Sylvie Kim was an Ashcan Studio student 6 years ago in our Visual Arts Portfolio Preparation program. She worked tirelessly on her portfolio and successfully entered her first choice school, The School of Visual Arts. She and I have remained good friends, so I have been witness to the growth of her success as a [...]
Category: Student Interview
Summer Program Scholarship Recipient Shekinah Guab
Shekinah Guab is one of three Ashcan Studio Summer Program scholarship winners. She was referred to us by Lisa Feder- Feitel of Alliance Summer Arts Program (ASAP) at The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, and also highly recommended by her high school art teacher. The artwork and essay that Shekinah submitted for review were outstanding [...]
Purity for Kids
Su Jin Lim was a student at Ashcan in 2009, and is a recent graduate of Parsons Illustration BFA program. Each day that Sujin was here at Ashcan she made me laugh. She has a dramatic, honest and unpredictable character that I love. She definitely has real star quality. Between that and the appeal of [...]
Black Holes, Carrots and Bunnies in polka dot Underwear
Junghwa Park is an Ashcan graduate who is hard not to notice. She is a prolific artist who continually reveals an ever-changing array of new illustrations, fine art work and adorable products. When she was a student at Ashcan I would look forward to seeing her new ideas, and I still do now. Her characters [...]
Interview with SVA Illustration major Minah Kim
About a month ago I noticed that one of our former students, Minah Kim, had suggested to 'like' her fan page on Facebook. When I clicked on the Minah Kim Art fan page I was really impressed with the work she was making. I had been thinking about interviewing Ashcan graduates to see what they have been up to, [...]
Ashcan students finishing up portfolios
Many of our students are now finishing their portfolios to apply to art school- each day getting up early to be at the studio as soon as it opens. With help from our instructors they'll be able to submit a portfolio that will stand out to admissions counselors. The Directors at Ashcan know the requirements [...]
Talking with Ashcan student Jihea Kim
By Verena Ries Jihea Kim is a talented 22 years-old student presently enrolled in Ashcan Studio and SVA's 1 + 3 program (info below). Jihea has been working on her portfolio at Ashcan Art Studio for four months now. Currently she is finishing her last paintings and will apply for Graphic Design at SVA - [...]
Interview with Helena Kim
Ashcan Studio of Art 2009-2014 LaGuardia high school 2011-2014 Applying to University of Bournemouth for a BFA in Illustration 1.Tell us a little bit about your portfolio for art school admissions. My Portfolio works mostly derive from stories in which I write personally and a lot of them are symbolic of the subjects and events [...]
Interview with Eleanor Lee
Eleanor LeeStudent at AshcanStudying Illustration at SVA Spring 2014Awarded SVA's Silas H. Rhodes scholarship1.Tell us a little bit about your personal portfolio.I have always been fascinated in grotesque artworks and I believe that something can be so eerie that it can be executed beautifully. Therefore most of my inspiration comes from the nightmares I’ve had [...]
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