Virginia Tech SOVA Alumni

Happy summer! Each week this summer, we’re featuring a different Virginia Tech alum from one of our four schools. This week we’re featuring Mallory Anderson, a Virginia Tech School of Visual Arts studio art graduate from the Class of 2014. ☀️

One question we asked Mallory was about how Virginia Tech influenced her. She responded with, “I learned how to be a professional in my field. Professors, such as Jennifer Hand, Deb Sim, and Carol Burch-Brown, have made a profound impact on me. They were great mentors and advisors to my artistic practice and showed enormous generosity to me in helping me develop my artistic growth and have been very influential to me. In my own teaching, I often think of the way they were as instructors and try to model myself like them in the classroom.”

Read the rest of our Q&A with Mallory ⬇️
https://aad.vt.edu/engage/alumni-spotlights.html

SOVA alumni Matt Yourshaw is doing great things in technology and the entertainment industry, everything from AI development to special effects in blockbuster films. Matt earned his BFA and MFA at SOVA. Read the full article online in VT News.

Alumnus forges successful career in 3D art Matthew Yourshaw received both his Bachelor of Fine Arts ‘14 and his Master of Fine Arts ‘16 in creative technology from Virginia Tech. Yourshaw has a large collection of major titles in his portfolio, including Stranger Things and Thor: Ragnarök. However, film is just one aspect of this alumnu...

SOVA holds a variety of classes in the Creativity and Innovation District (CID), including sculpture, drawing, painting and more. Here are some of our students and alumni working in the CID on a variety of projects.

Virginia Tech’s Giving Day 2024 ends today at 12 PM! Want to help support SOVA scholarships and more? Make a gift to the School: https://givingday.vt.edu/amb/SOVA.

Virginia Tech’s Giving Day 2024 starts today at 12 PM! Want to help support SOVA scholarships and more? Make a gift to the School: https://givingday.vt.edu/amb/SOVA.

Here are some SOVA BFA students working in the painting studio at the Creativity and Innovation District. These students are enrolled in Betsy Bannan's Intro to Painting class.

Check out Betsy's art work at Betsy Hale Bannan - Fine Artist