Alicia Barton is a multi-disciplinary visual artist from Albany, NY. Her amorphous sculptures contrast the alluring and beautiful with the repulsive and grotesque, representing the internal/external relationship between personal identity, aesthetic, and mental health while simultaneously infusing moments of nostalgic adolescent symbolism. Alicia's work has been supported by New York State Counsil of the Arts Statewide Community Regrant Program for her project, Art by Mail, as well as by Albany Center Gallery who have commissioned several public art projects. In 2022, The Hyde Collection recognized her work with the Material Award at the final Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Regional exhibition. Additionally, Alicia's work has also been supported by the Vermont Studio Center with a 2-week stay as Artist in Residence. Alicia has also been recognized by Ortega y Gasset Projects as an Artist to Watch in 2026.
Alicia received her MFA from the University at Albany in 2022, her BFA from The College of Saint Rose in 2020, and AAS in Fine Arts from the Fashion Institute of Technology in 2015. Her work has been exhibited widely throughout New York state, including at the University Art Museum in Albany, NY; Albany Center Gallery in Albany, NY; The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, NY; Baba Yaga in Hudson, NY; Collar Works in Troy, NY; Carrie Able Gallery in Brooklyn, NY; and Greenpoint Gallery in Brooklyn, NY.
Alongside her traditional studio practice, Alicia is a tattoo artist. In 2024, Alicia and Aurora opened Goodnight Tattoo, a private studio in Mechanicville, NY, as co-owners. Please see the tattoo information page for more.
Education
2022 Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art in Sculpture, University at Albany, Albany, NY
2020 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art in Sculpture and Painting & Drawing (dual concentration), The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY
2015 Associate of Applied Science in Fine Arts, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
Residencies
2025 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
2024 Absolute Viscosity, with Christian Henry Wechgelaer, Collar Works x Baba Yaga, Hudson, NY
2020 Anesthetic Precondition, Picotte Gallery, The College of St. Rose, Albany, NY
2019 Alicia Barton, Stacks Espresso Bar, Albany, NY (Curated by Albany Center Gallery)
Group Exhibitions
2025 Pillow Fort, CPE Space, Castleton, NY (upcoming)
2025 Compass Roses, Opalka Gallery, Albany, NY
2025 Pixel Prize, Carrie Able Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2024 Dissecting the Binary, Lark Hall, Albany, NY
2023 Cleanse//Cleanse, Wallace Gallery, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
2023 Panty Riot, The Storefront Gallery, Troy, NY
2023 Fence Select, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY (Curated by Corinna Ripps Schaming, Director, University Art Museum)
2023 Fence, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
2023 Eat Me, Collar Works, Troy, NY (Juror: Natalie Kates, Founder Kates-Ferri Projects and Style Curator Inc., co-Founder LatchKey Gallery)
2023 Kaleidocombs: The Subconscious Playground, Collar Works, Troy, NY
2023 The Great Art Swap, Collar Works, Troy, NY
2022 Juried Small Works Show, R Gallery at Arlene’s, Albany, NY
2022 Split and Becloud: 2022 Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY (Juror: Sophie Landres, Director, River Valley Arts Collective and Professor of Visual Studies, The New School)
2022 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, University Art Museum, Albany, NY
2021 Seen, Albany Center Gallery, Albany, NY
2021 February Virtual Gallery, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (virtual)
2021 120° Intercollegiate Art Regional, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY (Juror: Anthony Cafritz, director, Salem Art Works, NY)
2020 Senior Thesis Exhibition, Esther Massry Gallery, The College of St. Rose, Albany, NY
2020 120° Intercollegiate Art Regional, Saratoga Arts, Saratoga Springs, NY (Juror: Daniel Buckingham, Professor, PrattMWP, Utica, NY)(virtual)
