Anwar Floyd-Pruitt is an artist, curator, and puppeteer from Milwaukee, WI. He holds a BA in Psychology from Harvard University (2000), a BFA from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (2017), and an MFA (2020) from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The Chazen Museum of Art, Edgewood College, Mount Mary University, and the Museum of Wisconsin Art recently hosted solo exhibitions of his collages, paintings, and abstract mixed-media self-portraits. In addition to leading puppet-making workshops, Floyd-Pruitt writes and performs a family-friendly singalong called Hip Hop Puppet Party. Recently, he was awarded a grant from the Jane Henson Foundation to engage youth in puppetry. Anwar is Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the Museum of Wisconsin Art, and he maintains a studio at the House of RAD (Resident Artist Doers) in Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood.
As an interdisciplinary artist, working across a diverse range of media, Anwar has often concerned himself with how to lower the barrier to entry when asking others to participate in art making. The upcoming year, as the Saint Kate Artist in Residence, will be no different. Through various collage activities, zine creation, and performance opportunities, visitors will experience the breadth and depth of his studio practice, as well as take a small keepsake home with them. General themes that will drive Anwar's work as the Saint Kate Artist In Residence include, generosity, reciprocity, self-portraiture, time travel, and the organization of information.
