Victoria Forbes, BFA Art and Design Education ’24, has been granted the honor of being the Graduate Speaker for Pratt’s class of 2025 Commencement. She will be acknowledged for this achievement at the Student Affairs Leadership Awards.
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Graciela Carrillo, MS Urban Environmental Systems Management ’07, has been elevated to the prestigious College of Fellows by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). This honor recognizes their exceptional contributions to architecture and society. The AIA Fellowship is awarded to architects who have achieved the highest standards of excellence in the profession.
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Rodney Leon, BArch ’92, reflected on the 10th anniversary of the unveiling of the Ark of Return, a permanent memorial designed by Leon that honors the victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade at the United Nations. “The memorialization of public space allows often complex and contradictory needs to coexist simultaneously. It must provide space for individual reflection and contemplation of often tragic histories, and at the same time provide a place for collective gathering and celebration.”
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A new short documentary about Edel Rodriguez, BFA Fine Arts (Painting) ’94, is featured in PRINT magazine. Freedom is a Verb, by filmmakers Mecky Creus and Adrienne Hall, “focuses on Rodriguez’s bestselling visual memoir of young life in—and treacherous escape from—Castro’s Cuba.”
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Zac Wiczek and Pranav Dawar, both BFA Film ’25, were selected to participate in the summer Byrdcliffe Communal Residency Program.
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Abigayle Schroder, MFA Digital Arts (3D Animation) ’26, was awarded a 2024–2025 World Illustrators Association scholarship.
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Fine Arts Adrienne Tarver was in conversation with Daricia Mia DeMarr at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center to discuss Tarver’s installation, Roots, Water, Air.
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Nia Starr, MS Sustainable Environmental Systems ’24, turned their graduate thesis on equitable electrification into a real-world project for Diversity Coalition SLO County.
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Pratt was featured in a Hyperallergic article about the Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair 2025 at Powerhouse Arts, which showcased work by Pratt Institute Editions (PIE), Trudy Benson, MFA ’10, and MFA/BFA Printmakers. “Independent printshops, print-oriented galleries, institutional printmaking programs like that of Pratt Institute and Hunter College, and high-profile publishers like Two Palms were all unified in their shared passion not just for the craft, but the connection it elicits through process and appreciation alike.
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Weiyuan Wang, MFA Fine Arts (Printmaking) ’26, was interviewed for Surface Escape.
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