THE ART OF ALISHA YOUNG
Alisha Young was born and raised in New Orleans,
Louisiana. She is a graduate of John F. Kennedy Sr. High
School and received her degree in Computer Graphic
Design from Southeast College of Technology now
Remington College in Metairie, LA in 1998. After
Hurricanes Katrina & Rita destroyed her home & business
in 2005 she relocated to San Antonio,TX.
Young is a self-taught artist that began creating
detailed drawings by the age of three. In 1996 she
entered her first Amature “Juried” Art Competition and
won first place. She attended the New Orleans Center for
Creative Arts - N.O.C.C.A. while in high school and
later studied fine art at Delgado Community College in
New Orleans. Her mediums of choice are primarily Acrylic
& Celluclay but she often incorporates airbrush, pastel
& watercolor.
Alisha is the owner and director of ArtistiKIDS! a
mobile art ministry and co-owner of Peace Keeper Martial
Arts a Christ based martial arts academy with her
husband James A. Pierce. Over the last 12+ years Alisha
dedicated herself to the field of education, teaching
visual arts, animation, computer technology & graphic
design from kinder to college level, through public
schools, private schools and non-porfit organizations
including: KID smART, My House Inc., Young Audiences,
VietNO, YAYA, Inc., and NEISD.
Alisha’s art has been exhibited in & around Louisiana &
Texas venues such as, Southern University at New
Orleans, Heritage House Restaurant, The Neighborhood
Gallery, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, MAUC, La
Casa Rosa, Grey Wolf Gallery, Bent Easel Gallery,
Guadalupe Art Dogs Gallery, Carver Cultural Center & The
Carver Branch Library. She has also been featured in
print publications including Gulf Coast Arts Review,
Kenner Picayune, GAMBIT Weekly and the San Antonio’s
Southside Reporter. She has received Mini Art Grant
Awards from ArtHouse at the Jones Center in Austin, TX,
SweetArt New York & the Louisiana Cultural Economy
Foundation.
“I am a Christian and an Artist, exercising FAITH
through my artwork. Through my paintings I PRAISE GOD!
My job is to fulfill the great commission.... allow me
to take you on a journey from Genesis to Revelation. I
introduce you the word of GOD....the rest is up to you.”
Memberships:
CIVA - Christians in the Visual Arts
SAVA - San Antonio Visual Artists
Gevers Street Art Studio
ArtistsInTexas.com
Fractured Atlas
I'm available for Art Exhibitions & Mobile Art Ministry
Workshops.
To Purchase Art visit:
http://stores.ebay.com/The-Art-of-Alisha-Young
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