Education & Training
2004-2008 BFA Cum Laude, Studio Art, Denison University, Granville, OH
2012 Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO (works on paper workshop with Kara Maria)
2010-2011 Naropa University, Boulder, CO (22 credits MA program in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology Art Therapy)
2007 The Marchutz School of Painting and Drawing, Aix-en-Provence, France (Study abroad program in plein-air painting)
Awards & Fellowships
2012 Brooks Fellowship Fund Scholarship Recipient to attend Anderson Ranch Arts Center
2010-2011 Student Art Gallery Coordinator; Naropa University Student Life Program
2009-2010 Artist-in-Residence, Kidstreet Program; Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
2007 Denison Young Scholar Award (underwriting Summer Scholar research
Dean’s List Denison University (five semesters)
2006 Jeanne Vail Scholarship; Denison University (to meritorious Fine Arts students)
Denison Young Scholar Award
Solo Exhibitions
2015 Heroics/Ghosts; Nancy Barnett Massage, Windsor Heights, IA
New Work; Highland Coffee, Louisville, KY
2014 Heroics/Ghosts; Safai Coffee, Louisville, KY
2008 Rules Audie Tried to Follow; Senior BFA Exhibition; Denison University Museum, Granville, OH
Publications and Selected Group Shows
2016 Cuteopia; Revelry Gallery, Louisville, KY
8x8 Art Exhibition and Aucton; Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY
2015 The Great Abstract; Nickel Plate Arts, Noblesville, IN
Artebella Daily Featured Artist; Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY
(http://www.artebelladaily.org/artists/alyson-thiel/)
2014 Artebella Daily Featured Artist; Louisville Visual Art Association
8x8 Art Exhibition and Auction; Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY
2013-present Group Show and Display; Gallery 29, Sharon, PA
2013 Community Artworks Regional Art Exhibit; Arts and Culture Center, Sharon, PA
BY-BUY-BYE Art Exhibition and Auction; Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY
Artebella Daily Featured Artist; Louisville Visual Art Association
2011 Containers; First-Year Student Exhibition; Naropa University Student Gallery
2009 Group Show and Display; Bottlebrush Gallery, Harmony, PA
2008 Satellites; Senior BFA/BA Exhibition; Denison University Museum
I’m Leaving You a Message; Group Exhibition, The Works Gallery, Newark, OH
Marchutz School End-of-Term Painting Exhibition, The Marchutz School, Aix-en- Provence, France
2007 Young Scholars Art Exhibition; Denison Library Gallery and Denison Museum
2006 BFA Exhibition; Cleveland Hall Gallery, Denison University
Young Scholars Summer Art Exhibition; Cleveland Hall Gallery, Denison University
2005 Vail Scholar Exhibition; Cleveland Hall Gallery, Denison University
2004 Honors Printmaking Exhibition; Gilpatrick House, Denison University
Collections
Paper flowers in private collection of Carrie Fisher, Los Angeles, CA
Denison University Collection, Burton Morgan Hall, Granville, OH