Mark Reyes, BFA Film ’20, won 2024 Best Animated Film by Krampus Film Festival for House of Weird. He also won Best Budget to Production from Buried Alive Film Festival for Tales from the End.
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Rhonda Evans, MSLIS ’15, director of the LuEsther Mertz Library at the New York Botanical Garden, is working with the Morgan Library to organize the exhibition on Belle da Costa Greene. da Costa Greene worked with J.P. Morgan and formed the collection that is now the Morgan Library.
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Pratt was ranked number 4 on a list of 10 Best Art Schools by Academia Magazine.
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Chen Chen, BID ’07, and Kai Williams, BID ’06, were featured in Dezeen among thirteen independent designers standing out in New York City. Their work was also recently included in Dwell and on New Atlas’s list of the best multitools and blades of 2024.
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Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School of Information Jennifer Hubert Swan published “10 Picture Books That Help Kids (and Adults) Celebrate Gratitude” in the New York Times.
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Powerhouse fashion duo Sophie Andes-Gascon, BFA Fashion Design ’15, and Claire McKinney, BFA Fashion Design ’15, were featured in Vogue on the occasion of their brand SC103’s spring runway show, “held just blocks away from their first shared space, from which the 103 in the brand name came.”
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Pratt alumni joined Pratt C-Board students for community service, helping put together bags with supplies for Moms for Moms.
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Artsy listed Xiangjie Rebecca Wu, MFA Fine Arts ’24, as an “artist on our radar,” one of five artists making an impact in December 2024.
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NYC was named the best city for art lovers, with Pratt listed as best art education by Business Outreach. “New York is the premier and the best hub for art lovers, and … home to more than 40% of art galleries and acquires thousands of iconic art items.”
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Hannah Fink, MID ’20, was interviewed in Athletech News for her innovative at-home pilates reformer. “With her background in fitness and a knack for making things functional and beautiful, Hannah’s mission is clear: bring Pilates to more people in a way that’s stylish and easy.”
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