Alisa Marie - Artist CV & Statement

Alisa Marie

Contemporary Encaustic Artist | Surface Pattern Designer
Studio: Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH

Email: studio@artbyalisamarie.com

Website: artbyalisamarie.com

Artist Statement

My encaustic paintings are created through layered applications of molten beeswax, damar resin, and pigment. Guided by intuition and energy, the work explores themes of healing, transformation, and the quiet light that emerges through process, balance, and surrender.

Professional Experience

Studio/Resident Artist
Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH | 2023–Present
CEO & Independent Artist
Alisa’s True Colors Designs LLC | 2018–Present
Production Manager
Learning Man Project, Hatbox Theater | 2017

Education & Professional Development

  • Self-taught Encaustic Artist | 2013–Present
  • Licensing for Artists – Juliet Meeks | 2022

Professional Affiliations

  • International Encaustic Artists (2026 - Present)
  • Encaustic Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM (2025–Present)
  • New Hampshire Art Association, Portsmouth, NH (2022–Present)
  • The Art Center, Dover, NH (2018–2024)
  • Dover Art Beat Program (2021–Present)
  • Dover Art Walk (2017–2020)

Publications & Awards

  • Mom’s Journey Home: A Collection of Poetry and Art — Self-Published, May 2025
    Accepted into the Rochester Public Library Local Author Collection (2026)
  • The Zine, Tiny Art Exchange, Spring (2025), Creative Guts 
  • The Zine, Kaleidoscope Exhibition at the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts (2023), Creative Guts 
  • People’s Choice Award – Dover Art Walk (2020)
  • The People’s Book of Poetry V3 (2020)

Exhibitions - (Group Exhibitions unless noted as Solo)

2026

  • Forty Shades of Green, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton,  NH
  • Color, Color, Color,  Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH
  • Large and Small of It, NHAA, Portsmouth, NH
  • Expo Metro: International Digital Art Exhibit, Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II, Rome, Italy
  • Little Free Art Gallery, Pocket Park in Newmarket NH Arts & Tourism Commission-Newmarket, NH.  Solo

2025

  • Joy, See Saw Art Gallery,  Manchester, NH, Juried by Amy Regan
  • Art for Giving. NHAA, Portsmouth, NH
  • Magical Mystery Tour, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH
  • 6" Squared: Season of Giving, Thornhill Art Gallery. Portsmouth, NH, Juried by Robin Thornhill
  • All That Glitters, Mosiac Art Collective, Manchester, NH, Juried by Elizabeth Pieroni Schulte
  • Small Works Art Show, Alchemy +Art, Amesbury, MA, Juried
  • Unspoken, NHAA, Portsmouth, NH
  • Black and White, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton. NH
  • Color Speaks Solo Exhibit, The Franklin Gallery, Rochester, NH
  • Fall Color, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH
  • Joy in the Making, NHAA, Portsmouth, NH
  • Tout Le Monde, See Saw Art, Manchester, NH, Juried by Amy Regan
  • Favorite Things, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH 
  • Small Works, NHAA, Portsmouth, NH
  • By the Shore, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH
  • 2025 Regional Open Juried Show, Ogunquit Art Association, Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, Maine, Juried by Véronique Plesch
  • Seacoast Garden, Sara Orne Jewett House, North Berwick Maine, Dover Arts Commission. Juried
  • Small Works, NHAA, Portsmouth, NH
  • ExpoMetro: The Art Tunnel, Barcelona, Spain (international digital billboard exhibition)
  • Splendor, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton. NH
  • Transcedence, NHAA, Portsmouth, NH
  • Woodman Museum, Dover, NH. Dover Art Beat, Dover Arts Commission, Juried.
  • Interwoven, NHAA, Portsmouth, NH
  • Spring Show, Center for the Arts, New London, NH, Juried by Scott R Horsley
  • Color, Color, Color, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH
  • 19th Annual Art of Great Bay, Greenland, NH, Juried
  • Magic Hour, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH
  • Atmosphere, NHAA, Portsmouth, NH
  • 85 Collection, NHAA, Portsmouth, NH
  • Winter Blues, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH

