Shulamit Nazarian, BArch ‘87, celebrated the 10 year anniversary of her gallery Shulamit Nazarian Los Angeles Gallery. Her career and gallery were featured in Forbes Magazine.
Professor of Writing James Hannaham was interviewed by The New York Times about his career and opinions of the literary field ahead of the release of his new book ““Didn’t Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta.”
The poems “Black Girl Magic” and “Redbone Shames the Devil” by Mahogany L. Browne, who holds and MFA from Pratt, were studied in the research project “101 Black Women Poets in Mainly White and Mainly Black Rooms” which analyzed the pitch, timing and intensity patterns in recordings of black women poets. Los Angeles review of books published the findings.
Pratt was named by Women’s Business Daily to be one of the top schools for fashion design or merchandising in the world.
Professor of Fine Arts Steve Locke was awarded the Rapport Prize by deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. The prize celebrates the achievement of artists who have demonstrated significant creativity and vision and encourages the recipient to continue a career of innovative art making.
Pratt alumni Jadesola Ayodeji and Sydney King, BArch ‘22, were awarded the NOMA Foundation Fellowship, a 2 month fellowship at leading architecture firms around the US. Ayodeji was placed at LEO A DALY and King was placed at EYP. Both graduates have completed their fellowships.
Advice by Leonel Ponce, acting academic director of Sustainable Environmental Systems at Pratt, was published in Crain’s New York regarding preparing for the possibility of flooding in businesses and homes.
Pratt + Platinum Guild International announced the 2022 Platinum Design DNA Award winners. They include students Ziqi Xie, Daiwen Wang, and Jiayi Liang who will be working with Krainz Creations to fabricate their designs, which you can see @pratt_institute_jewelry.
Sep 21, 2022
For a New York Times story on the uncertain future of the queer haven at Riis Beach in Queens, Yael Malka, BFA Photography ’12, took photographs and video, and James Hannaham, professor of writing, contributed an introduction: “When you choose the margin, it is a safe harbor. You called it the People’s Beach, and she became the metaphorical mother of your house.”
Sep 21, 2022
Bradley Ward, MFA Fine Arts ’19, was featured in Slam magazine. The story highlights how while at Pratt, he was encouraged to make art about his own experiences, leading him to mix imagery from Old Masters with the NBA: “We have long since preserved and revered these images of white bodies, but here we have Black bodies, in real time, doing the same thing.”
Sep 20, 2022
Charlotte Böhning, MID ’23, and Mary Lempres, BFA Fine Arts (Painting) ’18; MID ’23, were interviewed for a piece on Designboom about how being finalists for the 2022 Lexus Design Award influenced their work. They received the honor for their collaborative project Chitofarm, which addresses polystyrene foam waste with mealworms.
Sep 20, 2022
In its roundup of the “Best Booths At Spring/Break New York 2022,” ARTNews highlighted work by Rebecca Goyette, lecturer in Continuing and Professional Studies, Rebecca Morgan, MFA ’09, and Visiting Assistant Professor Fay Ku.
Sep 15, 2022
As part of the research group Inclusive Ecologies, Nancy Smith, assistant professor in the School of Information, is exhibiting “Edible New York” in the Tallinn Architecture Biennale. The work is part of the Edible exhibition that explores the reimagining of planetary food systems.
Sep 15, 2022
Ron Shiffman, professor emeritus in the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment (GCPE), joined the Daily Show webcast for a discussion on gentrification in Brooklyn, how it impacts the displacement of people and culture, and how people moving into neighborhoods can contribute to responsible change. Watch the full conversation on YouTube.
Sep 13, 2022
Power of Place
Spring 2022
Pratt Institute Professor Signe Nielsen, Landscape Architect of Little Island, Joins Fellow Experts in Conversation About Hudson River Park’s Inspired New Addition
