About

Alyson Hollobaugh is a Midwestern based multi-disciplinary artist. Hollobaugh is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art with a BFA in Jewelry + Metals and the recipient of a Gund Traveling Scholarship in 2018. Currently, Hollobaugh is a studio technician at the Flint Institute of Arts. She was the Artist in Residence in the Jewelry + Metals Department at the Cleveland Institute of Art from 2018 to 2019. She is the recipient of the Kenneth F. Bates Scholarship for Excellence in Enameling in 2017. Hollobaugh juried the national exhibition Brown Bag (2024) at Buckham Gallery. She works in a wide range of mediums including but not limited to non-ferrous metal, enamel, paint and ink. Hollobaugh has exhibited work at Dives, Diners & Drive-ins at Buckham Gallery (2024), Delectable (2024) at d’Art Center, and the Flint Institute of Arts Student and Faculty Exhibition (2024).

Statement

Hollobaugh's work takes many forms from wearable objects to prints to paintings. The subject matter of her work typically includes flowers, landscapes and food while her material choices vary. These subjects are joy bringing, while stimulating the other senses through the use of imagery. She uses sight to reach towards: taste, touch, smell. When looking at Hollobaugh's artwork she intends to bring awareness to the world around us and the little moments that might pass us by, through evoking the senses while also brushing up against humor. The works’ intent is to whisper to the viewer to appreciate, pay attention and sometimes laugh while doing so. Hollobaugh’s goal is to call awareness to mindfulness and the small moments that are capable of making a big impact.