Alyssa is a fine artist and conceptual photographer based in Norfolk, Virginia. She holds a BFA in photography from Longwood University in Farmville, VA. Alyssa uses photography as an outlet for storytelling, often cinematic in nature. She uses digital, film, and/or historical photographic processes depending on the story being told. She creates staged, surreal events, often using literary or historical references to further convey this false reality.
EDUCATION
2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography, Longwood University, Farmville, VA
EXHIBITIONS
2022 40 Under 40: Virginia Artists, Shenandoah Valley Art Center, Waynesboro, VA
2022 Shine a Light Juried Exhibition, NEON District, Norfolk, VA
2021 Homegrown Juried Exhibition, NEON District, 1st Place, Norfolk, VA
2021 Edition Exhibition D’Art Center, Norfolk, VA
18-19 Photograph for Public Art Wayfinding Insert, NEON District, Norfolk, VA
2017 ACT TWO, Glass Wheel Studio, Norfolk, VA
2017 Virginia Artists 2017 Juried Exhibition, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA
2017 The Slide Show Juried Exhibition, Glass Wheel Studio, Norfolk, VA
2016 The Eclectic: National Open Media Exhibition, D’Art Center, Norfolk, VA
2016 Pop-Up Studio Artist Exhibition, Glass Wheel Studio, Norfolk, VA
2015 Plastic Fantastic VI, Lightbox Photographic Gallery, Astoria, OR
2013 An Alternative, Brass & Bellows, St. Croix, MN
2013 International Photography Exhibition, 12 12 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2012 Senior Exhibition, LCVA, Farmville, VA
2011 Short Twig: A collection of paper works, Main Art Gallery, Richmond, VA
2011 The Illustrated Accordion, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, Kalamazoo, MI
2011 Faces of the Feminine: Superheroines and Popular 2011 Culture, Seminole Community Library, Tampa Bay, FL
HONORS & AWARDS
2021 First Place in Homegrown Exhibition, (Juror: Charlotte Potter-Kaseic), 2021
2018 $100 Honorarium, NEON District, Norfolk, VA
2017 Photography Award of Distinction, Virginia Artist Juried Exhibition, (Juror: Leigh Ann Chambers), Charles H. Taylor Center, Hampton, VA
2016 People’s Choice Award, The Eclectic: National Open Media Exhibition, D’Art Center, Norfolk, VA
2011 Bishop Scholarship for Art, Longwood University, Farmville, VA
2011 Published photography, Incite Journal of Academic Scholarship, Longwood University, Farmville, VA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Digital Content Specialist/Gallery Assistant, 2015 – 2017
Glass Wheel Studio, Norfolk, VA
(Assist the Director in running the gallery and Studio Artist Program; Responsible for all creative, graphic design, photography, and social media)
Archival Digitization Specialist (Contract), Ancestry.com, 2015
Richmond, VA
(Photographed historical documents)
Photography Assistant (Contract), 2012-2013
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
(Assisted in shooting over 75 pieces of glass art for publication)
Photography Intern, Fall 2012
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
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COMMITTEES AND COMMUNITY VENTURES
Member of the NEON Arts District Event Subcommittee, 2016-Present
Member of the NEON Arts District Committee, 2016-Present
Assistant to the chair of the Public Art Subcommittee, 2016-2018
Juror and Coordinator, Pop-Up Art Galleries, NEON Festival, 2017-Present
Board Member and Marketing, Watershed Art House, 2017-2018
