“Cybernetic Gems” is a survey of four decades of artistic exploration and innovation by alumni and students of MFA Computer Arts at the School of Visual Arts.

The exhibition highlights the convergence of artistic vision, technological experimentation, craftsmanship, and education at the core of the program’s curriculum. Through a symbiotic relationship with technology, the featured artists augment their creative capabilities while transforming their chosen media, producing works that, like gemstones, reveal new beauty through the interplay of human intention, technological innovation, and craft. Spanning diverse media and artistic practices, these works explore intersections of nature, the future, and human connection. Together, the artists and their works are the gems that define the MFA Computer Arts community and embody its 40-year legacy.

“Cybernetic Gems” features the work of artists and program alumni Rebecca Adorno Dávila (2010), J Agracia (2014), José Carlos Casado (2001), Maya Ciarrocchi (2002), John Cinco (1998), Ashley Gerst (2011), Valérie Hallier (1994), Chuan Ching Ho (2018), Sakshi Jain (2019), Cece Jiao (2018), Antoinette LaFarge (1995), Chong Liu (2020), Linda Loh (2021), John Mattiuzzi (2012), Josh Planz (2013), James Porto (2020), Jessica Reisch (2024), Ash Suh (2024), Michael Swartz (2014), Adrianne Wortzel (1995), Mikki Xu (2013), Zixin Yang (2025), and Qingruo Zhao (2021).

SVA’s MFA Computer Arts program emphasizes creative experimentation and a multidisciplinary approach to making art with computers and emerging technologies. Dedicated to producing digital artists of the highest caliber, the department guides each student in developing a personal artistic style through a course of study tailored to their needs. Students from around the world come to study in this two-year degree program, which has earned nine Student Academy Awards.