Alyssa Monks earned her MFA in painting from the New York Academy of Art, Graduate School of Figurative Art. She additionally studied at Montclair State College, the New School, and Lorenzo de’Medici in Florence. She completed an artist in residency at Fullerton College. She is Continuing Education Faculty at the New York Academy of Art, where she teaches Flesh Painting and teaches Figure Painting at Montclair State University. Alyssa has been awarded a Grant for Painting from the Elizabeth Greensheilds Foundation three times. In 2010, Alyssa was appointed to the New York Academy of Art’s Board of Trustees. Alyssa currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
Alyssa Monks – The tension between abstraction and realism
Maia SylbaOctober 5, 20101 comment
David Anthony Hall – Power and Harmony
November 15, 2010My creative vision is about more than just a beautiful image, my interest lies in capturing the natural environment that…Joseph Gerges – Where ever my mind takes me
September 18, 2011"As a professional advertising photographer living in Egypt who has turned to fine art photography, I like to explore a…Kiyo Murakami – Prayer
June 24, 2011"I get the idea from my dreams and old memories, I'm inspired by old movies and paintings, too. Some of…