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The vigil for Iran organized by Fine Arts faculty and held on the Brooklyn campus was highlighted in the New York Times article “How Iranians in New York Are Helping the Protests Abroad.”

Marilyn Nance, BFA Communications Design ’76, was featured in a New York Times profile that highlighted her Last Day in Lagos book of photographs from the FESTAC ’77 gathering of Black artists in Nigeria. The publication is included on Aperture’s 2022 PhotoBook Awards Shortlist and was also highlighted in the Guardian and Publishers Weekly.

WWD covered the announcement of the honorees for Legends 2022. Arem Duplessis, Phyllis Lambert, and Mickalene Thomas will be honored at the annual scholarship event being held on November 15.

Jing Liu, academic coordinator of the MS Architecture Program in Graduate Architecture and Urban Design (GAUD), was named the New Generation Leader in Architectural Record’s 2022 Women in Architecture Awards. Liu co-founded the New York-based firm SO-IL and has been at the forefront of interdisciplinary practice and research.

Pratt President Frances Bronet was included in PoliticsNY’s 2022 Power Players in Education. Bronet said in a Q&A for the politics publication: “A quality education is one that honors excellence and creativity. Neither exist without diverse voices.”

Chi-Hao Chiang, MID ’21, was featured in Core77’s Great Industrial Design Student Work series for the Attaché Folding Stool, an easy-to-carry portable chair.

Corkie Bolton, BFA Fine Arts (Jewelry) ’07, published the Metalsmith Society’s Guide To Making Jewelry, a book with tips, techniques, and tutorials for soldering silver, stonesetting, and more. Bolton is the founder of the Metalsmith Society which brings together jewelers to support each other through sharing knowledge.

Ten Pratt student design projects are featured in the latest edition of the digital Dezeen School Shows, including work on AR and VR that engages with historic architecture, educational spaces that foster empathy, and the reinstatement of Indigenous land.

Fine Arts Civic Engagement Fellow Mary Mattingly is featured in Food in New York on view through September 30, 2023, at the Museum of the City of New York. Mattingly’s “Biosphere,” a structural ecosystem made from waste stream materials, was highlighted in exhibition coverage on Cool Hunting, Time Out, and 6sqft. 

Taylor Paige Garvin, BFA Fashion Design ’23, was named one of Teen Vogue’s 2022 Generation Next Innovators. The winners were selected for their experimental designs and inventive use of materials.