Alyssa Aviles 

Born in San Francisco, CA, USA 

Lives and works in San Francisco, CA, USA 

EDUCATION

2014             BFA in Printmaking, Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Boston, MA

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 

2022             Dentro del Espejo | Adobe Books Backroom Gallery | San Francisco, CA
2020             Ascension: In Honor of the Excelsior | 5137 Mission St. | San Francisco, CA

2018             Humo | SOMArts Cultural Center | San Francisco, CA

2017             Studio 24 Presents: Alyssa Aviles | Galería de la Raza | San Francisco, CA 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

2023             Muni Raised Me | SOMArts Cultural Center | San Francisco, CA 

2021             11th Anniversary Show | Incline Gallery | San Francisco, CA 

2019             Reclamisión | Brava Theater | San Francisco, CA 

2019             18th Annual Auction | Root Division | San Francisco, CA

2019             Primary World | Swim Gallery | San Francisco, CA

2019             New Mestizx | Acción Latina | San Francisco, CA 

2018             What is Free? | Incline Gallery | San Francisco, CA 

2017             Passport | San Francisco Art Commission Galleries | San Francisco, CA 

2017             Oda a la Muerte | Acción Latina | San Francisco, CA 

2017             Solo Mujeres | Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts | San Francisco, CA 

2017             Periscope | Able Baker Contemporary | Portland, Maine 

RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS

2023            YBCA 100 | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts | San Francisco, CA 

2023            Jen Cole Artist in Residence | Kala Art Institute | Berkeley, CA 

2020            [X]Space Takeover Series | Youth Art Exchange | San Francisco, CA 

2019            Latinx Teaching Fellowship | Root Division | San Francisco, CA 

2019            Arts Teaching Practice Fellowship | Youth Art Exchange | San Francisco, CA 

COLLECTIONS

Mission Gráfica Archive 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mitchell, Meaghan | “Muni Raised Me—Literally” As the Daughter of a Bus Driver, I Can’t Wait for This Transit Inspired Art Show” | The San Francisco Standard  | February 2023 

Rodriguez, Abraham | “Mission People: Pressin’ With Alyssa Aviles” | Mission Local | March 2019