2020 Art & Design Show, Picotte Gallery, The College of St. Rose, Albany, NY (Juror: Julie Torres, Co-Director, LABspace, Hillsdale, NY)
2019 Creations: Connections & Collections, Albany Center Gallery, Albany, NY
2019 Itty Bitty, Picotte Gallery, The College of St. Rose, Albany, NY
2019 Triptych, Picotte Gallery, The College of St. Rose, Albany, NY
2018 The Few Cubic Centimeters Inside Your Skull, Picotte Gallery, The College of St. Rose, Albany, NY
Selected Honors & Awards
2024 Individual Artist Grant, New York State Counsel on the Arts, Arts Thrive & Grow Regrant for Art by Mail
2023 Community Arts Grant, New York State Counsel on the Arts, Statewide Community Regrants for The Box Party Project, Sponsored by Collar Works, Troy, NY
2023 Fence Select (Juror Select Award), The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
2022 Material Award, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY
2020 Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University at Albany, Albany, NY
Selected Professional Experience
June 2022 - Present Founding Member, The Box Party Artist Collective
Oct. 2022 - Nov. 2023 Director of Programs, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Aug. 2021 - May 2022 Instructor of Record, AART 115 Three-Dimensional Design, University at Albany, Albany, NY
Aug. 2020 - May 2021 Graduate Assistant, University at Albany, Albany, NY
May 2019 - Aug. 2019 Curatorial & Exhibition Assistant Intern, Albany Center Gallery, Albany, NY
Juries
2024 2024 Congressional Art Competition, Paul D. Tonko Congressional District, NY
2023 2023 Congressional Art Competition, Paul D. Tonko Congressional District, NY
2023 Art in Dimensions Regional 3D Show, Mohonasen High School, Schenectady, NY
Curatorial Projects
2025 Pillow Fort, CPE Space, Castleton, NY (upcoming)
2023 Cleanse//Cleanse, in collaboration with The Box Party, Wallace Gallery, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
2023 Panty Riot, in collaboration with The Box Party, The Storefront Gallery, Troy, NY
2023 Pottery Department Pop-Up Exhibition, Wallace Gallery, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Public Art
2024 Moon Prism Heart, public art installation at Quackenbush Square, Albany, NY as a part of the All Hallow E’en Art Path (Curated by Albany Center Gallery)
2023 Sweet Surface, Sculptural Skin 2.0, public art installation at 33 Maiden Lane, Albany, NY as a part of the All Hallow E’en Art Path (Curated by Albany Center Gallery)
2023 The Box Party Project- a series of public artworks exhibited around the Capital District. Our installations are interactive machines which engage the audience through miniature sculptures, digital illustrations, paintings, poetry, prose, and various other objects. We intend to support small local businesses and artists, while bringing art to the community. For more information, please click me.
Press (Chronologic)
Justin Baker, ”Art Town with The Box Party”, podcast.
October 25, 2023. https://player.fm/series/3466063/377217669
“Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region Winners Announced.” Explore New York Attractions & Things To Do, New York State Dept. of Econ. Dev., 2 Nov. 2022, www.iloveny.com/thebeat/post/hyde-collection-hosts-regional-talent-in-this-years-artists-of-the-mohawk-hudson-region-exhibition/
Indiana Nash. “At the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, ‘Split and Becloud’ is a Fresh Take on a Long-Running Show.”
The Daily Gazette, 19 Nov. 2022,
Sophia Landres. “Split and Becloud l AMHR 2022: Motifs Inside and Outside of the Work of Art.” Hyde Digital
Catalog, Oct. 2022, https://www.hydecollection.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/AMHR2022_Hyde_DigitalCatalog-Final3.pdf
Katherine Kim. “Intersection of Race, Gender, and Sexuality at the Albany Center Gallery.” Trixie’s List: Hudson’s
Happenings, 20 Aug. 2021, https://www.trixieslist.com/2021/08/20/intersection-of-race-gender-and-sexuality-at-the-albany-center-gallery/
Shrishti Mathew. "Albany Center Gallery exhibit a proving ground for up-and-coming curator.” Albany Times Union,
11 Aug. 2021, https://www.timesunion.com/art/article/ACG-16379893.php