Artist
Alisa Shea
United States
Born in 1974
Joined Artisor: February 2024
Bio
Alisa Shea is a child of the 70s from Normal (yes, Normal), Illinois. Despite a clear passion and
- Artworks
- Curriculum Vitae
No current artwork for sale
2024 International Guild of Realism, 18th Annual Exhibition, Brennen Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ
2023 Transparent Watercolor Society of America, 46th Annual Exhibition, Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha, WI,
Kenneth R Hetzel Memorial Award
2023 Watercolor USA, , Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO, Watercolor USA Honor Society Savoir-Faire
Fabriano Paper Award
2023 International Guild of Realism 17th Annual Exhibition, Sugarman Peterson Gallery, Sanfa Fe, New Mexico
2023 National Watercolor Society 103rd International Open Exhibition, NWS Gallery, San Pedro, CA, NWS
Masters Award
2023 Splash 24: The Best of Watercolor competition, Artists Magazine, Summer, First Place
2023 International Guild of Realism Fall Salon Online Exhibition, American Art Collector Editor’s Choice
Award
2022 FASO BoldBrush Art Contest & Exhibit, January, The BoldBrush Award
2022 PleinAir Magazine, 11th Annual PleinAir Salon Competition, Top 25 finalist
2022 International Guild of Realism 16th Annual Exhibition, McBride Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland
2022 Watercolor USA, , Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO, Doris White Memorial Award
2022 American Women Artists, Breaking Through: The RiseSpringfield Art Museum of American Women Artists,
Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN
2022 Transparent Watercolor Society of America, 46th Annual Exhibition, Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha, WI,
Phil Austin Founders Award
2022 Long Island Biennial, Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY,, three works selected, Award of
Excellence
2022 16th International ARC Salon, two works selected as Finalists, ARC Staff Award
2021 National Watercolor Society 101st International Open Exhibition, San Pedro, CA, NWS Masters Award
2021 Transparent Watercolor Society of America, 45th Annual Exhibition, Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha,
WI, Winslow Homer Award of Merit
2021 American Women Artists, Lifting the Sky: Elevating the Works of American Women Artists, online exhibition
due to COVID-19, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine Award of Excellence
2021 Watercolor USA, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO, National Watercolor Society Reciprocal
Award
2021 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, 42nd Annual International Exhibition, Lancaster, PA, Mary Jane Sausser
Memorial Award
2021 International Guild of Realism Fall Salon Online Juried Exhibition, two works selected, International Artist
Magazine Editor’s Choice
2021 American Watercolor Society, 154th Annual International Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2020 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, 41st Annual International Exhibition, Lancaster, PA, First Place
2020 Watercolor Magazine, 2020 Watermedia Showcase, Second Place
2020 15th International ARC Salon Finalist, two works selected
2020 Long Island Biennial, Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY, three works selected
2020 Making Their Mark: American Women Artists, Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville, GA
2020 Watercolor USA, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO, 2nd Place, Bill Armstrong Memorial Cash Award,
Chosen for Exhibition Catalog cover
2019 Transparent Watercolor Society of America, 43rd Annual Exhibition, Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha,
WI, Qualified for Letters
2019 North East Watercolor Society, 43rd International Exhibition, Kent, CT, 2nd Place
2019 14th International ARC Salon Finalist
2019 Watercolor USA, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO, Richard Clubb Memorial Award
2018 National Watercolor Society 98th International Open Exhibition, NWS Gallery, San Pedro, CA
2018 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 39th International Juried Exhibition, Warren, PA, Merchandise Award
2018 Long Island Biennial, Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY
