Category: Art and Design

  • Instructor Spotlight: Radmila Gurkovsky

    Radmila Gurkovsky is a visual artist, educator and a creative arts therapist. She graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with BFA in 2008 and holds an MPS from Pratt Institute. Born in the dramatic yet fascinating climate of Siberia, Russia, surrounded by brutal and gloomy winter days she developed her interests in art at…

  • Instructor Spotlight: Lisbeth Jimenez

    Lisbeth Jimenez is an NCIDQ certified designer with a Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology. She joined the commercial firm TPGArchitecture in 2016, and has a background in residential and commercial interior design. In her daily work, Lisbeth challenges herself to produce exceptional, transformational design concepts, creating beneficial spaces that…

  • Instructor Spotlight: Jacqueline Quinn

    Jacqueline Quinn is a fashion designer born in Dublin, Ireland, who moved to New York City 25 years ago. Jacqueline’s alma mater is the Grafton Academy of Fashion Design in Dublin, and she is currently studying to get her Master’s in Fashion and Fine Arts. Diverse in her background both creatively and artistically, Jacqueline has…

  • Preparing an art portfolio for college?

    Portfolio deadlines are coming up soooo soon! (FIT Fall 2020 deadline is FEBRUARY 1st) Thankfully, FIT’s Precollege Programs still has 4-day workshops that can help you focus and finalize. DATES : Saturdays, November 16, 23, December 7, 14, 2019 Sundays, November 17, 24, December 8, 15, 2019 Check out our Fall Workshops here: https://bit.ly/2qJSNeD Check out Portfolio Requirements here: https://bit.ly/2W99hbR Information…

  • Instructor Spotlight: Sooo-z Mastropietro

    Sooo-z Mastropietro, a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology in Fashion Design and Textile Design, has taught art and fashion design in a variety of settings including the Quick Center at Fairfield University and the Aldrich Museum. Sewing since the age of seven, she turned to her own raw skills to define her self…

  • Congratulations Accepted Precollege Students

    Congratulations to all of our amazing Precollege alumni who got accepted to FIT for fall 2019!!! Whether you took one or six classes with us, we are so proud of you! Some of the majors featured here are: Photography and Related Media, Advertising and Marketing Communications, Fashion Design and Fashion Business Management. Special shoutout to…