Alumni News May/June 2024 

Scholastic Awards alumni go on to do incredible things! Read news about notable alumni below: 

  • Poet and activist Kinsale Drake ‘17 has distributed over 10,000 books to Navajo Nation youths through the nonprofit she founded, NDN Girls Book Club. The nonprofit provides accessible and quality Native literature to youths on reservations. Learn more on The Journal.  
  • Espoo Museum of Modern Art will be presenting Around the Way, artist Tschabalala Self’s ‘08 first solo exhibition in Finland (May 8, 2024-May 5, 2025). Read about the expansive presentation in this FAD Magazine article.  
  • Artist Dana Schutz ‘95 will have her first exhibition in Greece this year. The Island offers an unparalleled survey of the developments in her style and will be on view from June 16, 2024, through March 2025. 
  • Kay WalkingStick ‘48 discussed her love for materials, her admiration for the bridges of New York City, and her deep appreciation for geometry and drawing with The Met’s Associate Curator of Native American Art Patricia Marroquin Norby in this Brooklyn Rail article.   
  • Tracy Reese ‘81 was featured on Marie Claire for her environmentally conscious fashion brand, Hope for Flowers, which encourages shoppers to cultivate a connection with their closets. Explore her responsibly designed and produced collection made from sustainable fabrics on the Hope for Flowers website

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