2018 Watercolor USA 2018, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
2017 Artist’s Magazine All-Media Competition, First Place, Watercolor
2017 The Artist’s Magazine Annual Art Competition, Finalist—Still Life category
2017 41st Annual Exhibition, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha, WI,
Ralph Smith TWSA Memorial Award
2017 Richeson 75: Small Works 2017, Richeson School of Art & Gallery, Kimberly, WI
2016 48th Watercolor West International Juried Exhibition, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
2016 Annual Juried Painting and Sculpture Non-Members Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY (two
paintings accepted)
2016 40th Annual Exhibition, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha,
WI, Jack Richeson Art Supply award
2016 International Juried Exhibition, Society of Watercolor Artists, Fort Worth, TX
2015 Don’t Eat This, Huntington Arts Council, Huntington, NY (Juror: Beth Giacummo, Islip Art Museum
Curatorial & Exhibition Director; Professor of Fine Art, Dowling College)
2015 Strength and Power in Art, Smithtown Township Arts Council, St. James, NY (Juror: David H. Reuss)
Honorable mention
2015 57th Long Island Artists Exhibition, Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, NY (Juror: Andrea Wells, Director,
Tibor de Nagy Gallery, NYC)
2014 Inanimate—Annual Still Life Exhibition, Huntington Arts Council, Huntington, NY, Honorable mention
Group Exhibitions
2017 “Lucky Numbers,” RIPE Art Gallery, Huntington, NY
2016 “Introductions,” invited 6-person group show, RIPE Art Gallery, Huntington, NY
2015 Northport Pop-Up Gallery, Northport Arts Coalition, Northport, NY
Other
2022 Juror, 3rd Annual Women in Watercolor International Juried Competition
2020 Selected artist for Emerging Artists Series, Heckscher Museum, Huntington, NY
2018 Selected artist for NYSCA/NYFA Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp, NY State Council on the Arts in
partnership with NY Foundation for the Arts, Huntington Arts Council, Huntington, NY
2018 Selected artist for slide presentation and talk, Long Island Biennial, Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington,
NY
2016 “Slide Slam,” selected artist for slide presentation and talk, coordinated by Islip Art Museum at RIPE Art
Gallery, Huntington, NY
Bibliography
Press
● International Artist Magazine, Scottsdale, AZ, 2023. Master Painters of the World: Alisa Shea, No. 150, pg
106-109.
● Watercolor Artist, Golden, CO, 2023. Making a Splash: Alisa Shea, Summer, pg 4.
● The Art of Watercolour, Naintre, France, 2022. Alisa Shea: Painting as Self-Expression, No.46, pg 82-87.
● Watercolor Artist, Blue Ash, OH, 2021. A Soothing Reality, Spring, pg 32-37.
● Splash 25: The Best of Watercolor, Artists’ Magazine. Publication in Summer 2024.
● Splash 24: The Best of Watercolor, Artists’ Magazine, Summer 2023. First Place Winner Alisa Shea, pages
8-11.
● Splash 23: The Best of Watercolor, Artists’ Magazine. July 2022.
● Splash 22: The Best of Watercolor, Artists’ Magazine. July 2021.
● Splash 21: The Best of Watercolor, Artists’ Magazine. September 2020.
● Splash 20: The Best of Watercolor, Northlight Books. July 2019.
● The Art of Watercolor, Naintre, France, 2017. Meet the Artist: Alisa Shea; Finding Your Way with
Watercolour, No. 29, pg 74-79.
● The Art of Watercolor, Naintre, France, 2017. Winner, Readers’ Competition, No. 28, pg 8.
● Splash 18: The Best of Watercolor, Northlight Books, runner-up.
● Splash 17: The Best of Watercolor, Northlight Books. July 2016.
● The Times of Huntington, Northport, & East Northport, Huntington, NY, 2016. Cover image, Arts &
Lifestyles, Volume 13, No. 11.
● Huntington Arts Council Arts Cultural News, Huntington, NY, 2015. Cover image, Winter-Spring (Feb-May),
Volume XIII, Issue 1.
Professional Memberships
● Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Signature member
● Watercolor USA Honor Society, Signature member
● National Watercolor Society, Signature member
● International Guild of Realism, juried member
● American Watercolor Society, associate member
Education
Art League of Long Island
Watercolor Kindergarten, 6-week course, Roberta Erlagen, Fall 2013
University of Illinois at Chicago
MPH, Masters of Public Health, Health Policy, 2000
University of Illinois at Chicago
BS, Occupational Therapy, 1996