Alissa Rose is a New Jersey/New York based Artist and Art Therapist. She has studied over the years with various artists in the areas of graphite drawing and hyperrealistic oil painting. She has also earned a degree in Visual Arts, concentrating in drawing and painting, as well as a degree in Psychology and a Master’s in Art Therapy from NYU. In addition to being an Artist, Alissa Rose is also a Licensed and Nationally Credentialed Art Therapist. Alissa Rose works with a spread of media including oil paints, charcoal, and graphite. Her collective works focus in, twist, and rearrange the familiar into expressive depictions. She takes a special interest in exploring the bodily vessel and sensory environment through visual expression. She uses unique rearrangements of what is familiar, and creatively uses color, form, symmetry and movement to engage viewers in a new way of experiencing the visual space. Alissa Rose is passionate about the use of art as a means of self expression, connection, and provoking thought, and is driven to share her creations with others who resonate...