Pratt Shows: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Part 1 | Opening Reception

March 30, 2026 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Dock 72, Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1 Dock 72 Wy, Brooklyn, NY 11205

Studio head-and-shoulders portrait of a person with long dark wavy hair wearing red eyeglasses and a mustard-yellow blouse, looking slightly to the side against a light background.

MFA Thesis Exhibition, Part 1

Curated by Alessandra Gómez

Opening: Monday, March 30th, 6 – 8pm

Exhibition Dates: March 30th – April 10th

Dock 72, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Alessandra Gómez is an interdisciplinary curator and writer based in New York. For over a decade, she has led artistic programs and developed more than seventy-five commissions spanning visual art, dance, theater, performance, and music. Her curatorial practice centers on large-scale, cross-disciplinary projects that bridge institutional and commercial contexts.

She is currently the consultant Public Art Curator at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and is the Head Art Curator at the Wythe Hotel, where she oversees acquisitions and directs the hotel’s art programming. Gómez is also part of the curatorial collective behind Offerings, an experimental performance series held at St. Mary the Virgin Church in the heart of Times Square. In addition, she consults for the Democracy Cycle program at the Perelman Performing Arts Center.

Previously, Gómez was a curator for Luna Luna, a revived art amusement park originally created by André Heller in 1987. From 2018 to 2023, she was part of the Shed’s founding curatorial team, organizing exhibitions and performances by Shayne Oliver and Anonymous Club, Maxwell Alexandre, and commissions as part of the Open Call program. She has guest curated projects for Nike, Queens Museum, Columbia University, Center for Performance Research (CPR), and Knockdown Center, among others.

Gómez has served on numerous visual and performing arts grant panels and has contributed writing to artist catalogues and online publications. She holds an MA from Columbia University and a dual degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Pratt Shows is a series of public exhibitions and presentations by Pratt Institute’s graduating students in 30+ different fields, now through May.

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