Milwaukee Magazine reports the passing of interdisciplinary artist and UWM Peck School of the Arts alum Anwar Floyd-Pruitt ’16, who died September 9 after a long battle with cancer. Floyd-Pruitt earned Art BFA from UWM, specializing in sculpture, before later earning an MFA from UW-Madison.
He served as artist in residence at Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel in 2024, and his studio was based at House of RAD in Milwaukee.
MOWA executive director Laurie Winters described his absence as leaving “an immeasurable void” and praised his ability to make “those around him feel seen, inspired and deeply valued.”
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