James Bascara
www.jamesbascara.com / jbascara [@] gmail.com
Education
2011 – BFA Illustration with Honors, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2005 – BS Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
Exhibitions
2025 – Greenpoint Open Studios. Clay Space, NY, US
2025 – Melted City 5. Blanc Gallery, Quezon City, PH
2023 – GUI/GOOEY. Plexus Projects, NY, US
2021 – PURE SOURCE. Blanc Gallery, Quezon City, PH
2020 – A Place to Visit v2.0. Jip Gallery and Olympia, NY, US & Virtual
2020 – Two Weeks into My Shelf Life. 67 West Unit 316, NY, US
2019 – Slide. Jip Gallery, NY, US
2019 – Comforters. C’mon Everybody Gallery, NY, US
2019 – The First Picture of You: 1990. Philippine Consulate General, NY, US
2019 – 2nd Annual Asian American Ceramicists Fair. Wing on Wo & Co., NY, US
2019 – Saturday Morning Cartoons. TI Art Studios Gallery, NY, US
2019 – Greenpoint Open Studios. NY, US
2018 – Optimism. Endless Editions Biennial, EFA Project Space, NY, US
2018 – Halo-Halo. Bliss on Bliss Projects, NY, US
2018 – Permeable Boundaries. Plexus Projects, NY, US
2018 – Whisper. Mountain Store, Chengdu, CN
2018 – Bundok Saints. C'mon Everybody Gallery, NY, US
2017 – Melted City 4: at RISD. ISB Gallery, RI, US
2017 – Melted City 4. Blanc Gallery, Quezon City, PH
2016 – Mercer Arts at 50. The Gallery, NJ, US
2015 – Bushwick Open Studios. NY, US
2014 – Hronir: Un-Lost Things. Temporary Storage Gallery, NY, US
2013 – Bad Folklore. AG Gallery, NY, US
2013 – The Pond, the Mirror, & the Kaleidoscope. The Visual Arts Gallery, NY, US
2013 – Old Wives Lies. AG Gallery, NY, US
2012 – James Bascara: The Violet Hour. Brooklyn College, NY, US
Film Screenings & Festivals
2025 – Parsons Animation Festival, Faculty Shorts. The New School, NY, US
2024 – DarkRoom. Press Room, Alamo Drafthouse, NY, US
2024 – Parsons Animation Festival, Faculty Shorts. The New School, NY, US
2023 – If You Know You Know. Bob Baker Marionette Theater, CA, US
2023 – DarkRoom. Freddy’s, NY, US
2022 – Slamdance Film Festival. Treasure Mountain Inn, UT, US
2022 – Athens Animfest. Athens, GR
2022 – Indie Street Film Festival. Basie Center Cinema House, NJ, US
2022 – Tallgrass Film Festival. KS, US
2022 – Utopia Interventions in Berlin Landscapes. Cooperativ Werkraum, Berlin, DE
2020 – Slamdance Film Festival (Festival Trailer Artist). UT, US
2020 – Mostra de Vídeos Originais de Macau, Num-Ber 22, MO
2019 – NEWHOUSE. MoMA PS1, NY, US
2019 – Video Snack 7. Virginia Commonwealth University, VA, US
2019 – Rockaway Film Festival. Arverne Cinema, NY, US
2018 – Slamdance Film Festival. UT, US
2018 – Mammoth Lakes Film Festival. CA, US
2018 – Oxford Film Festival. MS, US
2018 – Urban Nomad Film Fest. Taipei, TW
2018 – NEWHOUSE #1. Syndicated BK, NY, US
2018 – Las Vegas Film Festival. 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. NY, US
2018 – Flatpack Film Festival. Birmingham, UK
2017 – Mammoth Lakes Film Festival. CA, US
2017 – Slamdance Film Festival. UT, US
2016 – Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (Festival Key Artist). CA, US
2016 – MON ŒIL. Centre Pompidou, Paris, FR
2015 – Slamdance Film Festival. UT, US
2015 – BendFilm Festival. OR, US
2015 – Animation Block Party. Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, US
2015 – Rooftop Films Summer Series. NY, US
2015 – Mammoth Lakes Film Festival. CA, US
2015 – Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE). IL, US
2014 – Sarasota Film Festival. FL, US
2014 – Anima Mundi. Sao Paolo, BR
