ABOUT
B I O G R A P H Y
Alison Paige Borges is a figurative artist from New Bedford, Massachusetts. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2023 with a Bachelor of Fine Art in Painting, following her earlier achievement of an Associate in Fine Art from Bristol Community College in 2021.
Currently, Alison Paige Borges is the assistant curator at the New Bedford Art Museum, where she plays a pivotal role in shaping the community's artistic narrative. She continues to foster dialogue and engagement within the creative sphere, contributing her unique perspective and expertise to the cultural landscape of New Bedford.
ARTIST STATEMENT
By carving light from shadow, a figure emerges.
Each form that materializes onto her surface is seemingly rooted in reality but, upon further inspection, shifts into the otherworldly. Borges approaches her paintings with delicacy and intricacy. Every brush stroke is intentional so viewers can feel the deliberate merging of elements. Each work seems to touch on a profound but perhaps unconscious connection to something greater, existing in the shadows of awareness.
A common motif in Borges's work is brutality carefully entwined with beauty. She believes that destruction, or death, is not a damaging force but a natural and essential part of metamorphosis. What we may perceive as a dreadful part of reality is only a transformation that births improvement and creation.
While Borges's artwork may begin as an expression of her thoughts, emotions, or experiences, its significance extends beyond the individual creator. Her paintings may convey personal insights or perspectives. However, their value lies in their ability to communicate with others on a subconscious level. She invites observers to traverse the liminal space where mutation is possible but has not yet been fully realized.
"Nothing dies; all is transformed."
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
2021-2023 BFA Painting, magna cum laude, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA.
2018-2021 Associate of Fine Art, cum laude, Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Dec. 2023 Associate & Graduating Student Member Exhibition, The National Association of Women Artists, Online Juried Exhibition
July 2023 Public Xhibition, Gallery X, New Bedford, MA
May 2023 Ira: 30 Years of Standing Still, University Art Gallery, Star Store Campus, New Bedford, MA.
April 2023 UMass Dartmouth Art + Design Senior Exhibition, CVPA Campus Gallery, Dartmouth, MA.
March 2023 Emerging Figures: Figurative Art by Young Contemporaries, New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, MA.
AWARDS
2023 New Bedford ARTnet Grant
2021 Jessie E. Richardson Art Award, Bristol Community College
2021 John Stobart Art Award, Second Place, Bristol Community College
TEACHING AND WORK EXPERIENCE
Present Assistant curator, New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, MA.
Spring 2023 AHA! Service Learning, New Bedford, MA.
August 2022 Hatch Street Studios Mural, Assistant Artist, New Bedford, MA.