An award-winning Philadelphia area alliance of women visual artists.
“We are a tessellation – each single member made stronger by our combined power.”
Image from “Recollection” group installation, 2017
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Matter and Energy
Matter and Energy
2023 Artessa Alliance Biennial
September 10 to October 7, 2023
Gallery is open daily from 10am-5pm
and Sundays from 12pm-2pm (with select Artessa members)
Cheltenham Center for the Arts
439 Ashbourne Road, Cheltenham, PA 19012
Personal Energy
Matter and Energy
Megan Grugan
I went back to the last group show I participated in with the women of Artessa Alliance and deconstructed several pieces that I had made about mental health. I work as a nurse practitioner…
Rural Matter and Energy
Matter and Energy
Nathalie Borozny
Growing up on a dairy farm in Vermont, I was the child who spent all my time outside, roaming freely and amassing a large collection of twigs, stones, and birch bark. I moved through the seasons, shoeless and happy…
Spring 2023 Newsletter
Read the entire Newsletter with images Spring 2023 Artessa Alliance News Artessa Alliance members wish you a bright & creative spring!We'd like to share some ongoing and upcoming news including exhibits, residencies, and events.Maker-in-Residence Studio Hour at...
Interconnected, Awbury Arboretum
January 2- February 26, 2023
Opening Reception Wednesday, January 4, 5-7PM
Awbury Arboretum
Philadelphia, PA 19138
Interconnected features artwork by Artessa Alliance members, reflecting each artist’s relationship with the more-than-human world. The exhibition is a creative meditation on the web of life.
August 2022 Newsletter
Hey there art followers!It's been a while.We've got some news to share... First - save the date! We've already scheduled our popular Holiday event. It's early this year so you can get a head start, maybe even grab some gifts for your Thanksgiving celebrations. Our...
2022 Artessa Fine Art & Craft Show
Come visit us in person at the Elkins Park Train Station again this year for our annual holiday party and art show!
Friday, November 11th
5:00 – 8:30 pm
Elkins Park Train Station
Come for the refreshments, stay for the local arts!
About Artessa Alliance
Artessa Alliance is Philadelphia artist collaborative. We evolved naturally from a local area women’s art cooperative established in 2006.
Our members have achieved numerous honors including:
Grants: Leeway Foundation for Art and Change, Cultural Alliance/PA Council on the Arts, Delaware Division of the Arts, Rivers Merging, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Carnegie Institute, University of Hartford Graduate Thesis Grant to Paris, France
Fellowships: Fulbright Fellowship, Temple University Fellowship, Yale University Summer School of Music and Art Fellowship
Awards include: Philadelphia’s Mothers in Charge Peacemaker Award, Best in Show at Abington Art Center & Best of Philly, Cheltenham Center for the Arts Linda Brener Award, Mural Arts of Philadelphia commissions.