Alyssa Harmon is an oil painter originally from Kansas City, Missouri. In her work, she unites abstract expressionism and the human figure to explore the impermanent, ever-shifting nature of memory. As a person with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, abstraction allows her to channel the fleeting, spontaneous nature of her thoughts and emotions, and her study of the human figure allows her to connect personal perspective with universal experiences such as love and loss. Alyssa will receive her Bachelors of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin River Falls in May of 2026.
When not painting, Alyssa can be found baking dessert, crying into a novel, or thrift shopping for absolutely inappropriate lengths of time.
Website: www.alyssaharmon.com
Email: alyssa@alyssaharmon.com
Instagram: @alyssaharmonart
2023
"Color Still Life", oil on canvas, spring 2023, 14” x 11”
"Duck Duck Duck", oil on board, spring 2023, 14” x 18”
"My Sister in the Kitchen", oil on canvas, fall 2023, 48” x 36”
"The Goofballs", high-flow acrylic and oil on panel, fall 2023, 12” x 24”
"Guardian", high-flow acrylic and oil on canvas, fall 2023, 36” x 48”
"Collaboration with Allison Claybaugh", oil on unstretched canvas, fall 2023, 27” x 42”
2024
"Train Painting ('Trainting')", oil on solid support canvas, spring 2024, 24” x 36”
"NEED to be KIND", oil on panel, spring 2024, 16” x 18”
"Remember Me?", oil on panel, spring 2024, 12” x 24”
"Luke", oil on canvas, spring 2024, 36” x 24”
"Illustrative Watercolor I", watercolor on paper, spring 2024, 14.5” x 10.5”
"Illustrative Watercolor II", watercolor on paper, spring 2024, 4.5” x 4.5”
"Illustrative Watercolor III", watercolor on paper, spring 2024, 7” x 7”
"Looking Out", oil on canvas, fall 2024, 36” x 48”
"Dishes Martyr", oil on canvas, fall 2024, 60” x 72”
2025
"Uninspired", oil on canvas, spring 2025, 16” x 24”
"Brain on Fire", oil on canvas, spring 2025, 8” x 12”
"I Don’t Want to Forget", oil on canvas, spring 2025, 36” x 48”
"Memory of Miss Rain", oil on canvas, spring 2025, 14” x 11”
"Distance", oil on canvas, spring 2025, 16” x 12”
!["Freddy’s Afternoon Nap" (installation view), acrylic and paint pen on board, spring 2025, 60” x 132”
[collaboration with Chloe Jones and UWRF student body]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f7f86a3cc26261df09f819f/717a54f8-2355-4968-9d80-e54e4e1fc7ed/Harmon_Alyssa_21.jpg)
"Freddy’s Afternoon Nap" (installation view), acrylic and paint pen on board, spring 2025, 60” x 132” [collaboration with Chloe Jones and UWRF student body]