A man and a woman sit on stage in black armchairs during a presentation. The man, holding a microphone, gestures toward colorful illustrated posters the woman is holding, one depicting a dancer in front of the Puerto Rican flag and another labeled "Pakistan" showing a traditional dancer. Behind them, a large screen displays cartoon portraits and text reading “50 Who Made a BIG Difference” by David Heredia. A smaller poster on the floor reads “Little Heroes of Color – Mansa Musa” with a cartoon character illustration.A man and a woman sit on stage in black armchairs during a presentation. The man, holding a microphone, gestures toward colorful illustrated posters the woman is holding, one depicting a dancer in front of the Puerto Rican flag and another labeled "Pakistan" showing a traditional dancer. Behind them, a large screen displays cartoon portraits and text reading “50 Who Made a BIG Difference” by David Heredia. A smaller poster on the floor reads “Little Heroes of Color – Mansa Musa” with a cartoon character illustration.
A man and a woman sit on stage in black armchairs during a presentation. The man, holding a microphone, gestures toward colorful illustrated posters the woman is holding, one depicting a dancer in front of the Puerto Rican flag and another labeled "Pakistan" showing a traditional dancer. Behind them, a large screen displays cartoon portraits and text reading “50 Who Made a BIG Difference” by David Heredia. A smaller poster on the floor reads “Little Heroes of Color – Mansa Musa” with a cartoon character illustration.A man and a woman sit on stage in black armchairs during a presentation. The man, holding a microphone, gestures toward colorful illustrated posters the woman is holding, one depicting a dancer in front of the Puerto Rican flag and another labeled "Pakistan" showing a traditional dancer. Behind them, a large screen displays cartoon portraits and text reading “50 Who Made a BIG Difference” by David Heredia. A smaller poster on the floor reads “Little Heroes of Color – Mansa Musa” with a cartoon character illustration.
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Founder and creative producer, Augenblick Studios • Recipient, Animated Short Runner Up, SXSW, Ramblin’ Man • Producer, director, and writer, The Adventures of Drunky • Supervising producer, animation director, and character designer, Ugly Americans • Director, Snapchat’s Death Hacks • Animator, “Cool Drones,” Saturday Night Live
Aaron Augenblick • Animation
Honoree, Guggenheim Fellow and National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists’ Fellow • Recipient, Golden Lion, Venice Biennale • Artist, “Adrian Piper: A Synthesis of Intuitions, 1965 – 2016,” The Museum of Modern Art • Founder, Adrian Piper Research Archive Foundation • Permanent collection, Whitney Museum of American Art
Adrian Piper • Fine Arts
Investor, New Atlas Ventures • Executive creative director, product design, Pinterest, and head of its in-house product incubator TwoTwenty • Co-founder and creative director, Icebergs (acquired by Pinterest), UnitCo Creative Agency, and Wiselist app • Freelance art director and user experience designer, Pentagram • Art director, La Doma
Albert Pereta • Design
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The professionalism, polish and intellectual and creative rigor that SVA brought to my practice is not something I see from others I have met engaged in similar creative work.
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Susanne Reece
MFA 2020 Visual Narrative