CLASS NOTES

Brandon Ndife A'13

Brandon Ndife A'13 was featured in a Grub Street article in August 2022 discussing his art, his diet, and his eating routine. To read this article, please click here.

Ashley Bryan A'46

The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table launched the Ashley Bryan Video Tribute on September 15, 2022 on Zoom.

The virtual event provided deep insight on the life of CSK award-winning author and illustrator Ashley Bryan A'46. Attendees were shown video tributes from authors and illustrators including Jason Reynolds, Daniel Minter, Nikki Giovanni, Kwame Alexander, Jan Spivey Gilchrist, and Bryan himself. The video tributes was followed by a discussion and Q&A session.

The tribute's press release describing the event can be viewed here. More information on the life and work of Ashley can be found on the Ashley Bryan Center website here.

Shekar Krishnan BSE'06

Shekar Krishnan BSE'06, who is the New York City Council Member for District 25 (Elmhurst, Jackson Heights), was featured in an event, WE GATHERED: 130 YEARS OF ASIAN AMERICAN ACTIVISM IN NEW YORK CITY in The Great Hall at The Cooper Union on September 22, 2022. To read more about the event, please click here.

Bill Lynch A'82

The Guardian reviewed the artwork of Bill Lynch A'82 which was featured in the exhibition "The Exile of Dionysus" which ran from August 6, 2022 through October 15, 2022 at the Brighton Centre for Contemporary Arts, which in the University of Brighton in the UK: "Bill Lynch: The Exile of Dionysus review – the greatest American artist you’ve never heard of?" by Laura Cumming.

"The great American artist Bill Lynch (1960-2013) never had a single exhibition in his lifetime. Almost nothing was written about his wild and beautiful paintings – ancient yet modern, mythological yet supremely contemporary – and they have only gradually started to emerge. Brighton Centre for Contemporary Arts has somehow managed to lay hands on 15 of his elusive works on wood from scattered locations to mount this mesmerizing show, the first in a public gallery in the UK. "

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.