Maelstrom, a documentary directed, shot, and produced by Mizuko Yamaoka, BFA Fine Arts (Painting) ’02, about how her life was changed forever by a major accident was selected by the Japan Council of the University of Pittsburgh and SCREENSHOT: ASIA for the 2022 Japan Documentary Film Award. The film includes footage from her time at Pratt along with scenes from her life as a story of perseverance. The film will be part of the Tokyo Documentary Film Festival 2022 in December.
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The Pratt Center for Community Development’s Made in NYC team reflected on their 2025 achievements, noting, for example, that more than 115 companies signed up for member benefits and more than 630 members joined their learning labs over the course of the year.
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Siha Park, MFA Fine Arts (Painting and Drawing) ’25, is featured in Canvas Rebel in an interview that explores her journey as an artist. “The range of artworks and experiences available here makes New York an invaluable resource for any artist. Being able to gain insight from so many artistic practices and hear so many different stories—that, to me, is New York’s greatest strength.
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The American Library Association announced that Kadir Nelson, BFA Communications Design ’96, received the Coretta Scott King—Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement; alumnus Jashar Awan received a Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book for children for his illustrated book Every Monday Mabel; and Fine Arts alumnus Peter Kuper received an Alex Award for best adult book that appeals to teen audiences for his illustrated book Insectopolis: A Natural History.
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Yessenia Sanchez, BFA Film ’21, was selected to join the cohort of 2026 Film Independent Project Involve Fellows.
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A new mobile library case on display in Pratt Libraries was designed by Assistant Professor of Industrial Design Swati Piparsania and Miles Hubbard-Zarick and Isabelle Liu, both BID ’26.
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Lucia Bautista and Kat Silk, both BFA Fine Arts ’26, were selected for the National Arts Club’s 2026 Will Barnet Student Show. “Showcasing the work of undergraduate students from prestigious New York area schools, the exhibition and honorariums have become highly recognized in the art world, and the level of talent continues to be fresh and original.”
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WPIR Pratt Radio interviewed Basia Kurlender, BFA Communications Design ’19, to discuss her time at Pratt, her career journey, and her company Ballpark Figure Booking and Artist Management, a music and arts organization based primarily on Long Island, New York.
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The Seventh AIM Biennial: Forms of Connection exhibition, curated by Art and Design Education faculty members Patrick Rowe and Nell Klugman, is on view at The Bronx Museum.
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A salon-style artist group for critique, encouragement, and collaboration called Gossip, partly formed and maintained by Pratt faculty, alumni, and students, was profiled in artnet. “In the approximately 17 years since the group first coalesced, participation has experienced flux resulting from people moving away, being busy with projects, family, and life in general, and new people being introduced. But the gravitational core of having a space by and for artists has remained the same.”
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