Artist Publication Events & Book Fairs
2024 – Summer Zine Exchange. Dear Friends Books, NY, US
2023 – Zine Swap. Artshack, NY, US
2022 – Sounds About Riso. Lucky Risograph, NY, US
2020 – Sounds About Riso.online (exhibitor and key artist). Virtual
2019 – Sounds About Riso. Lucky Risograph, NY, US
2019 – Print is Dead. Art Cafe + Bar, NY, US
2019 – MoCCA Fest. Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art, NY, US
2019 – Press Play. Pioneer Works, NY, US
2019 – Chicago Art Book Fair, Filipino American Artist Directory. IL, US
2016 – Zine Exchange. Pioneer Works, NY, US
Collections
New York Public Library Print Collection. NY, US
The Center for Book Arts. 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 – Jack Harris Memorial Award. Mercer County Community College
2008 to 2011 – Silas H. Rhodes Scholarship. School of Visual Arts
2013 to 2016 – American Illustration Annual 31, 32, 33, 34,
2020 to 2021 – American Illustration Annual 38, 39
2014 to 2016 – Society of Illustrators Annual 55, 56, 57
2020 – Society of Illustrators Annual 61
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
Artist Lectures
2026 – Beyond Teaching & Making. School of Visual Arts, NY, US
2024 – Integrated Visual Communication 2, Motion Workshop. Pratt Institute, NY, US
2021 – Guest lecturer & instructor, Video Art II. Albuquerque Academy, NM, US
2019 – Integrated Visual Communication 2, Motion Workshop. Pratt Institute, NY, US
Press
2025 – Sketchbook # 30. Talking Pictures. NY, US
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, 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, NY, US
2011 – Paintings by James Bascara. Illustration Age
2011 – Interview with June Artist of the Month, James Bascara. BRIC Contemporary Art, NY, US
Curation & Selection Committees
2025 – Society of Illustrators Annual 68, Animation Jury. Society of Illustrators, NY, US
2023 – Exploded Views. Flatiron Gallery, School of Visual Arts. NY, US
2020 – The Inbetweens (Animation Program). 3rd Annual Rockaway Film Festival, NY, US
2019 – Student Scholarship Competition, Animation Judge. Society of Illustrators, NY, US
2016 – Student Scholarship Competition. Society of Illustrators, NY, US
2015 – Student Scholarship Competition. Society of Illustrators, NY, US
Academic Appointments
2025 to present – Part-time Faculty, New York University. NY, US
Course: Animated Alchemy
2019 to present – Part-time Faculty, Parsons School of Design, The New School. 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. NY, US
Courses: Experimental Animation, Dimensional Storytelling in Blender
Workshops
2018 to 2019 – Private workshop instructor, Choplet Ceramics Studio. NY, US
Creative Collaborations
2023 to 2024 – Animation Co-director, 3D Animation Director, Animator, and Compositor, Psychedelic in the Sky
2018 to 2020 – Staff Illustrator, Dotdash Media. NY, US
2020 – Sounds About Riso.online (exhibitor and key artist). Virtual
2020 – Slamdance Film Festival (Festival Trailer Artist). UT, US
2017 – Animator, Art Director, Santa is a Psychedelic Mushroom
2016 – Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (Festival Key Artist). CA, US
2011 to present – Freelance Artist and Animator, JR BEE Studio
Select Clients: AARP, ProPublica, Rockefeller University, Scientific American, Playboy, The New Yorker, The New York Times
2018 to 2019 – Work-exchange technician and instructor, Choplet Ceramics Studio. NY, US
Artist Registries
2024 – White Columns, NY, US
2011 – BRIC Contemporary, NY, US