Alyssa B. DeVille is an artist originally from Claremont, California. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration from California College of the Arts in San Francisco. During her final year of undergraduate studies, she shifted her focus to large-scale indirect oil painting, delving into enigmatic and personal themes. This transition led her to pursue a Master of Fine Arts at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, where she refined her artistic vision. It was during this time that she met her husband, Sterling Shaw, an accomplished figurative painter, who inspired and supported her evolution from illustrator to fine artist. 

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Alyssa has exhibited her paintings at The Society of Illustrators in New York, Jonathan LeVine Projects in New Jersey, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Gross McCleaf Gallery in Philadelphia.

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Based in Philadelphia, Alyssa balances her artistic career with her roles as a mother to her seven-year-old son, Odilon, and caregiver to an ancient tabby cat named Easel. In addition to her studio practice, she is deeply committed to arts education, sharing her passion and expertise with aspiring artists.