James Bascara
www.jamesbascara.com / jbascara [@] gmail.com
Education
2011 – BFA Illustration with Honors, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2005 – BSE Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
Exhibitions
2025 – Greenpoint Open Studios. Clay Space, Brooklyn, NY, US
2025 – Melted City 5. Blanc Gallery, Quezon City, PH
2023 – GUI/GOOEY. Plexus Projects, Brooklyn, NY, US
2021 – PURE SOURCE. Blanc Gallery, Quezon City, PH
2020 – A Place to Visit v2.0. Jip Gallery and Olympia, New York, NY, US & Virtual
2020 – Two Weeks into My Shelf Life. 67 West Unit 316, Brooklyn, NY, US
2019 – Slide. Jip Gallery, New York, NY, US
2019 – Comforters. C’mon Everybody Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, US
2019 – The First Picture of You: 1990. Philippine Consulate General, New York, NY, US
2019 – 2nd Annual Asian American Ceramicists Fair. Wing on Wo & Co., New York, NY, US
2019 – Saturday Morning Cartoons. TI Art Studios Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, US
2019 – Greenpoint Open Studios. Brooklyn, NY, US
2018 – Optimism. Endless Editions Biennial, EFA Project Space, New York, NY, US
2018 – Halo-Halo. Bliss on Bliss Projects, Queens, NY, US
2018 – Permeable Boundaries. Plexus Projects, Brooklyn, NY, US
2018 – Whisper. Mountain Store, Chengdu, CN
2018 – Bundok Saints. C'mon Everybody Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, US
2017 – Melted City 4: at RISD. ISB Gallery, Providence, RI, US
2017 – Melted City 4. Blanc Gallery, Quezon City, PH
2016 – Mercer Arts at 50. The Gallery, Trenton, NJ, US
2015 – Bushwick Open Studios. Brooklyn, NY, US
2014 – Hronir: Un-Lost Things. Temporary Storage Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, US
2013 – Bad Folklore. AG Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, US
2013 – The Pond, the Mirror, & the Kaleidoscope. The Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY, US
2013 – Old Wives Lies. AG Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, US
2012 – James Bascara: The Violet Hour. Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, US
Film Screenings & Festivals
2025 – Parsons Animation Festival, Faculty Shorts. The New School, New York, NY, US
2024 – DarkRoom. Press Room, Alamo Drafthouse, New York, NY, US
2024 – Parsons Animation Festival, Faculty Shorts. The New School, New York, NY, US
2023 – If You Know You Know. Bob Baker Marionette Theater, Los Angeles, CA, US
2023 – DarkRoom. Freddy’s, Brooklyn, NY, US
2022 – Slamdance Film Festival. Park City, UT, US
2022 – Athens Animfest. Athens, GR
2022 – Indie Street Film Festival. Basie Center Cinema House, Red Bank, NJ, US
2022 – Tallgrass Film Festival. Wichita, KS, US
2022 – Utopia Interventions in Berlin Landscapes. Cooperativ Werkraum, Berlin, DE
2020 – Slamdance Film Festival (Festival Trailer Artist). Park City, UT, US
2020 – Mostra de Vídeos Originais de Macau, Num-Ber 22, MO
2019 – NEWHOUSE. MoMA PS1, Queens, NY, US
2019 – Video Snack 7. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, US
2019 – Rockaway Film Festival. Queens, NY, US
2018 – Slamdance Film Festival. Park City, UT, US
2018 – Mammoth Lakes Film Festival. Mammoth Lakes, CA, US
2018 – Oxford Film Festival. Oxford, MS, US
2018 – Urban Nomad Film Fest. Taipei, TW
2018 – NEWHOUSE #1. Syndicated BK, Brooklyn, NY, US
2018 – Las Vegas Film Festival. Las Vegas, NV, US
2018 – Fest Anča. Zilina, SK
2018 – PÖFF Shorts. Tallinn, EE
2018 – Minikino Film Week. Bali, ID
2018 – Stuff MX Film Festival. Mexico City, MX
2018 – Syndicated Shorts Film Festival. Syndicated BK, Brooklyn, NY, US
2018 – Flatpack Film Festival. Birmingham, UK
2017 – Mammoth Lakes Film Festival. Mammoth Lakes, CA, US
2017 – Slamdance Film Festival. Park City, UT, US
2016 – Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (Festival Key Artist). Mammoth Lakes, CA, US
2016 – MON ŒIL. Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR
2016 – Salchipapas. Archestratus, Brooklyn, NY, US
2015 – Slamdance Film Festival. Park City, UT, US
2015 – BendFilm Festival. Bend, OR, US
2015 – Animation Block Party. BAM, Brooklyn, NY, US
2015 – Rooftop Films Summer Series. Brooklyn, NY, US
2015 – Mammoth Lakes Film Festival. Mammoth Lakes, CA, US
2015 – Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE). Chicago, IL, US
2014 – Sarasota Film Festival. Sarasota, FL, US
2014 – Anima Mundi. Sao Paolo, BR
Artist Publication Events & Book Fairs
2024 – Summer Zine Exchange. Dear Friends Books, Brooklyn, NY, US
2023 – Zine Swap. Artshack, Brooklyn, NY, US
2022 – Sounds About Riso. Lucky Risograph, New York, NY, US
2020 – Sounds About Riso.online (exhibitor and key artist). Lucky Risograph, Virtual
2019 – Sounds About Riso. Lucky Risograph, New York, NY, US
2019 – Print is Dead. Art Cafe + Bar, Brooklyn, NY, US
2019 – MoCCA Fest. Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art, New York, NY, US
2019 – Press Play. Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY, US
2019 – Chicago Art Book Fair, Filipino American Artist Directory. Chicago, IL, US
2016 – Zine Exchange. Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY, US
Collections
