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SVA Portfolios: Five Most-Discussed Projects of May 2020
June 1, 2020
A photograph of a purple flower surrounded by green foliage by Olena Shmahalo
Credit: Olena Shmahalo

The May roundup of the top five most-discussed projects from SVA Portfolios includes a photo series of vibrant plants, a shocking short comic and a colorful illustration series following a family trip.

An illustration of a girl preforming CPR on a test dummy, while surrounded by her classmates.
Credit: Will Chen

5) Will Chen (BFA 2014 Cartooning), Journal of Sex


A photograph of a purple flower surrounded by green foliage
Credit: Olena Shmahalo

4) Olena Shmahalo (BFA 2011 Visual and Critical Studies), Botanical Photography. (Watch our video interview with Shmahalo here.)


An illustration of a person dressed as a king, with a teacup in their hand, looking behind them at people on top of mountains.
Credit: Feifei Ruan

3) Feifei Ruan (MFA 2015 Visual Narrative), Vikings Versus Kings


Credit: Joy Tien

2) Joy Tien (MFA 2014 Computer Art), Sherwin Williams: Bird House


A colored illustration of Jughead Jones eating a burger at Pop's with a wolf outside snarling at him.
Credit: Joshua Hixson

1) Joshua Hixson (BFA 2014 Cartooning), Colors for Jughead: The Hunger (Drawn by Adam Gorham)


For the five most-discussed projects of April 2020, click here. The Portfolios network is free to all SVA alumni, faculty members and degree-seeking students (members can add projects here).