School of Art

Undergraduate Fine Arts

MADE@PRATT Video: Fine Arts Senior Anthony Limauro Creates a Caryatid Table

Sculpture student Anthony Limauro (B.F.A. Fine Arts ’15) referenced classical forms in the contemporary table that he created as part of his senior thesis project. With a glass and walnut top supported by four bronze caryatids, which are sculpted…

Giving

Fine Arts Student Keiron de Nobriga Wins 2015 Charles Pratt Memorial Scholarship

Keiron de Nobriga (B.F.A. Sculpture ’16) has been named the recipient of the 2015 Charles Pratt Memorial Scholarship, an annual $35,000 award conferred to a third-year undergraduate in a given department. Each year, a new department is chosen to present…

Graduate Digital Arts

Animation Career Review Ranks Pratt One of Country’s Top Animation Colleges

Pratt Institute was rated one of the nation’s top animation colleges in the 2015 Animation School Rankings recently published by Animation Career Review, a comprehensive source for information on animation, graphic design, and digital art schools. Pratt was ranked eighth…

Graduate Fine Arts

USA TODAY Ranks Pratt Number One College for a Degree in Fine and Studio Arts

USA TODAY has ranked Pratt first in a list of the top 10 colleges for a degree in fine and studio arts in the United States. The list comes from College Factual and the rankings are based on a combination…

Undergraduate Photography

Museum of the City of New York Presents Solo Exhibition by Alumnus Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao

A retrospective of large-scale photographs spanning 10 years of work by Taiwanese artist Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao (B.F.A. Photography ’03) is on view at the Museum of the City of New York until February 15, 2015. Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao: Assembled Realities…

Film/Video

Alumnus Stephen Douglas Portrays His Grandfather in New Film by Angelina Jolie

Stephen Douglas (B.F.A. Film/Video, ‘10) plays his grandfather in Unbroken, a new film directed by Angelina Jolie that was released in theaters around the country on December 25. The film is adapted from the New York Times bestselling book Unbroken:…

School of Design

Alumnus Kadir Nelson Creates Postage Stamp Honoring Basketball Star Wilt Chamberlain

Kadir Nelson (B.F.A. Illustration ’96) has painted the images for a new set of postage stamps honoring famed National Basketball Association (NBA) player Wilt Chamberlain. Approximately 50 million Forever stamps with Chamberlain’s image will be printed, making him the first…

Graduate Digital Arts

Pratt Presents Digital Arts Exhibition during Art Basel Miami Beach

{exp:slideshowpro id=”768″ type=”album”} Pratt Digital Arts, an exhibition organized with partners LG Electronics USA and Surface magazine, attracted lively crowds to a special reception for Pratt alumni and friends and an exclusive Surface magazine talk with musician FKA Twigs and…

Graduate Digital Arts

Pratt, LG Electronics USA and Surface Magazine Show Student Work at Art Basel Miami Beach

Pratt Institute will present Pratt Digital Arts, an exhibition with partners LG Electronics USA and Surface magazine, during Art Basel Miami Beach as part of the Pratt Presents public program series. The unique installation features digital artwork by Pratt students…

Fashion

Students Awarded First Place in Amazon Fashion Studio Sessions Competition

Pratt students received top honors in the menswear category in Amazon Fashion’s second annual Amazon Studio Sessions competition, which was held at Amazon’s state-of-the-art photography studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on October 25. Their winning work will be featured on…