy MFA Art Practice MA/MAT Art Education Admissions

Nov 28, 2023; 6:00 - 8:00pm

Online

Information Session

Selections From Thesis Projects

MFA Illustration as Visual Essay

May 4 - 22, 2023

SVA Chelsea Gallery

In the rest hall of Windsor Castle, a veterinary professor is treating the pet dog of King George III with two apprentices. A red-haired girl is observing a wound on one of the dogs' paws, while a boy in a blue waistcoat is taking notes on the dogs' physical condition. The professor is providing guidance on the side. The king, servants, and other people in the palace are watching on the side.

The Yellow Wallpaper

MFA Illustration as Visual Essay

May 4 - 22, 2023

SVA Chelsea Gallery

Painting of a woman sitting at a desk surrounded by other women looking at her by Anjali Kamat, MFA Illustration as a Visual Essay. The woman is writing in a diary. The background is black, filled with orange flowers.