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Spring ‘17 Advanced Graphic Novel Class Celebrates the Release of Their Comic Anthology

PNCA's Advanced Graphic Novel class of spring 2017 and instructor, Jonathan Hill, celebrate the release of their 180 page graphic novel anthology after 4 months of production, and a successful Kickstarter campaign that fully funded its production.

Observing Design Through Its Decay with Heidi Schwegler at Design Museum Mornings

Renowned artist and Chair of PNCA's MFA Applied Craft + Design program, offered joined with OCAC, Professor Heidi Schwegler recently spoke at Design Museum Mornings about her process professionally and how she inspires her students to do the same.

Olivia Hardwood Wins Oconomowoc Festival John Rawlins Memorial Scholarship

Student Olivia Harwood '21 is the first recipient of the Oconomowoc Festival of the Arts John Rawlins Memorial Scholarship.

The Poetry of Process With PNCA Alumni and Lead Creative Matthew Korbel-Bowers

Society6's recent artist feature spotlights PNCA alumni and Lead Creative, Matthew Korbel-Bowers.

Congratulations to PNCA alumni and 3D Studio Manager, Nick Patton

Nick's illustrations were commissioned for a book that recently won second place in the Colorado Independent Publishers Association International Award competition.

Kim-Ja Lee (Visual Studies '17), At the intersection of time and space, 2017. Photo: Mario Gallucci '14. Courtesy of PNCA.

2017-18 Graduate Visiting Artist Lecture Series

Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) brings provocative and pivotal thinkers, designers, and artists from all over the country to Portland for the 2017–18 PNCA Graduate Visiting Artist Lecture Series.

Inspiring profile of Professor Emeritus Arvie Smith in Portland Monthly

One of the most important artists of color in the Pacific Northwest, Smith entered art school at PNCA at the age of 42, and after graduate school returned to become an influential educator. 

Cover of August 2017 issue of Juxtapoz magazine featuring a spotlight on PNCA's new Art and Ecology minor.

Objectivity and Simple Genius: PNCA’s New Minor Spotlighted in Juxtapoz Magazine

In the August 2017 issue of Juxtapoz Magazine, PNCA's newest minor, Art and Ecology, was highlighted along with discussing the importance of arts education curricula. 

MFA in Visual Studies alumna Aruni Dharmakirthi & Melanie Stevens '17.

PNCA Alumni Announced as Centrum 2017 Emerging Artist Residents

We'd like to congratulate Melanie Stevens and Aruni Dharmakirthi who have been selected for Centrum’s 2017 Emerging Artist Residency.