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MFA Pop-Up Exhibition installation for Open Studios / Open Fields, November 8, 2025, at Dock 72. Photo: Dylan Bosch

March 23, 2026

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CAMPUS EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS

First Fine Arts Thesis Exhibitions Open Monday, March 30!

BFA Jewelry Thesis Exhibition

Rubelle & Norman Schafler Gallery

Opening Reception Monday, March 30, 5-7:30pm

On view March 31 - April 5, Tuesday - Saturday from 10am-5pm, Sunday by appointment only


Exhibiting Artists: Jacob Chang, Siwen Chen, Yijia Feng, Hayden Holmes, Jinsong Huang, Isabella Katz, Meijun Lin, Man Huen Tai, Angelina Yang, and Binger Zhang


BFA Painting Thesis Week 1

Steuben Gallery

Opening Reception Monday, March 30, 5-7pm

On view March 30 - April 3, Monday - Thursday from 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-12pm


Exhibiting Artists: Drew Baker, Manar Ramadan Balh, Alice Freitas, Elise Kleinbauer, Isabel Mongiello, Branwyn Murray, April Perez, Sophie Putterman, Jiwei Teng, and Jeanie Yun

MFA Thesis Exhibition, Part 1: Double Take Two

Curated by Alessandra Gómez

Opening Reception Monday, March 30, 6-8pm

On view March 30 - April 10, Monday - Saturday, 12-6pm

Dock 72, Brooklyn Navy Yard


Exhibiting Artists: Q Ayodele, Jack Catlett, Phoebe Kalm Choi, Shuyi Chen, Lisa Giordano, Joris van Helmond, Sammi Levine, Jiyoon Koo, Nawon Kim, Farrell Mason-Brown, Ben Miller, Tiffany Marie Miller, Lo Smith, Shonobi (Samson Shofoluwe), Wei Yuan Wang, Ryan Zogheb, and Leon Zhan


Registration is required to attend the Opening Reception and Gallery Viewing Hours.

RSVP TO ATTEND THE OPENING RECEPTION
REGISTER TO VISIT GALLERY HOURS

Coming Soon: Opening Monday, April 6. . .

BFA Drawing Thesis Week 1

DeKalb Gallery

Opening Reception Monday, April 6, 5-7pm

On view April 6-10, Monday - Thursday from 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-12pm

Exhibiting Artists: Donovan Jackson, Carol Li, and Eme Tuttell


BFA Painting Thesis Week 2

Steuben Gallery

Opening Reception Monday, April 6, 5-7pm

On view April 6-10, Monday - Thursday from 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-12pm

Exhibiting Artists: Jen Chen, Mishal Junaid, Sophia Konstantin, Sunah Nash, Ravit Yonah Pearlman, Morvens Regis, Thalia Renaker, Sofia Paloma Rodriguez, and Maya Sofer Sherman

Pratt Shows are free and open to the public. Learn about all Spring 2026 Fine Arts Thesis Shows here.

Pratt Fine Arts is delighted to welcome two artists to our MFA program location at Dock 72 in the Brooklyn Navy Yard for conversations with Faculty James Hannaham this spring.

Chloë Bass & James Hannaham in Conversation

Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 6-7:30pm

Dock 72, Brooklyn Navy Yard


Free and open to the public. Registration via Eventbrite is required to attend.

CLICK HERE TO RSVP

Eventbrite closes at Noon ET on April 7, 2026.

Louis Fratino & James Hannaham in Conversation

Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 6-7:30pm

Dock 72, Brooklyn Navy Yard


Free and open to the public. Registration via Eventbrite is required to attend.

REGISTRATION OPENS APRIL 7, 2026

Eventbrite closes at Noon ET on May 5, 2026.

In Conversation events are organized with support from the Pratt Writing Department.

FACULTY, ALUMNI, & STUDENT EXHIBITIONS

MFA alum Nazanin Noroozi featured in What is Lost, What is Held: 2025-2026 artists-in-residence exhibition at Powerhouse Arts


BFA alum Imogen Brent in duo exhibition Backwash at Kevin Kramer Gallery


BFA alum Ebelle Shum included in Every Woman Biennial 2026 SPECTALiA at Pen + Brush


Faculty and MFA/MS alum Fay Ku's editioned diptych Full Fathom Five to be released by Tamarind Institute at IFPDA Fair

Faculty and MFA alum Yasmeen Abdallah, MFA alum Rachel Cohen, and VALS alum Brigitta Váradi exhibiting at Bronx Art Space in Connective Threads

Faculty Analia Segal held Open Seminar "Between Breads, a Soft Cartography" at University of Coimbra


MFA '27 candidate Beca Acosta in duo exhibition Spectral Garden at Stephen Street Gallery


MFA alumni Josh Meillier and Austin Cruz Sapién duo exhibition Building New Worlds at The Next Wave Art Gallery


Generation Z group exhbition at Underdonk Gallery curated by Faculty Estefania Velez Rodriguez and featuring current students and alumni

AWARDS, EVENTS, & REVIEWS

MFA alum Shivani Mithbaokar announced as a Powerhouse Arts 2026 Artist Subsidy Program Recipient


BFA alum Angel Lovecraft Braswell featured in article "Contemporary Artists We Are Moved By" in Welcome.jpeg


Faculty and MFA/MS alum Fay Ku awarded MacDowell Fall/Winter Fellowship

Studio/Gallery Manager and MFA alum Taylor Bielecki published review "Narratives and expressive figures in Judy Glantzman's Playing with Dolls at P.P.O.W." in Art Spiel


BFA alum Shane Heinemeier's Habitable Spaces art organization covered in Hyperallergic "How a Texas Town Became an Art Project"

GRANTS, RESIDENCIES, & OPPORTUNITIES

Tiger Strikes Asteroid New York and Transmitter Gallery 6-month TNT Residency Open Call

Dieu Donné 2027 Workspace Residency Program


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