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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

    James Bascara is a New York City-based multidisciplinary artist, animation filmmaker, and illustrator.  His works engage with painting, animation, ceramics, and book making, and have been exhibited internationally, with paintings and sculptures shown in exhibitions and events at EFA Project Space (New York, NY), Pioneer Works (Brooklyn, NY), and Blanc Gallery (Quezon City, PH); animations and videos presented at MoMA PS1 (Queens, NY), Slamdance Film Festival (Park City, UT, US), Centre Pompidou (Paris, FR), Fest Anča (Zilina, SK), and Cooperativ Werkraum (Berlin, DE); and book works in the collections of the New York Public Library Print Collection and the Center for Book Arts.

    Degrees Held

    BFA Illustration 2011, School of Visual Arts

    BS Biomedical Engineering 2005, Rutgers University

    Future Courses

    Professional Practices
    PUIL 4021, Spring 2027

    Senior Thesis 1
    PUIL 4115, Fall 2026

    Senior Thesis 2
    PUIL 4116, Spring 2027

    Past Courses

    Professional Practices
    PUIL 4021, Spring 2026

    Senior Thesis 2
    PUIL 4116, Spring 2026

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