SVAwesome > September 2023
An illustration of a young girl reading a book in front of a window of people watching
Matt Rota
www.mattrotasart.com

Faculty member Matt Rota (MFA 2008 Illustration as Visual Essay) did the artwork for a New York Times opinion piece on China’s new education program in Tibet.

September 2023

An illustration of a young girl reading a book in front of a window of people watching
A wall of shelves with the same book repeated on it titled "spectacle." between each book is a flat fin-like sculpture.
A painting of family around a table spread with various food items including breads and cakes
Two students stand behind DJ decks playing music, one is wearing a cap with patches on it and the other holds a mannequin arm
An illustration of a monkey holding a pencil and words surroing it that read "Welcome to the fall 2023 semester"
A group of students in a figuring drawing class draw a person sitting in a chair on a stage in the center of the room
Two people stand on a stage holding awards, they are smiling and posing for the camera
An illustration of a landscape featuring rivers leading to low green mountains on the horizon. Peeking up behind the mountains are two cat heads and one human head. Behind them are colorful clouds and a night sky.
Three images, one of maps titled "Design Journey" that contain scavenger hunt information and two images to the right of students on the scavenger hunt

August 2023

An illustration of figures and plants situated among large beige columns. There is a blue fabric draped across the top of the composition.
A dimly lit room containing 7 blue computer monitors and a neon sign that reads "water". There are potted plants in the center and three organically shaped wooden stools.
A LinkNYC sign is illuminated with an illustration that features the word "Central Park" in big block letters, emulating buildings.
A ghostly painting of two faces, one facing the left and the other looking straight-on, overlaid on top of each other. The colors are varying hues of purple and red.
An impressionist-style painting of a woman in bed awake looking worried as five figures inhabit the room behind her. The room is purple and illuminated by a single light.
A still featuring two people sitting at a white table on a boardwalk. The sky is clear and yellow and there is a ferris wheel in the background.

July 2023

An illustration of the map of the United States with various summer-time foods on top. The sea is pink and the land mass is green. Foods include tacos, fish, corndogs, hot dogs, ice cream, and more.
A digital illustration of two people embracing with their arms around each other in front of a rainbow-stripped background. One person has a pink mullet and the other has long brown hair
A billboard of a woman on a pink background in new york city
A square wooden table in a white room with many little colorful sculptures on top of it
A photo of a corsage with big green leaves and red bird of paradise flowers attached to an oblong balloon and sinking underwater.
A drawing of an American flag with seven little yellow figures dancing over it signed by Keith Haring.
A grid of four images depicting SVA staff and students at the 2023 NYC pride parade. Everyone is dressed in bright colors and one image shows a close-up of a box of crayons that is SVA branded.
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