2024

  • Magical Mystery Tour, Lane House Arts Center. Hampton, NH.
  • Kindred Spirits, Duo Show,  Lane House Arts Center, Hampton,  NH.
  • Spellbound, Mosaic Art Collective, Manchester, NH. Juried by Elizabeth Pieroni Schulte
  • Full Circle: The Speed of Light, Mosaic Art Collective. Manchester, NH. Juried by Elizabeth Pieroni Schulte
  • Alchemy, NHAA, Portsmouth, NH
  • Group Effort, See Saw Art Gallery, Manchester, NH. Juried by Amy Regan
  • Bounty/Harvest, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH. 
  • Summer Fun, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH.
  • Paper Works, Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport MA. Juried.
  • Juried Regional Exhibit, Library Arts Center, Newport, NH
  • By the Sea, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH.
  • The Skies Are Alive, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH.
  • Spring Flowers, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH.
  • Color, Color, Color, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH.
  • Epic Proportions, NHAA, Portsmouth, NH
  • Backstage Gallery: Small Works, The Art Center, Dover, NH. Juried by Rebecca Proctor
  • Amuse Bouche, NHAA, Portsmouth, NH.
  • Fundraiser Silent Auction, NHAA, Portsmouth, NH.
  • All Heart Statuses, Mosaic Art Collective, Manchester, NH. Juried by Elizabeth Pieroni Schulte

     

    2023

  • Wish List, See Saw Art Gallery, Manchester, NH. Juried by Amy Regan
  • Frost and Frame, NHAA, Portsmouth, NH.
  • Contemporary Abstract, The Art Center, Dover. NH. Juried by Rebecca Proctor
  • Kaleidoscope, Rochester Museum of Fine Arts. Juried.
  • Dark and Light III, NHAA, Portsmoyth, NH.
  • Going Green, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH.
  • Crème de la Crème, The Art Center, Dover, NH. Juried by Rebecca Proctor. 
  • Showers and Flowers, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH.
  • Colors of Creativity, NHAA, Portsmouth, NH.
  • Over the Rainbow, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH.
  • Sunrise Sunset, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH.
  • Element, NHAA, Portsmouth, NH.
  • Autumn Color, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH.
  • Anything Goes, Lane House Arts Center, Hampton, NH.
  • Backstage Gallery: Small Works, The Art Center, Dover, NH. Juried by Rebecca Proctor.
  • Breath of Color, Featured Artist – LaBelle Winery, Derry, NH
  • Shine, Mosaic Art Collective, Manchester, NH. Juried by Elizabeth Pieroni Schulte
  • Fundraiser Auction, NHAA, Portsmouth, NH.

2022

  • Miracle on State St, NHAA, Portsmouth, NH
  • Crème de la Crème, The Art Center, Dover, NH. Juried by Rebecca Proctor
  • Contemporary Abstract, The Art Center, Dover, NH. Juired by Rebecca Proctor
  • Come Together, The Art Center, Dover, NH. Juried by Rebecca Proctor

2021

  • Featured Artist, Art Beat – Dupont’s Auto, Dover, NH
  • Small Works, The Art Center, Dover, NH

2020

  • 2nd Virtual Mixed Media, The Art Center, Dover, NH.
  • Virtual Mixed Media, The Art Center, Dover,  NH.
  • Contemporary & Abstract, The Art Center, Dover NH. Juried by Rebecca Proctor.
  • Artist Member Show, The Art Center, Dover, NH.
  • Featured Artist, Pinup Hair Salon, Dover, NH.
  • Dover Artwalk

2019

  • Contemporary Abstract, The Art Center, Dover, NH. Juried by Rebecca Proctor
  • Featured Artist, Seacoast Repertory Theater, Portsmouth, NH
  • Dover Artwalk
  • Featured Artist, The Strand, Dover, NH.
  • Featured Artist, The Flower Room, Dover, NH.

2018

  • Fashion Show, The Strand, Dover, NH.

2017

  • Dover Artwalk
  • Solo Exhibit, Sole City Dance, Somersworth,  NH
  • Learning Man Project, Hatbox Theater, Concord, NH
  • Concussion Symposium, Dover, NH

Collections

Work held in private collections throughout the United States and Canada.