A. Disher Studio
I am a multimedia artist based in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, with a focus
on wood carving, oil painting, and digital art. My work explores themes of
identity & disability within the LGBTQ+ experience,
Graduating IN 2015 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Massachusetts College
of Art and Design, I was honored with the Blair Sculpture Award for
excellence in my major.
With over 14 years of experience in graphic design and community projects,
I’ve worked on branding campaigns, visual storytelling, and collaborative
workshops. Whether through art or design, I am committed to amplifying
marginalized voices and fostering spaces for meaningful dialogue and
connection.
About
Instagram - @adisher_studio
I am currently available for sculpture, design and photography commissions.
Contact Me
Select artwork available for sale, please inquire for pricing of prints and original pieces.
SCULPTURE
Studio Work
(Manic) Depressive (When the
Party’s Over)
2021
oil and enamel on wood, metal piping
and spout, party streamers
25” x 31” x 25”
Sit Proper
2021
oil on wood, repurposed chair,
digitally altered and re-printed
toile fabric
- 34” x 18” x 36”
Bubblegum Grotesque
2020
oil on wood adhered to panel, gloss
frame
6” x 1.5“ x 6”
SCULPTURE
Commission Work
food model for MyEats Bacon
2023
- Foam Clay finished with pan pastel
- (Was Featured at the Smithsonian In DC)
food model for MyEats Bacon
2021
- Foam Clay finished with pan pastel
Digital aRT
Digital Collage
Gender Hang-up
2021
Digital illustration
Birdfeet
2024
Digital illustration
Good Mourning
2024
Digital Photography
CV
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Education
September 2006 - May 2010
Vocational Accreditation in Graphic Design, Blue Hills Regional
Vocational Technical High School
September 2010 - May 2015
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture and Studio for Interrelated
Media, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
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Solo Exhibitions
April 2014
Body of Work, Godine Family Gallery, Massachusetts College of
Art and Design, Boston, MA
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Group Exhibitions
June 27, 2024 - July 2, 2024
OPEN CALL, BIG SHOW, No Call No Show Gallery, Boston, MA
February 2023
BITTERSWEET, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA
April 2022
Quotidian Queer, University Hall Gallery, UMass Boston, Boston,
MA
February 2021
Otherward, South End Frames, Boston, MA
July 2021
Fungible Tokens of Appreciation, Boston Hassle (Online
Exhibition), Boston, MA
June 7, 2021 - July 23, 2021
Some Assembly Required, The Distillery Gallery, Boston, MA
June 2021
BIG MOOD, Stay Home Gallery & Power Clash Art (Virtual
Exhibition)
May 2021
May/be/Mad, Folk Lab (Virtual Exhibition)
June 2016
Quicksand, The New Art Center, Newton, MA
October 2015
In Grain: Contemporary Work in Wood, The Fleming Museum of
Art, Burlington, VT
April 2015
Sculpture BFA Thesis Show, Bakalar & Paine Galleries,
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
March 2015
All School Show Awards Show, Frances Euphemia Thompson
Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
March 2015
All School Show: Sculpture, Student Life Gallery, Massachusetts
College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
March 2014
All School Show: Studio for Interrelated Media, Godine Family
Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
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Awards & Recognition
2015: First Place, Helen Blair Crosbie Sculpture Award
2015: Best in Show, MassArt All School Show, Sculpture
Category
2015: Best in Show, MassArt All School Show, Studio for
Interrelated Media Category
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Residencies
October 2021 - September 2021: Dear Artists With Anxiety
(DAWA) Virtual Art Residency
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Press
2021: ‘Some Assembly Required’: Well Worth Assembling, Cate
McQuaid, Boston Globe
2015: Art Review: 'In Grain: Contemporary Work in Wood' at
Fleming Museum, Amy Lily, Seven Days Vermont
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Professional Experience
April 2021 - September 2024: Custom Picture Frame Designer,
South End Frames, Boston, MA
September 2018 - March 2021: Custom Picture Frame Designer,
Blick Art Materials, Cambridge, MA
December 2023 - Present: Graphic Designer, Rob Flax’s Boom
Chick Trio, Boston, MA (Remote)
September 2024 - Present: Web Designer, Pride+Joy: Loving
Transgender Children in These Times (Remote)
September 2023 - October 2023, October 2021 - November
2021: Model Maker, My Forest Foods Co. (Remote)
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Volunteer Work
December 2017 - April 2022: Communications/Graphic Designer,
Justice for Siham Campaign, Boston, MA
July 2018 - November 2018: Interviewer/Video Technician,
YESon3 Video Campaign, Boston