Kenneth Cobonpue, BID ’91, reflects on the state of Filipino craft and design and spotlights up-and-coming designers for Vogue Philippines. “Only on this island can I find the quality of craftsmen and artisans who can transform my dreams into reality,” he says.
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A roundup of ideas and projects from around the Institute
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Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, associate professor of writing, was appointed as the inaugural Curator-in-Residence of the Weeksville Heritage Center. “As a curator-in-residence, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts’ work is bound to elicit feelings related to the importance of land, place and legacy in our lives,” said Dr. Raymond Codrington, president and chief executive officer of Weeksville Heritage Center.
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TheyDream by William David Caballero, BFA Digital Arts ’06, was featured in a list of “Latine Films to Look Out for at Sundance 2026” by Remezcla.
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Jean Shin, adjunct professor – CCE of fine arts, was named a 2026 Creative Capital awardee. The grants will provide $2.9 million to 109 artists in all 50 states.
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Kristin Mallison, BFA Fashion Design ’16, was featured in Teen Vogue. “I’ve always focused on upcycling and repurposing materials because I went to the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, and their fashion program really pushed for recycling,” she said.
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Pratt Athletics celebrated the academic achievements of student-athletes, noting that the cumulative GPA across teams was 3.52 for the fall semester.
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Zhihan Qian, MFA Communications Design ’23, was profiled in Design Scene. “Few designers use their commercial work as research material for cultural critique. Qian does. By day, she creates brand identities for fashion and retail clients. By night and on weekends, she makes books that dissect how designed systems encode power and exclusion. The approach is rare: treating professional practice not as separate from critical work, but as the evidence base for it.”
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The newest board members of ARLIS NY (Art Libraries Society of North America NY Chapter) are mostly Pratt alumni or work at Pratt, including Ann Bell, MSLIS ’25, Bridget O’Keefe, MSLIS ’23, Nicole Rosengurt, MSLIS ’23, Olivia Buck, MSLIS ’24, and Pratt Library Access Services Clerk Sal Tuszynski.
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Art and Design Education BFA/MA 5th-year students Sydney Lipner, Emily Morillo, Mikey Rodriguez, and Vicky Zhang have had their proposal, Accessible Culturally-Responsive Art Education in Puerto Rico, approved for funding by the Graduate Student Engagement Fund (GSEF).
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Kaylee Ann Johnson, MS Historic Preservation ’25, was named the director of preservation and historic properties at the Historic Savannah Foundation.
More Pratt Institute News
Leading by Example
Spencer Giuliano, BArch ’26, thrives on the soccer field and in the studio, all while helping fellow student-athletes balance the demands of both worlds.
Designing Her Way to Her Dream Job
From Pratt Institute News
Recent alumna Renata Dominguez always knew she wanted to work in design. Now, just one year post-grad, she’s thriving at one of the biggest international branding agencies.
Seeing the City: Tours, Talks, and More
From Pratt Institute News
This fall in New York City, students went to the newly renovated Frick, explored innovative materials at a circular design brand, and heard from famed director Spike Lee.