Allyssa Dezaldivar, AKA Harbour Shelter, is an American artist of Filipino and Indigenous descent. Her practice includes ceramics, sculpture, performance, and research. Exploring themes of impermanence, language, and improvisation, she invites viewers into a world that is curious about routine, repetition, womanhood, duality, and tradition. She is interested in the capacity of language and utilizes her practice as a tool to reveal a deeper understanding of herself, her lineage, and her community. Through this introspection, she produces functional wares and sculptures that seek to provide participants with everlasting moments of pleasure and reflection.
She earned her BFA in Studio Art Ceramics from the University of Arkansas’ School of Art in 2024. She is currently an Educator at BKLYN Clay and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY. She has exhibited in galleries, shows, and markets nationally.
Inquiries: dezaldivaral@gmail.com
Exhibitions
2025 Spring Fever, Hill Avenue, Fayetteville, AR
2024 Art Work: Artist Working at The Met, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
2024 Lush: A Group Exhibition, Midnight Gallery, Bentonville, AR
2024 Whims: A Solo Ceramic Exhibition, pH Gallery, West Fork, AR
2024 Ode: BFA Capstone Exhibition, Studio and Design Center, Fayetteville, AR
2024 Departure, Hill Avenue, Fayetteville, AR
2023 Valued: An Assembly Biennial hosted by Interform Atelier, Perridon Supply
2023 Art Lodge: Ammplify Festival, Mount Sequoyah, Fayetteville, AR
2023 Exposed: Lamp Show 2.0, 21C Museum Hotel, Bentonville, AR
2023 Decaying Vessels: A Solo Ceramics Show, pH Gallery, West Fork, AR
2023 One Foot in Front of The Other: UARK NCECA Exhibition, Cincinnati, OH
2022 Advanced Ceramic Exhibition, School of Art and Design Center, AR
2022 Rock-A-Thon: Local Artists Market, The Colored Door, Conway, AR
2022 Spoiled: Advanced Ceramics Exhibition, The Creamery, Rogers, AR
2021 Recollective Collective: A Studio Exhibition, Fayetteville, AR
2021 Ceramic Studio Exhibition, School of Art and Design Center, Fayetteville, AR
2021 Holcomb House: Music in the Trees, Holcomb House, Springdale, AR
2021 Quicktown Night Market, Crimson and Clover Grounds, Fayetteville, AR
2020 Weekend at Bernie’s, Oakland House, Fayetteville, AR
2019 Printmaking Exhibition, NWACC, Bentonville, AR
2019 Ceramic Studio Exhibition, NWACC, Bentonville, AR
Lectures and Demos
2024 Studio Demo: Ceramics with Allyssa DeZaldivar, Crystal Bridges Museum
2023 Decaying Vessels: Artist Talk, pH Gallery, West Fork, AR
2021 Through the Lens: A Panel of Women Photographers Panelist, NWACC
Awards and Honors
2024 Windgate Accelerator Grant Alternate Runner-Up, UofA, Fayetteville
2024 High Distinction and Dean’s List, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
2023 AMMPLIFY NWA Mentee, Mount Sequoyah Center, Fayetteville, AR
2023 Chancellor’s List, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
2023 UG Student Support Art Scholarship, School of Art, Fayetteville, AR
2023 Nina J. Erickson Memorial Art Scholarship, Fayetteville, AR
2023 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, UofA, Rome, Italy
2022 Studio Art in Rome Scholarship, UofA School of Art, Fayetteville, AR
2022 Dean’s List, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
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