Education
2019
MFA: New Projects, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH
2012
BA Strategic Communication, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Conferences and Continued Education
2023
Wilderness Therapy Orientation, Evoke Therapy, St. George, UT
2021
32nd Annual Boston International Trauma Conference
Psychological Trauma: Neuroscience, Embodiment and the Restoration of Self, Boston, MA
2020
FotoFest Biennial, African Cosmologies, Houston, TX
2020 Innovations Conference, Shrink the System, Online
Literacy Through Photography Workshop, Foto Fest, Online
2019
Kando Trip 3.0, Sony Alpha, Sunriver, OR
Society for Photographic Education, The Myths of the American Dream, Cleveland, OH
arms ache avid aeon: a symposium, Columbus, OH
2018
FotoFocus Biennial Conference, Cincinnati, OH
Society for Photographic Education, Uncertain Times, Philadelphia, PA
Exhibition Record
Solo Exhibitions
2023
Conduit, Urban Arts Space, Columbus, OH (Two-Person Exhibition)
2022
body, language, M.G. Nelson Family Gallery, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL
sonder, Baker-Hunt Art & Cultural Center, Covington, KY
sonder, Surel’s Place, Boise, ID
2021
Sola En Cuba, The Depot, Urbana, OH
2018
Sola En Cuba, Upper Cup, Columbus, OH
Beautifully BOLD, District Art, Columbus, OH
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024
24/7, 934 Gallery & Seventh Son, Columbus, OH
2023
Space is the Place, stop-gap projects, Columbia, MO
ImageOHIO 23, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, OH
Aftereffects, Not Real Art, Los Angeles, CA
Art Synergy, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL
2022
Print as Process; Print as Product, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH
2021
GCPL Photo Annual - ATL Celebrates Photography, Imagining the Unreal, Gwinnett County Public Library, Lawrenceville, GA
Biennial 31, South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
Space/Time, 934 Gallery, Columbus, OH
Through the Lens of Social Justice, Delta College, Stockton, CA
Packed, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, OH
Spatial Exposure, Columbus Printed Arts Center, Columbus, OH
Alternatives 2021: Existence – Text and Image, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Dreaming of Equality, Reynolds Gallery at the University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
41st National Print Exhibition, Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN
Triumphs and Truths, Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, OH
The Problems We All Live With, Not Sheep, Columbus, OH
2020
One World, (not) Sheep Gallery, Columbus, OH
Presently, Art Gallery of Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Autumn 2020, The Curated Fridge, Online
Black Lives Matter: Silence Equals Violence, Pablo Center at the Confluence, Eau Claire, WI
Breathe: Protections, Paradigms, and Pandemic, Shenandoah Valley Art Center, Waynesboro, VA
2019
Image OHIO 19, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, OH
Young Hearts, Sean Christopher Gallery, Columbus, OH
Context 2019, Filter Space, Chicago Illinois
Replacing the Sun?, Beeler Gallery, Columbus, OH
After the Reign/Rain, (not) Sheep Gallery, Columbus, OH
Photo Weekend 19, analogueNOW!, BLO-Ateliers, Berlin, Germany
Disposable, Chromedge Photo Lab, Columbus, OH
Short North Arts District, Columbus Arts Festival, Columbus, OH
UNBOUND8! Candela Books + Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Art Pop Street Gallery, Le Meridien The Joseph, Columbus, OH
2018
Freedom, Slammers, Columbus, OH
Chroma 2018, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH
Art Pop Street Gallery, Le Meridien The Joseph, Columbus, OH
Awards and Grants
2023
Scholarship, Jung Association of Central Ohio, Columbus, OH
2022
Support for Professional Artists Grant, Greater Columbus Arts Council, Columbus, OH
2021
Merit Award, Biennial 31, South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
Support for Professional Artists Grant Award, Greater Columbus Arts Council Individual, Columbus, OH
