Pratt Institute

Education

B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design
M.F.A., Pratt Institute

Biography

After receiving his undergraduate degree from Rhode Island School of Design, Professor Rosenthal went to work for the Museum of Modern Art in New York which put him in close  contact with contemporary art, artists, curators, and writers.  He furthered his education at Pratt Institute where he received his Master of Fine Arts Degree in 1980. In addition to teaching at Pratt Institute, Professor Rosenthal has taught at Connecticut College, Columbia University, and the State University of New York at Stony Brook.  He has also lectured regularly for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and for the Brandeis University National Women's Committee. Professor Rosenthal has received grants form The National Endowment For The Arts and from the Corporation For Public Broadcasting.  He has received commissions from Snug Harbor Cultural Center in New York and Crosby Gardens in Toledo, Ohio. His work has been the subject of one-person exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, San Diego, and Tokyo, and has been included in group exhibitions throughout the United States and Europe.  A documentary film about his work has been broadcast nation-wide by the Public Broadcasting System, and can currently be viewed on Youtube by typing in his name. Reviews of his work have appeared in the New York Times, Newsday, Artsmedia, Art and Space Magazine, The Long Island Traveler Watchman, The News Review, Cover Magazine, and L Nine Magazine.