Alicia T. van Thiel is a Hong Kong based American artist and educator.
Her drawings, paintings and sculptures capture everyday moments, portraits,
and travels with classical skill working exclusively from life. She has lived and taught in NYC, Beijing and Hong Kong.
She currently works in her studio in Hong Kong and with foundries in Europe to develop her sculpture.
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 March Group Exhibition Hong Kong Arts Collective, Hong Kong
2017 AWA On the Line, Hong Kong
2001 Figurative Works, The Robert & Mary Montgomery Armory Art Center, Florida, USA
1999 Water Street Atelier, Meredith Long & Company, Texas, USA
EDUCATION
M.S. in Education, City College of New York, CUNY
B.A. in Art History/Art Studio, Hunter College, CUNY
A.A.S. in Apparel Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY
The Art Students League of New York
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Copyist Program, NYC
Water Street Atelier, Brooklyn, NYC
The Florence Academy of Art, Florence Italy, Portrait Sculpture Intensive Workshops with Eran Webber and Sanne van Tonegeren
MEMBERSHIPS
National Sculpture Society
Oil Painters of America
Portrait Society of America
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Hong Kong Registered Certified Teacher, M.S.Ed.
New York City Department of Education, Certified Teacher/Certified Visual Arts Specialist, M.S.Ed.
Gap Inc., Print Stylist
Parsons School of Design, Guest Faculty CAD Textile Design Department
Liz Claiborne Inc., Senior Textile Designer/Associate Apparel Designer
Her drawings, paintings and sculptures capture everyday moments, portraits,
and travels with classical skill working exclusively from life. She has lived and taught in NYC, Beijing and Hong Kong.
She currently works in her studio in Hong Kong and with foundries in Europe to develop her sculpture.
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 March Group Exhibition Hong Kong Arts Collective, Hong Kong
2017 AWA On the Line, Hong Kong
2001 Figurative Works, The Robert & Mary Montgomery Armory Art Center, Florida, USA
1999 Water Street Atelier, Meredith Long & Company, Texas, USA
EDUCATION
M.S. in Education, City College of New York, CUNY
B.A. in Art History/Art Studio, Hunter College, CUNY
A.A.S. in Apparel Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY
The Art Students League of New York
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Copyist Program, NYC
Water Street Atelier, Brooklyn, NYC
The Florence Academy of Art, Florence Italy, Portrait Sculpture Intensive Workshops with Eran Webber and Sanne van Tonegeren
MEMBERSHIPS
National Sculpture Society
Oil Painters of America
Portrait Society of America
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Hong Kong Registered Certified Teacher, M.S.Ed.
New York City Department of Education, Certified Teacher/Certified Visual Arts Specialist, M.S.Ed.
Gap Inc., Print Stylist
Parsons School of Design, Guest Faculty CAD Textile Design Department
Liz Claiborne Inc., Senior Textile Designer/Associate Apparel Designer