SCPS Student Exhibition
Mission
As Pratt Institute’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies continues to serve those seeking professional education, we invite students and alumni from our programs to exhibit work. This is SCPS’ second exhibition, and we are proud to introduce this work from our classrooms to the public in several mediums including on the Pratt SCPS site and in person on the second floor of Pratt Manhattan Campus.
Work displayed in this current exhibition is submitted by students from a multitude of courses SCPS Programs including Summer Credit Intensives and NonCredit Certificates in Creative Careers, Digital Design, Exhibition Design, Fashion New Media, Fine Art Furniture Design, Graphic Design, and more. Below, you will find program descriptions along with introductions to each student project. Our intention is to highlight the interdisciplinary approach within our programs that supports professional development, educational advancement, career change, and personal enrichment.
Pratt SCPS Fall 2024 Exhibition Open House
Tuesday, November 19
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET
Pratt Manhattan Center
RSVP Required
AI Design
Reimagine design work in the age of AI. Enhance your design approach by seamlessly integrating the latest AI-tools and methods for research, idea generation, and project execution.
Vittorio Albano
“Natural Collective – Wildly Together”
Certificate Course in AI Design
Instructors Dominik Heinrich and Tony Jones
Creative Interiors
Transform interior spaces with the technical skills used by professionals. Use CAD software to design floor plans and more. Get your foot in the door with an optional credential in CAD design while completing a Certificate in Creative Interiors.
Hawley Tremblay
“Optical Mixing: Figure Study”
Color Theory in Practice
Instructor Kelly Worman
Kate Traynor
“it’s gonna be a no”
Introduction to Photoshop
Cheryl Stockton
Digital Design
Digital tools empower designers to blur the lines between fields. Take an interdisciplinary approach to Pratt’s visual design certificates. Combine elective classes with a foundation in graphic design to enter one of the multidisciplinary roles today’s designers occupy.
Anastasia Ryapisova
“Hiding Alice”
Introduction to Digital Photography and Lightroom
Instructor Stephanie Espinoza
Loren Lin
“Ethereal Drift”
Illustrator Advanced
Sam Bailenson-Friedman
Attribution: Inspired by Baugasm
Louise Cao
“Personal Brand Studio 61”
Find Your Artistic Path in a Creative Career
Nina Edwards
Snigdha Kumar
“Oh Boy!”
Introduction to Graphic Design
Instructor Tamar Samir
Exhibition Design
Shape memorable experiences. Learn how to design and document an exhibition from concept to installation.
Fernanda Sabatini
“DISCAMORE”
Certificate Course in Exhibition Design
Instructor Allen Wilpon
Fashion New Media
Jump into fashion brand creative marketing through the certificate program in fashion new media.
Beatriz Cruz
“Atelier BÉACRUZ”
Find Your Artistic Path in a Creative Career
Instructor Nina Edwards
Attributions: Bea Cruz (fashion designer), FWSD, Xi Zeng Photography, Angel Tan (styling), Andrea Revilla & Stacy Corman (models)
Raina Bhatia
“TRACKING PROGRESS”
Portrait Drawing
Instructor R.A. Freidman
Samah Elmeri
“Tarabulus Post”
Introduction to Illustrator
Instructor Shari Diamond
Fine Art
Build foundational art skills. Explore new mediums. Refine an art practice.
Iva Zheng
“Still life #2”
Painting and Drawing
Instructor Melanie Kozol
Julian Stephens
“Speakeasy”
Painting and Drawing
Instructor Melanie Kozol
Mary Rieser Heintjes
“Elements 26: Iron” and “Elements 34: Selenium”
Metalworking
Instructor Adam Apostolos
Maryanne Kinsella
“HE DID NOT SMILE”
Book Illustration: Picture Book
Instructor Steve Henry
Materials: Graphite and collage
Furniture Design
Learn how to create furniture from successful designers. Develop your own ideas through experimenting, model-making, and testing.
Ginger Rivadeneira
Excerpt: “Portfolio”
Professional Practices in Furniture Design and Furniture Design Studio
Instructor Lynn Lin
Communicate your message with typography, layout, color, and image. Master an industry standard: Adobe CC. Choose from a wide selection of electives and develop a multidisciplinary practice. Build a professional design portfolio and launch your career.
Carly Liang
“Creative Juice”
Introduction to Graphic Design
Instructor Patricia Childers
Christian Rosstad
“Turbulence”
Photoshop Advanced
Instructor Sonya Shannon
Attributions: Photographers on Unsplash, David Becker, Hanson Lu, Leonardo Yip, and Nathan Dunlap
Kodai Fujisawa
“MDS Inc.”
Introduction to Graphic Design
Patricia Childers
Sarah Cornes
“The Towne Store Branding Campaign”
Introduction to Graphic Design
Instructor Patricia Childers
Attribution: Schroon Lake Department Store
Sydney Seifert-Gram
“Untitled”
Advanced Photoshop
Instructor Sonya Shannon
Original background image by Paola Ocaranza via Unsplash
Sydney Seifert-Gram
“Untitled”
Advanced Photoshop
Instructor Sonya Shannon
Photography & Video Production
Become a photographic and video content creator through Pratt’s Photography and Video Certificate.
Naor Azran
“Coney Island, New York, 2021”
The Grammar of Photography
Instructor Christopher Giglio
Viveka Goyanes
“Mourning Dove”
The Photographer’s Eye
Instructor Mari Howells
In the Fine Art Summer Credit Intensive, students develop ways of seeing and creating art with intention, through drawing and painting in the studio. With an emphasis on process, the class culminates in an independent project or series in the final week. By the end of the course, students will have created at least five portfolio-ready works that demonstrate imaginative use of composition, color, line, and content.
Latika Sridhar
“Kaleidoscope Faces”
Fine Arts Intensive
Instructor Melanie Kozol
Latika Sridhar
“Fragmented Faces”
Fine Arts Intensive
Instructor Melanie Kozol
Leah Venkatesan
“Johnny”
Fine Arts Intensive
Instructor Melanie Kozol