Kadir Nelson, BFA Communications Design ’96, illustrated the May 9, 2022, cover of the New Yorker. In an interview about the basketball-themed art, he recalled his time playing with the Pratt Cannoneers: “We would travel to play within the tri-state area. I loved it.”
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“Ritual of Learning” by Wenjing Cheng, BFA Interior Design ’22, transforms a residential complex occupying an ancient Buddhist monastery in Lhasa, China, into an unconventional place of edification. See more @prattinteriors.
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Pratt NYPIRG recently exhibited a Public Transit Art Gallery in the Student Union on the Brooklyn campus as part of their advocacy for better transportation in the city for all New Yorkers. Subway-themed student work on view included this art by Xi Nan.
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Jamie Powell, adjunct assistant professor in the Associate Degree Programs, was interviewed on the I Like Your Work podcast. The conversation explored her practice as an educator and artist who involves fiber techniques in her three-dimensional paintings.
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On the Pratt Libraries Iron & Glass blog, Kiana Clark, archives graduate assistant, explored decades of Pratt fashion shows which date back to 1899. The 2022 fashion show is tonight at 6 PM in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
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A recent article on Slate highlighted the work of Karen Chapple, MS City and Regional Planning ’94. Chapple was a researcher on a major study published by the Urban Displacement Project, which examined the impact of new apartments on displacement in San Francisco. Chapple and fellow researcher Jackelyn Hwang wrote about the study in the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Fashion Design students upcycled materials from Housing Works for the Met Opera costume competition at the recent People’s Ball at the Brooklyn Public Library. See more @prattfashion.
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Chairperson of Photography Shannon Ebner’s recent fret scapes exhibition at Kaufmann Repetto in New York was reviewed by Art in America, Frieze, and Artforum. Ebner’s photographic text-based works were created with paper letters pasted inside a building with water.
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Portlyn Houghton-Harjo, BFA Writing ’25, read a poem at the Library of Congress as part of a celebration for the conclusion of U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s laureateship. The event is available to watch online.
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The winners of this year’s Research Open House (ROH) awards have been announced. The 2022 edition of the annual event organized by the Office of Research and Strategic Partnerships in the Provost’s Office includes 45 projects showcasing the wide range of research happening throughout Pratt.
