The American Library Association announced that Kadir Nelson, BFA Communications Design ’96, received the Coretta Scott King—Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement; alumnus Jashar Awan received a Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book for children for his illustrated book Every Monday Mabel; and Fine Arts alumnus Peter Kuper received an Alex Award for best adult book that appeals to teen audiences for his illustrated book Insectopolis: A Natural History.
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Yessenia Sanchez, BFA Film ’21, was selected to join the cohort of 2026 Film Independent Project Involve Fellows.
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A new mobile library case on display in Pratt Libraries was designed by Assistant Professor of Industrial Design Swati Piparsania and Miles Hubbard-Zarick and Isabelle Liu, both BID ’26.
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Lucia Bautista and Kat Silk, both BFA Fine Arts ’26, were selected for the National Arts Club’s 2026 Will Barnet Student Show. “Showcasing the work of undergraduate students from prestigious New York area schools, the exhibition and honorariums have become highly recognized in the art world, and the level of talent continues to be fresh and original.”
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WPIR Pratt Radio interviewed Basia Kurlender, BFA Communications Design ’19, to discuss her time at Pratt, her career journey, and her company Ballpark Figure Booking and Artist Management, a music and arts organization based primarily on Long Island, New York.
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The Seventh AIM Biennial: Forms of Connection exhibition, curated by Art and Design Education faculty members Patrick Rowe and Nell Klugman, is on view at The Bronx Museum.
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A salon-style artist group for critique, encouragement, and collaboration called Gossip, partly formed and maintained by Pratt faculty, alumni, and students, was profiled in artnet. “In the approximately 17 years since the group first coalesced, participation has experienced flux resulting from people moving away, being busy with projects, family, and life in general, and new people being introduced. But the gravitational core of having a space by and for artists has remained the same.”
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Former Pratt Writer in Residence aracelis girmay was interviewed for The Creative Independent. “I’m interested in making work that is mysterious to me. There’s a line or an image that won’t let me go or that I can’t let go of that I write into asking a series of questions or following its musics. And because everything is everything, I never know where I’ll end up.”
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Rahil Mandalia, BFA Interior Design ’26, was named one of three recipients of IIDA NY’s 5th annual Hazel Siegel Scholarship. The scholarship is named in honor of acclaimed textile designer and longtime Pratt faculty member Hazel Siegel. The winners were selected based on their “community engagement, academic standing, design aspirations, perspectives on diversity, and post-graduation goals.”
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Chair of History of Art and Design Sarah Lichtman will be speaking on the panel on “Structures of Success: Women Leading in Architecture and Design” at The Winter Show NYC at the Park Avenue Armory on January 31.
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