Vita Brevis was created in 1996.
I think you mean "Ars longa, vita brevis," or "Art (is) long, life short."
There are two phrases here: carpe diem, meaning "seize the day"; and vita brevis, meaning "short life."
Dorycera brevis was created in 1868.
Exallias brevis was created in 1868.
Coleonyx brevis was created in 1893.
Demodex brevis was created in 1963.
Toyota Brevis was created in 2001.
Pachycalamus brevis was created in 1881.
Cretorhyssalus brevis was created in 2012.
Elachista brevis was created in 2009.
Avenionia brevis was created in 1805.
The motto of Porter College is 'Ars Longa, Vita Brevis'.