A woman with shoulder-length blonde hair, wearing a black top and ripped jeans, stands in front of a white brick fireplace with a colorful modern art portrait of a woman hanging above it. To her right, there is a tall vase with dried pampas grass on a small wooden table.

Biography

Alissa Van Atta creates mixed media paintings using acrylics, oil, cold wax and a variety of other materials and lives and works near Asheville, North Carolina. She was educated at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with concentrations in Painting and Art History. She has been awarded 1st Place for 2D in Crossroads Art Center November 2022 Juried All Media Exhibition (Richmond, Virginia) and is a winner for ArtExpo’s Award of Excellence in 2024. She has had over 18 solo and group exhibitions. She is a member of River Arts District in Asheville, North Carolina.