About The Artist

Professional Art Biography:

Alitha A. Alford (she/her/hers) is a mixed media collage artist and acrylic painter based in Gowanus, Brooklyn. An Asian American and multi-racial creative, her vibrant, eclectic work blends abstraction, sculptural painting, and digital/traditional collage to explore themes of healing, unity, and social awareness.

Alitha is a cofounder of The Tsismosas Art Collective, an all-female, Pinay-led art collective founded in NYC in 2022. For the past four years, she has been an active member of both Arts Gowanus and The Brooklyn Art Cluster Collective.

Alitha’s artwork reflects her unique tribal-inspired style, combining detailed line work, pointillism, action painting, mostly the “drip technique”, and a collage-like aesthetic influenced by Cubism and Abstract Expressionism. Using acrylic paint and sculptural techniques, she creates dynamic compositions where vibrant colors stand out boldly against black backgrounds. Gold accents woven throughout her portraits capture and reflect light, evoking a sense of movement and energy.

Rooted in movement and layered storytelling, Alitha’s art invites reflection on both personal and collective identity, particularly within multi-racial and indigenous communities.

ABOUT HER BRAND:

leeleeluvjoyart is a heartfelt brand dedicated to promoting healing, wellness, and self-care through the transformative power of art. With each piece created, leeleeluvjoyart aims to spread love and joy, offering not just visual beauty but also emotional nourishment. The brand’s artwork and handcrafted goods are designed with intention and infused with positive energy, serving as gentle reminders to slow down, reconnect with oneself, and embrace moments of peace. Whether through vibrant paintings, soothing designs, or lovingly made crafts, leeleeluvjoyart inspires a journey toward inner balance and mindful living.

The items Alitha sells through her brand, are handcrafted goods such as handcrafted earrings, necklaces, keychains, greeting cards, and button pins. She also sells art “care” packages that are called “A Bad Day Survival Kit” that cater to healing using art as therapy. Hand painted drink coasters, jewelry boxes, home decor, and apparel such as hats, denim jackets, etc. as well as her ongoing art series of miniature abstract expressionist, mixed media collage portraiture.

Her ultimate mission with her brand, leeleeluvjoyart, is to promote joy, light, healing, empowerment, and love through her one of a kind artworks, art services, and handcrafted goods.

Instagram Accounts:

Art Instagram Account: @leeleeluvjoyart

Tsismosas Art Collective Account: @tsismosasnyc

Words From The Artist:

My first experience as an artist was in 1999, when as a 13 year old, in Indianapolis, IN, I worked with Jim Sarno (Walt Disney Imagineer, who worked on the opening team for Disney’s Epcot) on a fabric mural project for CTB McGraw-Hill. It was my first taste of being published as an artist, being on the local news, and working with a phenomenal, professional artist. My mural was published in McGraw-Hill’s School Year Calendar for 1999/2000.

I believe that being an artist is something that one is born to do and can be either a self taught and/or formal practice. In my experience, I went on to study art throughout my childhood to present day through practical experience, learning through trial and error, and self learning studying the works of Van Gogh, Picasso, Georgia O’Keefe, Jackson Pollock, Salvador Dali, Seurat, and Monet as my teachers alongside my art instructors and mentors from my adolescent school years.

In June 2021, I was published for the second time. My digital artwork of mine called, “Banabas and Mangoes” was picked and published in Overachiever Magazine. You are welcome to take a peak at the art piece along with other fantastic work created by other talented artist at this link: https://www.overachievermagazine.com/2021/06/29/june-ii-issue-art-roundup/

2022 Publications:

Coloring book for NYC Filipinos project, called “Stronger Together: Volume 2”

2023 Publications:

Coloring book for NYC Filipinos project, called “Stronger Together: Volume 3”

2024 Publications:

🎨 ART EXHIBITS, SHOWS, POP UPS:

2021 ARTS GOWANUS OPEN STUDIOS (New York, October)
2022 LONG BEACH UBE FESTIVAL (California, February)
2022 ARTS GOWANUS OPEN STUDIOS (New York, October)
2022 PINAY ART SHOW (New York, October)
2022 FESTIVE FIESTA: HOLIDAY POP UP (New York, December)
2023 ARTS GOWANUS OPEN STUDIOS (New York, October)
2024 PANGARAP; SPEAKING DREAMS INTO REALITY (New York, May)
2024 ARTS GOWANUS OPEN STUDIOS (New York, October)
2024 BALIKBAYAN; COMING HOME TO YOUR WHOLE SELF (New York, October)
2025 FIESTAS, EVERYONE IS INVITED (Indiana, July-August)
2025 BETWEEN THE LAYERS (New York, September-October)

✨SERVICES I PROVIDE ✨:

CRAFT/PAINT WORKSHOPS: I host private paint and craft workshops for all ages. ALL the materials are included in the costs of the workshops. I travel to a facility of the client’s choice or can provide a list of venues that can be rented where I can host your event/workshop at.
COMMISSIONS: I am accepting commissions (please note that my art style isn’t photorealistic. I am an abstract expressionist, mixed media collage artist and create work in my unique artistic style). I will not move forward with commissions that require me to work out of my stylistic art style or skill set.
CUSTOM PAINTED APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES: I am accepting commissions on painting custom apparel, shoes, and accessories. I am flexible to what I paint and how I paint these items. We can further discuss these options during a consultation call, meeting, or video call.
ONLINE STORE COMING SOON: I am in the process of creating inventory for my first online shop. For now, I am selling prints of my original artworks and also merchandise (stickers, enamel or button pins, coffee mugs, shirts, etc.) that I custom design or print my artworks on. Please feel free to inquire about the items above in my inquiry form below. It would be my pleasure to send a catalog detailing dimensions, price, and media of each artwork or piece, that I have available to purchase.

I work primarily in mixed media collage work and sculptural acrylic painting (using various mediums for texture and heavy body acrylic) on canvas and wood panel. I also dabble in wood work, wood burning, sculpture, digital artworks, and custom painting apparel and accessories. I currently work out of my art studio, based in Brooklyn, NY, in the Gowanus neighborhood. I moved to New York in 2021, to pursue my dream; a career in art and founded leeleeluvjoyart. I am part of three art collectives: The Brooklyn Art Cluster Art Collective (2021), FOBB$ NYC Art Collective (2022), and I cofounded an all Filipina, female art collective, The Tsismosas Art Collective, in 2022. I am a proud, active member of the Arts Gowanus community in Brooklyn, since 2021.

Thank you for taking an interest in my art, I am truly grateful to you!

With Deep Gratitude, Love, and Joy,

💜Alitha

INQUIRIES:

For inquires about commissions, hiring me to host a private sip and paint or craft/paint workshop, purchasing of any original art pieces along with dimensions and sizes, or inquiries on purchasing digital prints, you can fill out the form below! All inquiries will be answered within a 24 hour period (I usually respond quickly!). I look forward to hearing from you and working with you!

Thank you so much or as we say in the Phillippines, Maraming Salamat Po!

Take Care! I wish you a beautiful day!

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