Visiting Assistant Professor of Fine Arts Andrew Woolbright wrote an article for the Brooklyn Rail about alternative site curation and the inaugural exhibition of The Campus. “Where and how and when, if ever, does art have the mandate to intervene?” asks Woolbright. “What gives presence, and what denies it? When do we mean when we reference the ‘public’?”
Meet Pratt’s Puppet Masters
It started with a handshake. “We call our handshakes sacred. And when we handshake on something it has to happen,” said Kylie McLaughlin, BFA Fine…
Working Toward Climate Justice
From a floating food forest to reclaimed textiles, Pratt is fostering climate resilience, literacy, and sustainability in New York.
Where Do Pratt Students Go After Graduation?
New data reveals the success of recent Pratt graduates.
Land-Based Learning in the Catskills
From a fossil forest to an ecological preserve, Pratt’s Master of Landscape Architecture program learns from the land in upstate New York.
Dock 72 Studios Debut in Style
Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Dock 72 buzzed with excitement as members and friends of the Pratt community recently gathered to celebrate the opening of new facilities…
This Class Takes Play Seriously
Solving problems and working together can be tricky business—but sometimes the answer is in loosening up and having some fun. From bean bag tosses to…
Seeing the Big Picture
From Pratt’s studios to the Met Gala, Ashley Carvajal, BFA Photography ’25, finds opportunities to expand her creative vision and build a supportive community.
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How Annabelle Selldorf Became the Architect of Our Moment
Pratt alumna Annabelle Selldorf, renowned for her thoughtful and understated approach to architecture, is currently leading the renovation and expansion of the Frick Collection, blending modern design with historical elements to create spaces that seamlessly harmonize with their surroundings.
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Studio S II, co-founded by Jeremy Silberberg, MFA Interior Design ’19, and Erica Sellers, was featured in The New York Times for the renovation of a townhouse in Ridgewood, Queens. “We like having a strong point of view,” Silberberg told the Times. “We wanted to combine something futuristic or machine-like with the corporeal.” Studio S II was also featured in StirWorld.
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Work by Rotimi Fani-Kayode, who attended Pratt from 1980 to 1982, was featured in Essence, The Guardian, The New York Times (twice), Hypebeast, Columbus Underground, attitude, and Dazed.
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Assistant Professor of Film/Video Christopher Radcliff’s film We Were the Scenery will premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. “Making this film has truly been a journey, taking us to Vietnam, the Philippines, and California, and through the creation of poetry, prose, and a multichannel installation companion piece in search of a way to center Vietnamese perspectives, and a story, otherwise excluded from our imagination and iconography of the Vietnam War.”
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Adjunct Professor – CCE of Interior Design Alex Schweder is included in an article on the “12 museums just outside NYC perfect for a day trip.” His installation “ReActor” at Art Omi, made in collaboration with Ward Shelley, is a “44-foot by 8-foot ‘habitable sculpture’ that sits atop a 15-foot concrete column and rotates 360-degrees. Schweder and Shelley live in the sculpture periodically, which moves in response to its inhabitants’ movements, exterior forces, and interior conditions, according to Art Omi.”
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Vincent Celano, BArch ’93, was featured in Forbes. “The experienced entrepreneur, designer and traveler continues to emphasize elements of authenticity and sustainability by implementing personalized approaches, thoughtful conceptualization and collaboration with local artists and makers.”
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Pratt alumna Pamela Colman Smith was recognized in The Times and Hyperallergic for illustrating the enduringly popular and influential 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith tarot deck.
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