New York Public Library Print Collection. New York, NY, US
The Center for Book Arts. New York, NY, US
Awards and Recognition
2026 – Adjunct Professional Development Grant. New York University
2023 – Part-time Faculty Professional Development Fund. The New School
2021 – NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship Finalist, Video/Film
2018 – Jury Honorable Mention for Best Animated Short, Slamdance Film Festival
2015 – Best Short Documentary/Animation, Mammoth Lakes Film Festival
2011 – BRIC Registry Artist of the Month (July)
2011 – Rhodes Family Award for Outstanding Achievement. School of Visual Arts
2010 – Gilbert Stone Scholarship. School of Visual Arts
2008 to 2011 – Silas H. Rhodes Scholarship. School of Visual Arts
2008 – Jack Harris Memorial Award. Mercer County Community College
2020 to 2021 – American Illustration Annual 38, 39
2012 to 2015 – American Illustration Annual 31, 32, 33, 34
2020 – Society of Illustrators Annual 61
2014 to 2016 – Society of Illustrators Annual 55, 56, 57
2011 to 2012 – Society of Illustrators Student Competition
Residencies
2026 – Remote Artist Residency, Plexus Projects, NY, US
2024 – The Parador, NM, US
Publications
2024 – Campfire Comics and Stories. MN, US
2022 – Campfire Comics and Stories. MN, US
2021 – Campfire Comics and Stories Biannual Issue 1. MN, US
2019 – Campfire Comics and Stories Quarterly. MN, US
2019 – Filipino American Artist Directory #3
Artist Lectures
2026 – Beyond Teaching & Making. School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, US
2026 – Animation Workshop, MFA illustration as Visual Essay. School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2024 – Integrated Visual Communication 2, Motion Workshop. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, US
2021 – Guest lecturer & instructor, Video Art II. Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, NM, US
2019 – Integrated Visual Communication 2, Motion Workshop. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, US
Press
2025 – Sketchbook # 30. Talking Pictures
2025 – Global Stages, Personal Stories: SVA Animation’s Summer Adventures. School of Visual Arts
2022 – Guiding Lights: Five Innovative Animation Classes in 2022. Animation Magazine
2022 – Supreme Short Films at Slamdance 2022: Top Picks in Narrative, Animation, Documentary &
Experimental. REDEFINE Magazine
2021 – Heart to Heart in Southeast Asia: James Bascara. Insular City Zine, vol. 3. TW
2018 – James Bascara on Mountain Morning Show. Park City TV, Park City, UT, US
2017 – Paul Sbrizzi’s 2017 Slamdance Preview. Hammer to Nail
2017 – Sixteen Animated Shorts Selected for Slamdance 2017. Cartoon Brew
2015 – Awards from Mammoth Lakes Film Festival. Sierra Wave Media, CA, US
2012 – Violet Hour. The Kingsman, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, US
2011 – Paintings by James Bascara. Illustration Age
2011 – Interview with June Artist of the Month, James Bascara. BRIC Contemporary Art, New York, NY, US
Curation & Selection Committees
2025 – Society of Illustrators Annual 68, Animation Jury. Society of Illustrators, New York, NY, US
2023 – Exploded Views. Flatiron Gallery, School of Visual Arts. New York, NY, US
2020 – The Inbetweens (Animation Program). 3rd Annual Rockaway Film Festival, Queens, NY, US
2019 – Student Scholarship Competition, Animation Judge. Society of Illustrators, New York, NY, US
2016 – Student Scholarship Competition. Society of Illustrators, New York, NY, US
2015 – Student Scholarship Competition. Society of Illustrators, New York, NY, US
Academic Appointments
2025 to present – Part-time Faculty, New York University. New York, NY, US
Course: Animated Alchemy
2019 to present – Part-time Faculty, Parsons School of Design, The New School. New York, NY, US
Courses: Illustration Senior Thesis I & II, Core 4D Seminar, Getting to Know Materials, Professional Practices, From Copy to Image
2021 to present – Part-time Faculty, School of Visual Arts. New York, NY, US
Courses: Experimental Animation, Dimensional Storytelling in Blender
Workshops
2019 to 2024 - Integrated Visual Communication 2, Motion Workshop. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, US
2018 to 2019 – Private workshop instructor, Choplet Ceramics Studio. Brooklyn, NY, US
Creative Collaborations
2023 to 2024 – Animation Co-director, Psychedelic in the Sky
2018 to 2020 – Staff Illustrator, Dotdash Media. New York, NY, US
2018 to 2019 – Work-exchange technician and instructor, Choplet Ceramics Studio. Brooklyn, NY, US
2020 – Sounds About Riso.online (exhibitor and key artist). Virtual
2020 – Slamdance Film Festival (Festival Trailer Artist). Park City, UT, US
2017 – Animator, Art Director, Santa is a Psychedelic Mushroom
2016 – Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (Festival Key Artist). Mammoth Lakes, CA, US
2011 to present – Freelance Artist and Animator, JR BEE Studio. Select Clients: AARP, ProPublica, Rockefeller University, Scientific American, The New Yorker, The New York Times, International Rescue Committee, WIRED, NPR
Artist Registries
2024 – White Columns, New York, NY, US
2011 – BRIC Contemporary, Brooklyn, NY, US