Lives and works in NYC
67 West St, Brooklyn, NY
Alyssa Beza is a ceramic artist and instructor born in Upstate New York and currently lives and works in New York City. She graduated from The State University of New York at Oswego with a BFA in Drawing and Painting with concentration in Ceramics and an MAT in K-12 Art Education. She taught K-12 art for 7 years before becoming a nanny and art instructor for kids. In addition to her art practice she currently teaches Wheel-Throwing and Hand-building classes in her studio space in Greenpoint Brooklyn and at Yaro Studios.
Alyssa Beza's functional sculptures explore tension and balance between forms, playfully uncovering subconscious thought, through use of non-representational shapes. Her forms aim to embody the concept that ideas are living beings that want to emerge into existence.
Design for All - Pink Essay, Brooklyn, NY
On - Headhi Lamp Show, New York, NY
Parralax - Pink Essay, New York, NY
Casa Ziki 367 Graham Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Casa Ziki 35 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, NY 12498
2022 - Pop Up with ReElle - Casa Ziki, Brooklyn, NY
2022 - Little Big Market, 101 Steuben st Brooklyn, NY
2022 - Little Big Market, 101 Steuben st Brooklyn, NY
2021 - Renegade Craft Fair Brooklyn Expo Center Brooklyn, NY
2021 - Renegade Craft Fair Metropolitan Pavilion New York, NY
2019 - Ceramics Studio Sale, Williamsburg Ceramic Center
2019 - Le Souk Holiday Market, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY
2019 - Renegade Craft Fair Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY
2017 - Greenpointers Market, 67 West street Brooklyn, NY
2011 MAT in Art Education, State University of New York at Oswego
2009 BFA, State University of New York at Oswego
2022 - present Freelance Ceramic Instructor, 67 West st, Brooklyn, NY
2022 - present Hand-building/Wheel Throwing Instructor, Yaro Studios, Brooklyn, New York
2021 - 2022 Handbuilding/Wheel Throwing Instructor, Choplet Ceramic Center, Brooklyn, New York
2018 - present Nanny/ Freelance art instructor (ages 3-10)
2015 - 2017 K-4 Art Teacher, NYC Montessori Charter School, Bronx, New York
2013 - 2015 Middle - High School, Long term Substitute Art Teacher, Niskayuna, New York
2012 - 2014 K-12 Substitute Art Teacher, Capital Region New York