As an artist and a student of art history, senior Temitayo (Tayo) Ogunbiyi is drawn to works that challenge conventional notions of categorizing people by appearance, gender, nationality or other ...

Suchitra Mattai, "Herself as another" (2022), acrylic, gouache, cord, trim, earrings, and family necklace, 66 x 72 inches (courtesy the artist and Hollis Taggart, New York) What can monsters ...

Becoming a professional artist is the direct result of discovering that I am autistic. For the majority of my adult life, I created art but I never fully allowed myself to pursue it as a lifelong path ...

This blog post is the first of a series that aims to explore and highlight Asian American culture in San Francisco and the Bay Area by reflecting upon themes related to our ongoing Asian American Now ...

With the evolution of the web came the dream of a new frontier in human relations, one free from the usual identifiers of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and dis/ability. This fall, ...

Representations of Identity and the American Dream illustrates notions of American national identity in light of racial and cultural identities. During the 2016 election, both Democrats and ...

Identity is a much richer and more nuanced concept than we often admit. In many Western and Westernized countries, finding one’s identity is an independent journey of self-discovery through ...

Welcome back to “Portraits of Identity,” an ongoing series from SVA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion that lifts voices from the diverse, global and multicultural body at the School of Visual Arts.

Note: Attendees must provide proof of vaccination (including booster, if eligible) and advance Eventbrite registration. Presented by BFA Visual & Critical Studies, the SVA Honors Program, and The ...

When Vanessa Garza, or Nez, as she's known professionally, started taking interest in art as a child, she never imagined her work would end up on the side of buildings, windows, and walls all over ...