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Maria Gaspar, BFA ’02, presented Unblinking Eyes, Awaiting (2024), at Frieze New York 2024 as part of Frieze Reframe. The work consists of “multiple panels of high-resolution photographs of the north-end wall of the Cook County Department of Corrections in Chicago, the largest single-site jail in the US and a dominating fixture of the artist’s childhood neighborhood.”

Pratt MFA in Photography Thesis Exhibition: Erin O’Flynn, Ethan Li, Kunwar Prithvi Singh Rathore, was reviewed in Hyperallergic. “With this show, Pratt’s MFA photographers reveal the fingerprints on the landscape to coax out questions of race, power, sexuality, and sustainability.”

Associate Professor of Photography Stephen Hilger wrote an essay for Full Bleed on various books about Los Angeles histories that have influenced his work. “My photographs reflect the ways in which Los Angeles absorbs me. I rely on looking and recording to make both personal histories and larger histories visible,” he writes. “My approach is also inspired by shelves of books authored by photographers, artists, and writers who explore LA’s pasts.”

Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Enterprise Leadership Innocent Ekejiuba (MPS Arts and Cultural Management ’23) presented at the dmi Diversity in Design Conference in DC/Baltimore. In his presentation, Ekejiuba explored the question: “How do we create cultures of inclusion that leverage the power of community to lead as if life matters and address the crises we are facing?” 

Joan Semmel, BFA Art Teacher Education ’63; MFA ’72, was featured in AnOther Magazine, Wallpaper, and Ocula on the occasion of her latest exhibition in Brussels. The 91-year-old figurative painter is lauded for “sex-positive paintings,” which “celebrat[e] natural urges which to this day are laden with shame and stigma,” writes Emily Steer in AnOther.

For Frieze, Theodora Skipitares, visiting professor of art and design education, reflects on puppetry, past projects, and her latest work, The Four Lives, which premiered in April at La MaMa. 

Pratt’s BFA in Communications Design (emphasis in Graphic Design) was ranked #12 in TechGuide’s list of “The Best Bachelor’s in Graphic Design Degree Programs for 2024,” which recognizes an “unwavering commitment to academic excellence.” TechGuide considers factors such as tuition, student-to-faculty ratio, admission and graduation rates, and alumni success in its ranking process.

Pratt is named among the prettiest campuses in America by Architectural Digest: “Known for its architecture, interior design, and industrial design degrees, it’s no wonder the campus is stunning.”

Fashion design alumni Paul Tazewell and Emilio Sosa were both nominated for Tony Awards. Sosa received a nomination for Best Costume Design of a Play for Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch, while Tazewell’s nomination was for Best Costume Design for a Musical for Suffs.