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School of Design
Pratt alumnus and artist Johnnie Christmas (B.F.A. Communications Design '01) has collaborated with Booker Prize-winning author Margaret Atwood on her first and widely anticipated graphic novel, Angel Catbird, to be published in the fall of 2016. Angel Catbird will be…
Architecture
Pratt Institute alumnus and architecture professor Haresh Lalvani has created a series of 24 permanent art panels entitled MORPHING88 for the newly renovated 88th Street subway station on the A line in Queens, New York. Lalvani was one of five…
Graduate Digital Arts
A number of Pratt faculty and alumni will be participating in exhibitions and events during Art Basel Miami Beach from December 3-6. In addition, Pratt will present a panel discussion, “Women of Influence in the Business of Art” with media…
Graduate Fine Arts
Celebrated artist and Pratt alumna Kay WalkingStick (M.F.A. ’75) is the focus of a major retrospective at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., which opened to the public on November 7 and will be…
Alumni Day and Reunion 2015 was a tremendous success, with 500 attendees registering to return to the Brooklyn campus and reconnect with classmates on September 19. This year’s event featured a full schedule of indoor and outdoor activities, including…
Pratt Institute has unveiled a new mascot illustration for the Cannoneers. The design, which features a cat lighting the flame that sets off the Pratt cannon, was created by alumnus Wayland Chew (B.F.A. Graphic Design ’06), the winner of the…
Jewelry
Casey Sobel (B.F.A. Jewelry ’15) and Fangding “Andie” Xu (B.F.A. Jewelry ’15) will sell work from their thesis collections alongside renowned jewelry designers at LOOT: MAD about Jewelry, the 15th annual juried sale and exhibition at the Museum of Arts…
In celebration of Alumni Day and Reunion 2015, Pratt will present an Alumni Exhibition on Saturday, September 19, featuring the work of more than 80 graduates. The juried exhibition in galleries across campus will include work spanning over six decades…
{exp:slideshowpro id=”800″ type=”album”} The Black Alumni of Pratt (BAP) recently hosted its 25th Anniversary “Celebration of the Creative Spirit” Benefit Gala at The Four Seasons Restaurant in Manhattan. The 200 supporters in attendance were high-profile members of New York City’s…
Film/Video
Pratt Institute recently opened a new home for the Film/Video Department in the former Prattstore building at 550 Myrtle Avenue on the Brooklyn campus. The 15,000-square-foot facility was designed by WASA/Studio A with lead architect and Pratt alumnus Jack…
