Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, MFA Communications Design ’15, was featured in Artsy as one of the “must-know women artists.” “I first came across Amanda’s work at a fiber arts show at the South Street Seaport in New York last spring,” said arts patron Carla Shen. “She had this stunning site-specific installation of layers of cotton and silk flowers and greenery draped over a 12-foot diameter grain hoist that had been part of the building since the 18th century. She has also created numerous large public installations and murals driven by her commitment to using art to engage the community and find collective ways to address loss, transformation, and healing.”
Drawing His Own Path
As Angel Ortega, BFA Fine Arts (Drawing) ’25, prepares for his thesis exhibition, he reflects on his time at Pratt, his creative process, and what’s next.
IDC Foundation Awards Second $1 Million Grant to Pratt’s Research Accelerator Hub
From Pratt Institute News
This funding supports core initiatives at the Research Yard of Pratt Institute in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Pratt and a Century of The New Yorker
From Pratt Institute News
On the occasion of the magazine's 100th anniversary, a look back at the many Pratt artists, writers, and creatives who have helped shape the renowned publication.
Commencement 2025 to Be Held on May 20 at Radio City Music Hall
From Pratt Institute News
Poet and cultural critic Claudia Rankine will deliver the Commencement address and receive an honorary degree, and distinguished alumni Annabelle Selldorf and Stefan Sagmeister will receive honorary degrees.
Sowing Seeds of Sustainability
From Pratt Institute News
Pratt Earth Action Week Spring 2025 featured walking tours, sustainability workshops and exhibitions, and world-building exercises.
The Music Listening Experience, Reimagined
From Pratt Institute News
The third annual Amazon Music Design Challenge tested students' design, research, and time management skills.
Pratt Remembers President Emeritus Thomas F. Schutte
From Pratt Institute News
The Pratt Institute community remembers Dr. Thomas F. Schutte, who served as the 11th president of Pratt Institute from 1993 to 2017.
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Pratt President Emeritus Thomas F. Schutte Dies At 89
Interior Design honored the legacy of Pratt President Emeritus Thomas F. Schutte, highlighting his transformative 24-year leadership and enduring impact on the Institute and broader Brooklyn community.
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Brooklyn Art Exhibit Transforms Into Mobile Aid Station For The Homeless
A news segment on PIX11 New York covered Collective Mobilities, an art exhibition at Pratt Institute’s DeKalb Gallery by Alex Strada, Pratt’s Fine Arts Civic Engagement Fellow. The exhibition has transformed into a mobile mutual aid station, collecting and distributing thousands of donated items to support Brooklyn’s homeless community.
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Op-ed: How Pratt Institute and Brooklyn Navy Yard are driving creative economic innovation
Pratt and the Brooklyn Navy Yard are driving creative economic innovation by fostering intersections between education, research, and industry, contributing to Brooklyn’s surge in small business growth and its leadership in the nation’s creative economy.
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“Black Dress II: Homage” Celebrates A History Of Black Fashion In America
Black Dress II: Homage at Pratt Manhattan Gallery received major recognition for its powerful tribute to Black designers and fashion creatives. Curated by professor Adrienne Jones and alumna Rachelle Etienne-Robinson, the exhibition reflects on a decade of progress since the original Black Dress exhibition, showcasing archival materials and contemporary pieces that highlight the impact of Black artistry on global fashion.
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An Exhibition Fit for Black History Month
As New York Fashion Week and Black History Month aligned, The Cut highlighted Black Dress II: Homage as one of the city’s must-see exhibitions. The article lauded Pratt Manhattan Gallery for its role in providing a critical space to honor Black contributions to fashion, noting how the show reclaims historical narratives and showcases emerging designers.
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The School of Information Faculty Innovation Fund (FIF) was awarded to Assistant Professors Kathy Carbone, Sai Shruthi Chivukula, and Ashley Lee, and Professors Irene Lopatovska, and Cristina Pattuelli.
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Hins Xun Zuo, MFA Communications Design ’23, as part of the agency ICNCLST/, worked with Sky Gellatly and Edison Chen to launch “CAFEAO,” “a new art-and-design-themed café and conceptual retail venture” in Taipei, which was featured on the Instagram of various publications, including Elle Taiwan, GQ Taiwan, Harpers Bazaar Taiwan, Juksy Magazine, and Everyday Object.
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Annabelle Selldorf, BArch ’85, and Pratt Trustee Mickalene Thomas, BFA Fine Arts ’00, were named among Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People of 2025.” For more than two decades, the TIME100 list has highlighted the artists, icons, leaders, and innovators that are shaping our present day. Annie Liebovitz writes that Selldorf’s work “embodies the values she holds dear. Art and life are not separate.” About Thomas, Alicia Keys says that “she’s constantly creating new lanes, breaking boundaries, and exceeding expectations.”
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Mark Reyes, BFA Film ’20, announced that two of his films will be screening at the Fantaspoa Film Festival in Brazil. “WOW! What an Honor! TALES FROM THE END will be making its INTERNATIONAL premiere alongside my brand new short THE NIGHTWALKER being shown for the first time ever as its WORLD PREMIERE!!!,” Reyes wrote on social media.
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing Benjamin Krusling was awarded a 2025 Nightboat Poetry Prize. Of over 900 submissions, three manuscripts were chosen for publication. Krusling’s manuscript Fear of God Essentials “narrate the goings-on of a sticky, discomfiting city, one in which the speaker witnesses a parade of delights and atrocities as they cohere in the present—the Cybertruck on Nostrand Avenue, the Candy Crush–playing cops in the subway station, the subversive humor of living in an era of upheaval,” write Emily Bark Brown and Gia Gonzales.
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Thomas Klinkowstein, adjunct professor – CCE of graduate communications design, will be conducting an art project on a sub-orbital space flight with Virgin Galactic in 2027. As part of his year-long research leading up to lift-off, he has been facilitating creative workshops with students in the US and abroad. At Yonsei University in South Korea, Klinkowstein taught speculative design students a “Synthetic Memories” workshop, which involved using ChatGPT to predict their future careers, and creating a design responding to their results. In Pennsylvania, he ran a “Space Art Challenge,” in which middle school students created triptychs around the theme of “space as place, space as persona, and space as idea.”
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