News & Events
CFDA 2011 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
$25,000 Geoffrey Beene Design Scholarship- Lauren Sehner
$10,000 CFDA Scholarship Winner - Kieran Baker
$5,000 CFDA Scholarship Winner - Lania Gonzalez
Honorable Mention Liz Claiborne Fashion Scholarship - Sydney Halela
ART & DESIGN STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS HONORED WITH AWARDS
SUNY Chancellor's Awards
Excellence in Teaching - C.J. Yeh, Communication Design
Faculty Service - Melanie Reim, Illustration
Student Excellence - Jusil Carroll, Fashion Design and Julia Sinelnikova, Fine Arts
Scholar Athlete Award - Annelise Trezza, Fine Arts (half marathon)
FIT Faculty Excellence Awards
Deborah Klesenski-Rispoli, Photography
Sandra Krasovec, Packaging Design
C.J. Yeh, Communication Design
President's Award for Faculty Excellence
Judy Ellis, Toy Design
FIT STUDENT INTERVIEWED BY TEENVOGUE.COM
FIT student Juan Mota was interviewed by TeenVogue.com for his participation in the PBS show Design Squad Nation’ where he worked alongside Christian Siriano. http://www.teenvogue.com/careers/2010/11/design-squad-nation-juan-mota. Design Squad Nation, which is also available to view online. Juan appears in the two-part episode “A Cut Above.” The show will also broadcast on PBS stations across the country.
Fashion Design
STUDENT DESIGNS DISPLAYED IN DEPARTMENT STORE WINDOWS
Bahram Hakakian, CEO of Barami department stores, served as the critic for the Advanced Draping Techniques class and selected eight students from the class to show work in this spring's AAS exhibition, Film Noir. He selected dresses by Mark Eric, Film Noir's Critic's Award winner, and Brittney Banks, Aisling Camps, and Tanja Mrdja to be displayed in Barami's widows in May. For more information, contact Barbara Arata-Gavere, 75004.
FASHION DESIGN AUTHOR
Fashion Drawing:
Illustration Techniques for Fashion Designers,
by Michele Wesen Bryant
Michele Wesen Bryant teaches drawing, digital and concepts courses in the fashion design departments at Parsons School of Fashion and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She was also visiting professor at Parsons Paris, Istanbul Technical University and the Fashion Institute of Technology at Polimoda in Florence.
Communiation Design
COMMUNICATION DESIGN FACULTY MEMBER PRESENTS AT CONFERENCE, APPEARS IN PUBLICATIONS
C.J. Yeh gave a multimedia presentation, Global Village—Social Networking Media, at the 36th annual Chinese American Academic and Professional Society Conference. His presentation was mentioned in Chinese-language newspaper World Journal, and his biography and paper abstract were printed in the conference's publication, Economic Growth and Multidisciplinary Approach to Education. For more information, contact C.J. Yeh, 75676.
Illustration
ILLUSTRATION FACULTY MEMBER FEATURED IN VOGUE ITALIA
Bil Donovan was interviewed by Vogue Italia and spoke about the documentary class he teaches at FIT. For more information, contact Bil Donovan.
ILLUSTRATION FACULTY MEMBER'S WORK INCLUDED IN CHARITY IPHONE APPLICATION
Three of Chris Spollen's sculptures have been included in a charity art book iPhone and iPad application called Art-Tails. The proceeds from this app will go to an NGO aiding areas in Japan affected by the earthquake and tsunami. For more information, contact Chris Spollen.
ILLUSTRATION FACULTY MEMBER'S WORK INCLUDED IN EXHIBITION
Tony Capparelli's artist's proof of his officially licensed Super Bowl XLIV portrait and an original painting are included in the National Art Museum of Sport's football invitational exhibition, which runs through the Super Bowl. For more information, contact Tony Capparelli.
ILLUSTRATION MFA FACULTY MEMBER ILLUSTRATES STAMP
Nancy Stahl illustrated a new 55-cent charity stamp for the U.S. Postal Service, depicting an Amur tiger cub. Eleven cents from the sale of each stamp benefit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wildlife Without Borders Multinational Species Conservation Funds, which protect endangered species such as rhinos, Asian and African elephants, great apes, and marine turtles. For more information, contact Melanie Reim, 74318.
ILLUSTRATION FACULTY MEMBER'S WORK INCLUDED IN EXHIBITION
The work of Jacqui Morgan was included in an exhibition, My N*de Valentine, which featured artists whose pieces have been selected for Barebrush.com's monthly online calendar. For more information, contact jacqui_morgan@fitnyc.edu
Karen Santry has an exhibit opening in Greenwich, Connecticut “Three Visions” at Flinn Gallery at the Greenwich Library. For more information please contact, karen_santry@fitnyc.edu.
MTA TRANSIT PROGRAM
This past month, William Low has completed his work on the MTA Arts in Transit Program. It is a permanent art installation on the Parkchester Station of the elevated number 6 train, two stops from his father's old Chinese hand laundry. This was a collaboration with Erskin Mitchell Stained Glass (Baton Rouge, LA) who was contracted to interpret Low's designs as faceted glass. The faceted glass murals are approximately 11' x 11'. It's been several years in the making but is finally here!
ILLUSTRATION STUDENTS WORK ON HUE MAGAZINE
The Illustration department recommended two students, Mara Cespan and Chase Stone, for an editorial job covering Alexander Joseph for Hue Magazine. Mara Cespon received the commission from Hue.
ILLUSTRATION DEPARTMENT DONATIONS
The Illustration department donated two images to FIT's Alumni Association Postcard to raise funds.
Heidi Younger had two illustrations used in the FIT Alumni Association box card set. http://heidiyounger.blogspot.com/2011/01/box-card-set-fit-alumni-association.html
“The Art of Chris Spollen” by Chris Spollen at The Society of Illustrators was extended by a week and a half. The Society of Illustrators have asked to add one of his pieces to their permanent collection. For more information please contact chris_spollen@fitnyc.edu
Accesories Design
ACCESSORIES DESIGN MAGAZINE
Accessories magazine reviewed the exhibition Sporting Life in their e-newsletter as well as the Accessories website.
Packaging Design
PACKAGING DESIGN FACULTY MEMBER FINALIST IN COMPETITION
David Wagner has been selected from a group of more than 2,500 entrants as a finalist in the Hasselblad Masters Competition. Click here to view and vote for Wagner's work. For more information, contact David Wagner.
Interior Design
INTERIOR DESIGN STUDENT WINS SCHOLARSHIP
Hon Kee Leung won a $30,000 scholarship from the Angelo Donghia Foundation. For more information, contact Andrew Seifer, 75578.
INTERIOR DESIGN FACULTY MEMBER SHOWS WORK IN EXHIBITION, WINS AWARD
Johannes Knoops has a kinetic work, "Evoking Obsolete Devices with Kinetic Fantasies," in the Pacific Design Center's TIMEless exhibition, which explores applications of interactive design across various disciplines. In addition, the International Design Awards honored him with a silver award for his project "Windscraper." For more information, contact Johannes Knoops.
Fine Arts
FINE ARTS FACULTY MEMBER FEATURED IN MAGAZINE
Julia Jaquette's painting was featured on the cover of Cabinet magazine, and more of her work was included inside the issue. For more information, contact Julia Jaquette.
Fabric Styling
FABRIC STYLING FACULTY MEMBER'S WORK INCLUDED IN EXHIBITIONS
This summer, Sara Petitt's work was included in a photo show at Montauk's Depot Gallery, and in Gallery 307's 8x8 exhibition. For more information, contact Sara Petitt, 75189.