Nau-haus Art Space: Alyson Souza: Oddly Content, iconic works in oil and wood relief
opening reception -  6 to 9 p.m. Saturday June 5, on view through June 27, 2010.
223 E. 11th St. Houston TX, 77008

contact: Dan Mitchell Allison / 713-261-1409 dan@nau-haus.com
view more work: http://www.texascollaborative.com/AlysonSouza.html



Daughter of internationally renowned artist Al Souza, Alyson Souza was born in Bridgeport
Connecticut in 1968 and grew up in western Massachusetts. At seventeen, Souza received a full
scholarship to the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City, where she
graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Alyson's work then appeared in several group shows in
lower Manhattan.

In 1993 she began to work in wood, constructing intricate three-dimensional oil paintings. She did so in
the east village, until 1997, when she moved to Los Angeles, where she had her first solo exhibition in
2000 entitled Mind Matters at the Robert Berman Gallery in Santa Monica. In 2003 Alyson received a
grant from The Ucross Foundation in Wyoming where she completed a six-week residency. She
followed that with a solo exhibition at the Robert Berman Gallery, entitled Anatomy of Dysfunction for
which she received "Pick of the Week" in LA Weekly.

In 2005 an "Artist's Profile" of Souza and her work was shown on HGTV. Since then her work has been
included in shows in San Francisco, New York, Houston Texas and throughout southern California. In
2008 she purchased a 100 year old Victorian house in downtown Los Angeles and spent the next two
years meticulously restoring it to its original splendor. While Alyson also maintains a residence in New
York City, she has relocated her studio to downtown Los Angeles. Recently she has been asked to
include her work in a show at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Hollywood this March, as well as the Santa
Monica Museum of Art in May.
 
Alyson Souza, Oddly Content, continues from Sat. June 5,  through Sun. June 27, with a reception for the artist Sat.June 5, from 6 to 9 PM.. Nau-haus Art Space is located at 223 E. 11th St. in the Houston Heights. Gallery hours are from noon to 5, Saturdays and Sundays or by appointment. Owned and operated by Dan Mitchell Allison, Nau-haus is  dedicated to the exploration of new and emerging talent, as well as a venue for established work by Houston's independent visual artists. For more information visit Nau-haus.com. For more information call 713-261-1409 or e mail to dan@nau-haus.com
 


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