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Artist's Background

Using vibrant colors that awaken the soul, mixed media painter and collage artist, Alyssa Hinton, illustrates a theme of cultural transformation through her unique southeastern Native American imagery. Her work is a provocative portrayal of the folklore and history surrounding her roots, utilizing tradition and vision with a contemporary edge. Internationally trained, and of mixed heritage, Alyssa creates art with a universal appeal, investigating on many levels and challenging conventional parameters of "expected" Indian imagery. More specifically, her themes reflect an attempt to untangle a complicated web of events pertaining to the displacement of her Tuscarora (Eastern North Carolina) and Osage (Missouri / Kansas) ancestors. These narrative earth conscious works speak to the preservation of indigenous traditions, bringing to light aspects of a distinct but under represented southeastern Native experience, one whose basic world view is rooted in ancient Mississippian mound culture. On a personal level, by uncovering what has been denied or seemingly lost, the work also chronicles an inner "restoration". Alyssa's composites have been exhibited throughout the country and abroad. She is the recipient of numerous awards ranging from the highly coveted Mid-Atlantic/NEA Regional Painting Fellowship to an Art for Indigenous Survival grant through the U.N. Life Bridge Foundation. Selected venues include Artrain USA’s "Native Views; Influences of Modern Culture”, the Smithsonian NMAI Inaugural First Americans Art Market in Washington, D.C., the 2005 Florence Biennale in Italy, the “Honor the Earth; Impacted Nations” exhibition tour, and “Relations: Indigenous Dialogue” at the IAIA in Santa Fe. She has appeared on NBC TV and has been featured in various publications, including Native Peoples Magazine, Aboriginal Voices Magazine and Random House’s Official Price Guide to Native American Art. Alyssa Hinton earned a B.F.A. degree from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after studying art extensively in both China and France. She was born in Philadelphia in 1962 and now lives in Durham, North Carolina. To join Alyssa's e-mail list and receive information about new works and upcoming shows send an e-mail to: Information@AlyssaHinton.com with "update list" in the subject line.