Alumni

Undergraduate Communications Design

UnBeige Blog Profiles Alumni Art & Design Fair Exhibitor Kevin Stanton

Kevin Stanton (B.F.A. Communications Design ’10) was profiled in a recent post on UnBeige for his intricate, hand-cut paper artworks. Stanton, whose work was discovered at Pratt Show by Sterling Publishing, was enlisted by the publisher to illustrate several…

Graduate Industrial Design

WABC-TV Airs Segment on the Legacy of Late Furniture Designer and Alumnus Charles Pollock

WABC-TV ran a segment on the legacy of Charles Pollock, a renowned furniture designer and industrial design alumnus who died tragically in a fire in Queens on August 20. Lucia DeRespinis, an industrial design faculty member who went…

Undergraduate Digital Arts

The Atlantic Wire Quotes Recent Digital Arts Graduate in Piece on New Museum Digitization Project

The Atlantic Wire quoted recent digital arts graduate Ben Fino-Radin, a self described “media archeologist, archivist, and conservator of born-digital works of contemporary art,” in an article on a New Museum project and exhibition titled “XFR STN” that attempts…

Fashion

PAPER Highlights Pratt Fashion Talent in Top 10 Graduates to Watch Story

PAPER recently highlighted recent fashion graduates Madeline Gruen, Emma Hastil, and Simone Kurland in an online roundup titled “10 Fashion Graduates to Watch.” The three graduating seniors, along with 14 of their fellow classmates, debuted their stunning thesis…

Pratt Raises $350,000 at Annual Art of Packaging Award Gala

More than 300 guests attended the annual Pratt Institute Art of Packaging Award Gala at a private club in Manhattan on April 30, 2013. The gala, which attracts the top-tier of New York City's multi-billion dollar cosmetics industry, supports…

The New York Times Runs Feature Story on Alumna and Illustrator Barbara Nessim

The New York Times features alumna and illustrator Barbara Nessim and highlights her retrospective Barbara Nessim: An Artful Life, currently at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. An exhibition of around 80 works from the 1960s…

Graduate Fine Arts

Artforum Critic’s Pick Section Features Exhibition of Large-Scale Paintings by Fine Arts Alumna

Artforum's “Critic's Pick” section includes an exhibition of large-scale paintings by Fine Arts Alumna and Faculty Member Mickalene Thomas. Thomas is best known for her elaborate rhinestone, acrylic, and enamel paintings that celebrate and explore the identities of…

The Wall Street Journal Features Alumnus Bruce M. Newman in “Donor of the Day” Column

The Wall Street Journal recently featured Alumnus Bruce M. Newman in its “Donor of the Day” column, which features philanthropists who have made significant gifts to organizations in the New York area. Newman has generously given to Pratt…

Pratt Celebrated in “Treasures of New York” Program on WNET

Located in the heart of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is recognized worldwide as an influential institution of art and design that has impacted the lives of millions since its founding. In the past decade, the college has grown to become…

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Previews Open Studio Project that Includes Many Pratt Artists

Brooklyn is home to more artists than anywhere else in the United States, making it the creative capital of the art world. During GO: a community-curated open studio project, numerous Pratt alumni, faculty, and student artists, including Meri Bourgard…