Class Notes Patricia Yulkowski, B. Arch. ’89, CEO of Total Door, a Waterfordbased company that manufactures commercial door systems for healthcare, education, government, office, retail, hotels, and other industries, was welcomed as the newest member of Vistage Michigan in January 2011.
1990s
Diana Sorkin, B.F.A. Graphic Design ’90, created a project titled The Dance of Life, a mobile sculpture designed for the Joan & Alan Bernikow Jewish Community Center of Staten Island, where it is on permanent display. The piece, which won the 2007 Staten Island Chamber of Commerce Building Award, is a representation of a man and a woman caught in a dance, contrasting and complementing each other as they glide through space and overlap to form a Jewish star. Percy Pithawala, M.S. Urban Design ’91, principal of AP Institute of Environment Design in Vallabh Vidyanagar, prepared art works and installations that were exhibited at Hutheesing Visual Arts Centre in Ahmedabad, India, in February 2011. Noh Sang-Kyoon, M.F.A. Fine Arts ’94, presented the solo exhibition “Conjuring Constellations” at Gallery Simon in Seoul, Korea, from March through April 2011.
Amy DiGi Yedowitz, B.F.A. Art and Design Education ’96, organized and participated in a one-night fundraising art event, Art for Japan, a New York City artists benefit on April 7, 2011, at Studio 57 Fine Arts in New York City. Over 100 NYC artists participated. All works were sold for under $200 and all proceeds were donated to UNICEF’s Japan Relief Efforts. Brian Guidry, M.F.A. Fine Arts ’97, showed his work at Western Exhibitions in Chicago, Ill., from February through April 2011. The three-person group show focused on cultural productions from New Orleans and South Louisiana and featured multimedia art. Debbie Han, M.F.A. Fine Arts ’99, presented her solo exhibition “The Eye of Perception” in February 2011 at the Pete & Susan Barrett Art Gallery at Santa Monica College in California. Han’s unique and dynamic photographic and sculptural installations investigate the concepts of cultural identity, authenticity, and perception. Coby Kennedy, B.I.D. ’99, and Clare Grill, M.F.A. Fine Arts ’05, were accepted by the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, an intensive nine-week summer residency program for emerging visual artists established in 1946, which seeks to bring together a gifted and diverse group of individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to art-making.
2000s
John Ullman, B. Arch. ’00, and Architecture for Tibet presented “The Power of Compassion: For the Children of the High Himalayas” in February 2011. The event was a fundraiser to help raise money for the creation of a sustainable garden project at Jhamtse Gatsal Children’s Community in Lumla, India, just across the border from Bhutan and Tibet. Laura Blereau, M.F.A. Fine Arts ’02, an up-and-coming curator and the director of Bitforms Gallery, curated the group exhibition “Touched: A Space of Relations,” which debuted from February through April 2011. Blereau was an associate producer of Lynn Hershmann Lesson’s historic film War!: Women Art Revolution which opened at The Museum of Modern Art in February 2011. Frances Kertzman, B.F.A. Film/ Animation ’02, owner of Starlight Productions, recently launched a new website for their video production company, www. starlightproductionsvideo.com. Meredith Laine Justice, B.F.A. Painting ’03, showed new works in oil, Hide and Seek and The Churning of the Ocean, at the Sonoma County Museum in Santa Rosa, Calif. Justice also participated in an artist panel discussion on March 4, as part of the Santa Rosa’s First Friday events.
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Leon Reid IV, B.F.A. Painting ’03, announced the release of his latest sculpture, Greener Than Thou, a work addressing the topic of clean energy. Limited edition pieces as well as a short video on its creation can be viewed at www.leonthe4th.com. Kitter Spater, B.I.D. ’03, announced that Kurgo, one of the first Pratt Incubator companies, has grown to a staff of 10 full-time employees. The company has a product line of nearly 20 pet products that are sold in 2,500 retail locations including Petco, Costco, L.L. Bean, and REI. Kurgo was ranked as the 46th fastest growing consumer goods company and the fastest growing pet product manufacturer in the nation. Melissa Staiger, M.F.A. Fine Arts ’03, participated in two group show openings at The Painting Center in New York City and Gallery Ell in Brooklyn. Clare Grill, M.F.A. Fine Arts ’05, had her work featured on the cover of the February 2011 issue of ARTnews. A.Z. Hand (formerly Ashley Zarella), M. Arch. ’06, was recently named one of the “Top 20 Under 40” construction professionals in the Midwest by Engineering News Record. Kevin McElroy, B.I.D. ’07, announced his role as a designer in a new apparel collaboration between clothing brand JF & Son and NYDesigns, who have created a collection of laser-cut clothing and accessories called CUTS///. Pieces from the first CUTS/// collection can be seen in person at JF & Son’s new store location on University Place in New York City. Ted Southern, M.F.A. Sculpture ’07, was featured in the April 3, 2011 the New York Post for his contract as a designer of spacesuit gloves for NASA. Southern also makes angel wings for Victoria’s Secret models, costumes for Broadway and Hollywood, and is now working on a full suit for commercial space travel. Jason Wells, M.S. Information and Library Science ’07, has been promoted to executive director of children’s marketing and publicity at Abrams Books for Young Readers. Wells joined the company in 2002. Clara Cabrera, M.S. Information and Library Science ’09, and Lisa Chow, M.S. Information and Library Science ’09, were recipients of the 2011 SLA Rising Star Award. The Special Libraries Association (SLA) was founded in 1909 in the State of New York and is now the international association representing the interests