Alyssa Monks who was born 1977 in New Jersey is one of foremost emerging contemporary artist in USA.she is creative a figure painter who blurring the line between abstraction and realism. she began oil painting as a child also she studied at The New School in New York and Montclair State University and earned her B.A at Boston College.
Alyssa paintings are often presented as faces behind sheets of water , wheather it be steamy shower door or within a tranquil pool. thoughfully rendered and conceptually genious. Alyssa's work stand alone in the world of contemporary art. her paintings will stop you in your tracks and leave you wanting more. her works have been the subject of numerous solo and group exhibitions and represented in public and private collections.
Alyssa has been awarded the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant for Painting three times and s a member of the New York Academy of Art Board of Trustees. she is currently represented by David Klein Gallery in Birmingham, Michigan.
realistic oil painting by Alyssa Monks
