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  • James Bascara

    Part-time Assistant Professor

    Email
    bascj916@newschool.edu

    Office Location
    A - 66 West 12th Street

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    James Bascara

    Profile

    I work as a freelance and staff illustrator and animator.  Illustration clients include The New York Times, The New Yorker, Scientific American, Playboy, The Washington Post, VICE, Newsweek, NPR, Matter, and others, with works in multiple American Illustration and Society of Illustrators Annuals.  My animated short films have been screened by The New York Times, Slamdance Film Festival, Sarasota Film Festival, BENDFilm, Animation Block Party, Rooftop Films, MoMA PS1, Centre Pompidou, and more.

    As a multidisciplinary artist, my current practice is an ongoing exploration on the idea of myths and archetypes, through experimental films, artist books and zines, painting, and ceramics.


    Degrees Held

    BFA Illustration 2011, School of Visual Arts

    BS Biomedical Engineering 2005, Rutgers University


    Future Courses

    Professional Practices
    PUIL 4021, Spring 2026

    Senior Thesis 1
    PUIL 4115, Fall 2025

    Senior Thesis 2
    PUIL 4116, Spring 2026

    Past Courses

    Professional Practices
    PUIL 4021, Spring 2025

    Senior Thesis 1
    PUIL 4115, Fall 2024

    Senior Thesis 2
    PUIL 4116, Spring 2025

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