Alumni Archives

Reimagining Place Together: Taconic Fellows and Rockaway Residents Envision Landfill’s Future

Bridging the expertise of Pratt students and faculty with communities beyond the gates begins with strong partnerships. For six years, the Taconic Fellowship, a program of the Pratt Center for Community Development, has…

Undergraduate Fine Arts

Recent Pratt Graduates Featured in New Public Television Digital Series on Emerging NYC Artists

Two Pratt alumni, Cameron Meade and Cougar Vigil, both MFA ’18, are featured in a new online series highlighting the art and personal stories of New York City-area university students. Called Rising Artist, the series of…

Graduate Communications Design

Pratt Bids Farewell to Several Retiring Faculty Members

This spring Pratt Institute celebrates the legacies of several retiring faculty members whose teaching and presence on campus contributed to the academic richness of the college. Philip Ayers joined the Pratt faculty in 2005. An associate professor in foundation…

New and Noteworthy: Summer Reading by Pratt Alumni

Hit the road this summer with the latest books from Pratt alumni—from mind-expanding escapes into art and design, to flights of fiction and fantasy, to memoir with a dose of comic relief, and even some imagination-igniting explorations for the kids (and the curious wonderer in everyone). Read on for a roundup of recent titles written, illustrated, and shaped by Pratt graduates.

Graduate Architecture and Urban Design

Solved: Pratt Architects Create Sculpture That Interacts with the Ecosystem

From the pages of Prattfolio, this article is part of a section highlighting the problem-solving process in the real world, from the perspective of alumni in the field. The Spring/Summer 2019 issue features the work of…

Creative Arts Therapy

Jewels of Hope: Arts Therapy Taconic Fellow Inspires Courage Through Creative Practice

Bridging the expertise of Pratt students and faculty with communities beyond the gates begins with strong partnerships. For six years, the Taconic Fellowship, a program of the Pratt Center for Community Development, has…

President

Roxane Gay, Nick Cave, and Nancy Spector Are Honored at Pratt’s 2019 Commencement

In her address at Pratt Institute’s 130th Commencement on May 20, author and cultural critic Roxane Gay urged graduating students not to be complacent as they move through the world, and to help others by being willing to “make…

Students and Alumni Create Startups in Pratt’s Entrepreneurship Crash Course

It’s one thing to have a great business idea, it’s another to have the skills and resources to make it a reality. At Pratt, students and alumni can participate in a crash course on launching their…

Undergraduate Fine Arts

Alumna Mickalene Thomas Honored with the 2019 Pioneer Works Visionary Award

Renowned artist and Pratt alumna Mickalene Thomas, BFA ’00, was honored with the Visionary Award in recognition of her influential work at the 2019 Village Fête at Pioneer Works. Thomas’ colossal mixed media portraits of Black…

Graduate Industrial Design

Rowena Reed Kostellow Fund Honors Industrial Design Alumni at 2019 Awards Ceremony

This year the Rowena Reed Kostellow Fund honored two sets of Pratt classmates for their achievements in industrial design. Deane and Sandra Richardson, ID ‘57, who both studied with Kostellow, were honored with…