The Gerald Pryor Art Award honors the 44 year legacy of Gerald Pryor as a professor, artist-in-residence, and head of photography in the Department of Art and Art Professions.
Gerald Pryor started the Department’s photo area in 1979 and went on to lead the photography program for the next four decades, inspiring and encouraging thousands of student artists. Pryor taught art in New York, Beijing, Shanghai, Venice, and Berlin until his death in 2023. Each year, this award supports Studio Art majors in their studies abroad and artistic practice at NYU Berlin.
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The Gerald Pryor Art Award made it possible for me to fully engage with my artistic practice during my semester at NYU Berlin by helping cover essential materials, research, and project-related costs. It enabled me to treat my semester abroad not simply as a period of study, but as a focused time of artistic research and production. Beyond the practical support, receiving the award felt like the department placing real faith in me as an artist.
I met Gerry as a student during my master’s program in photography in 1984. As a teacher, Gerry was loose, cool, and kind. He taught us to see photography as part of a broad context that included philosophy and critical theory. It was clear that Gerry really cared about his students and was 100% invested in teaching.
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Exhibition and Award Honor Late Professor Gerald Pryor
Pryor passed away in February 2023 at the age of 76 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Study Abroad
The Steinhardt Studio Art Program partners with NYU-Berlin to provide an unparalleled studio experience for art majors.
Undergraduate Study Abroad
A critical part of an NYU education is learning how to respectfully and efficiently engage globally. Develop a greater intercultural understanding, and challenge yourself to bring humanity closer together through an understanding of differences and similarities by studying a semester abroad.