32nd Annual Boston International Trauma Conference Scholarship
2020
COVID-19 Emergency Relief Grant for Artists, Greater Columbus Arts Council, Columbus, OH
Support for Professional Artists Grant Award, Greater Columbus Arts Council Individual, Columbus, OH
Support for Participating Artists, FotoFocus Biennial 2020, Baker-Hunt Arts and Cultural Center, Covington, KY
2019
Honorable Mention, Young Hearts, Sean Christopher Gallery, Columbus, OH
2018
ArtPop Artist/Billboard Award Recipient, ArtPop Street Gallery, Nationwide
Honorable Mention, Monochrome Awards, Photojournalism Amateur, International
Publications
2023
OSU Urban Arts Space, Interview, Columbus, OH
614 Magazine, Columbus, OH
Community Voices, NPR, Springfield, IL
2021
F-Stop Magazine, ISSUE #108: Vacation, Online
Artist Interview, Not Real Art, Los Angeles, Online
A Quarantine Dream, Photo Essay, Aint-Bad, Online
2020
Artist Interview, Midwest Maker, So Long See You Tomorrow, Online
Artist Interview, Art Tells a Story, Let it Tell Yours, Reese Brothers Productions, Online
Cover Art and Assistant Photographer, Called to the Front Lines, Free Hugs Project, Amazon Prime Video
2019
Featured Artist, Aint-Bad, Issue No. 14 Print, Nationwide
2018
Featured Artist, Every Piece Counts, Donatos, John Glenn International Airport, Columbus, OH
Featured Spread, Journal of Dental Technology, Nationwide
Curatorial
2022
body, language, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL
Print as Process; Print as Product, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH
2021
Spatial Exposure, Columbus Printed Arts Center, Columbus, OH
2019
Juror, Greater Columbus Arts Council and ArtPop, Columbus, OH
Who We Are, Replacing the Sun?, Beeler Gallery, Columbus, OH
2018
Beautifully BOLD, Columbus, OH
Sola En Cuba, Columbus, OH
Residencies and Fellowships
2023 Artist-In-Residence, Enos Park Residency, Springfield, IL (January - May)
2022 Artist-In-Residence, Enos Park Residency, Springfield, IL (August - December)
2022 Artist-In-Residence, Surel’s Place, Garden City, ID (March)
2021 Print Fellow, Columbus Printed Arts Center, Columbus, OH
Collections
2022 Private Collection, Springfield, IL
2021 Dreamer's Success Center, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA
2021 Pablo Center at the Confluence, Eau Claire, WI
2019 The Outrage Community Center, Washington, DC
Professional Experience
Teaching
2022
Visiting Artist, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL
Visiting Artist, Frank Church HS, Boise, ID
Visiting Artist, Community Workshop, Surel’s Place, Garden City, ID
2021
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati, Photo Design 1, Cincinnati, OH
Instructor of Digital Photography, Columbus Printed Arts Center, Columbus, OH
2020
Visiting Artist, Photography 101, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2019
Guest Lecturer, History of Photography, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH
2018
Guest Lecturer, History of Photography, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH
Lens-Based Work
Present - 2017 Founder/Photographer, Alissa Ohashi Photography, Columbus, OH
2023 Photographer, 614 Magazine, Columbus, OH
Second Shooter, Unique Stone, Rockingham, NC
2022 Set Construction and Design, Big Lots, Columbus, OH
Production Assistant, Big Lots, Columbus, OH
2021 Photo Assistant and Set Construction, Big Lots, Columbus, OH
Photo Assistant, Henry Foto, Rickenbacker Airport, Columbus, OH
2019 Grip, GAF Roofing, Old Machine Films, Parsippany, NJ
Assistant Photographer, Free Hugs Project, Dayton, OH
2018 Behind-the-scenes Photographer, Pepsi, Warhol and WALL ST., Columbus, OH
Production Assistant Internship, DSW and Scotts Lawn Care, Old Machine Films, Columbus, OH
Assistant Videographer, APEX, Old Machine Films, New York, NY
2017 Production Assistant, Kin Custom, Columbus, OH
Behind-the-scenes photographer, '6', Keida Mascara Creative, Columbus, OH
Assistant Photographer, Capture 614, Columbus, OH