design by Gem Davison 2022
I’m the west side librarian at the School of Visual Arts. i create resources and manage a multi-use space that connects students to information, each other, and facilitates interdepartmental creative production. my collection development, resource curation, and references services favor feminist, anti-racist and horizontal pedagogical strategies. below are a few images and links to the work i do at sva.
RESEARCH GUIDES
Latinx Art Guide / Chicanx Art
Language & Culture
New York City
Black Women in the Arts / Black Feminism
Indigenous Art of the Americas : Contemporary Native American Art
PROGRAMMING
The Cyberfeminism Index : a student-led interview with author Mindy Seu :
Mixed Bag Zine Exhibit featuring student work curated by student workers
Welcome Week Video Game Tournament
Vampires Week Film Series : The Vampire as Other…..
Panel : Founders of Pre Cog Magazine Discuss How to Make a Magazine
LIBRARY INSTRUCTION
European Painting ~
History of Photography ~
MFA Painting ~
Art, Science & the Spiritual ~
Art History for Artists ~
Art, Mathematics & The Mystical ~
Modern Art ~
Writing & Thinking ~
European Painting ~ History of Photography ~ MFA Painting ~ Art, Science & the Spiritual ~ Art History for Artists ~ Art, Mathematics & The Mystical ~ Modern Art ~ Writing & Thinking ~
This is a sample of an instruction presentation I give to SVA classes. The streaming titles above are all the classes for which I have taught instruction.
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
LIBRARY VIDEO TOUR
I produced this video with two student filmmakers, an SVA student actor, and with the support of the SVA Library staff.