EDUCATION
2014 Master of Fine Arts, University of Colorado-Boulder
2011 Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Ceramics, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
2010 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fine Arts 3D with Distinction, Massachusetts College of Art & Design
2008 Semester Abroad, University of the Arts London: Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design
EXHIBITIONS
2022 Artist in Residence & Faculty Exhibition, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
2019-21 Particle & Wave: Paperclay Illuminated, Touring exhibition curated by Peter Held & directed by Lorie Nelson
The Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID | May 15 - Oct 24, 2021
The Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA | Oct 17, 2020 - Apr 11, 2021
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, UT | Jan 24 - May 2, 2020
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO | Oct 12 - Dec 15, 2019
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ | Jun 22 - Sep 21, 2019
2018 MIRAR: Nuevas Formas de Percibir Nuestro Mundo, Espacio Fundación Telefónica, Lima, Peru
Juried by Semir Zeki, Kate Coleman, Lynn Scarff & Gerard Lacey - Science Gallery Dublin
Exposure, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, GBBN Architects, Pittsburgh, PA
2017 ILLUSION: Nothing Is As It Seems, OMSI | Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, Portland, OR
Juried by Semir Zeki, Kate Coleman, Lynn Scarff & Gerard Lacey - Science Gallery Dublin
Amator 03: Art + Cinema + NYC, Millennium Film Workshop, Brooklyn Community Foundation, New York, NY
SEEING: WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?, Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, Miami, FL
Juried by Semir Zeki, Kate Coleman, Lynn Scarff & Gerard Lacey - Science Gallery Dublin
Nexus, Artists-in-Residence Exhibition, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
2016 Amator 02: Art + Cinema + LA, Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles, CA
SEEING: WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?, Science Gallery at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Juried by Semir Zeki, Kate Coleman, Lynn Scarff & Gerard Lacey
Of Fire, Artists-in-Residence Exhibition, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
30 Plus, Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
A Determined Line, The Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA
Curated by Heather Bentz
Now & Then, Invitational NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Kansas City Museum, Kansas City, MO
Curated by Blanca Guerra & Casey Whittier
Planning the Improbable, Sketching the Impossible, Washington Street Art Center, Somerville, MA
Curated by Mitch Shiles
Grayscale, Arts Worcester, Worcester, MA
2015 Amator: Love Infused Works of Art & Cinema, screening, Firehouse Arts Center, Longmont, CO
Betweenness, Alia Pialtos & Janice Jakielski – Candita Clayton Gallery, Pawtucket, RI
Curated by Kim Dickey
Eclectic Traditions, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA
2014 Projections of Ourselves, Colorado University Art Museum, Boulder, CO
The Six, Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY
King Exhibition, University Gallery, University of Colorado, Boulder
Pattern, Order, Chaos, University Gallery, University of Colorado, Boulder
SKIN, 13th Street Gallery, Boulder, CO
2013 What Remains, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Houston Community College-Central, Houston, TX
NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Juried by Bonnie Seeman & Kevin Snipes
September Bash, Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY
Ellipses, Juried Exhibition, Bakalar Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston, MA
2012 Ninth Annual Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Alia Pialtos: Pull, Solo Exhibition & Young Emerging Artist Winner, Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY
On the Wall, Hunter College Project Space, New York, NY
Imported, M.A.D. Gallery, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
2011 Craft USA, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
Juried by Holly Hotchner, former Director of the Museum of Arts & Design, New York, NY
Points of Origin, University Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Boston Young Contemporaries, 808 Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA
Juried by Camillo Alvarez & Matthew Rich
Recollections, Berk’s, New Bedford, MA
Glimpse, Gallery 244, New Bedford, MA
Craft Boston, UMass Dartmouth Student Exhibition, World Trade Center, Boston, MA
Black & White, Lincoln Arts Project, Waltham, MA
2010 Sculpture and Glass, The Atrium at Copley Place, Boston, MA
Plus, Minus, Time, Divide, Brant Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Senior 2010, Paine Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Away, North Crackertorium, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Haystack 2009, Doran Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
2009 Color and Form, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA
MassArt Foundation Auction, Bakalar Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston, MA
2008 Transcultural Exchange Tile Project, Kanoria Arts Center, Ahmedabad, India
Transcultural Exchange Tile Project, Ku Arts Center, Beijing, China
PROFESSIONAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Visiting Critic & Instructor¸ Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA, September 2020-present
Ceramic Handbuilding, Fall 2021 & Spring 2022
Artist in Residence & Instructor¸ Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA, September 2015-June 2017
Ceramic Sculpture: Inventive Forms // Summer & Fall 2016
Adjunct Lecturer¸ University of Colorado-Boulder, January 2015-July 2015
ART3097: Special Topics-Thinking Through Making // Spring 2015 & Summer 2015 (on campus & online)
Adjunct Instructor, Colorado State University, January 2015-May 2015
ART240: Pottery I // Spring2015
ART340 & 341, ART440 & 441: Pottery II-V // Spring 2015 (2 week maternity coverage for Sanam Emami)
Graduate Part-Time Instructor¸ University of Colorado-Boulder, January 2013-December 2014
ARTS 3097: Special Topics-Thinking Through Making // Spring 2015
ARTS 1010: 2D Foundations // Fall 2014
ARTS 1020: 3D/4D Foundations // Spring 2014
ARTS 1875: Ceramics for Non-Majors // Spring & Fall 2013
Continuing Education Instructor¸ University of Colorado-Boulder, June/July 2014
ARTS 1875: Ceramics for Non-Majors, Processing the Senses // Summer 2014
Lead Graduate Instructor, University of Colorado-Boulder, Graduate Teacher Program, 2013-2014
Led orientation for incoming graduate students. Trained in pedagogy, academic management,
leadership, conflict management. Provided instructional support and videotape consultations for
instructors. Organized pedagogical workshops on creativity, teaching, and evaluating creative work.
Teaching Assistant, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, August 2010-May 2011
ATR 392: Ceramics IV-Large Scale Clay, assisted Rebecca Hutchinson // Fall 2010 & Spring 2011
Teaching Assistant, Massachusetts College of Art & Design, January 2007-May 2009
3DCR309: Tiles, Reliefs & Mosaics, assisted Sarah Williams // Fall 2008
3DCR202: Ceramic Handbuilding, assisted Janna Longacre // Fall 2007
3DCR202: Ceramic Handbuilding, assisted Janna Longacre // Spring 2007
3DCR312X: Clay Studio (Continuing Education), assisted Janna Longacre // Spring 2009
3DCR312X: Clay Studio (Continuing Education), assisted Janna Longacre // Summer 2007
LECTURES & WORKSHOPS
2017 Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, Miami, FL, Late @ Frost Science: SEEING 001 // Creative Talk
2016 Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston, MA, Artist Lecture // Fine Arts 3D: Senior Seminar
2015 Harvard University, Office for the Arts, Harvard Ceramics Program, Allston, New Voices // Artist Lecture
Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA, Resident Artist Lecture
Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston, MA, Artist Lecture // Artist Lecture & Guest Critic
Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston, MA, Artist Lecture // Sculptural Weaving
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, Artist Lecture
2014 University of Colorado, Boulder: Evaluating Creative Work // Cultivating Creativity // Design Thinking
2013 Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston, MA, Artist Lecture//Student Critiques: Ceramics
2010 Haystack School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME, MassArt Alumni Trip: Studio Manager // Artist Lecture
Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston, MA, Artist Lecture // Student Critiques: Fibers
SELECTED AWARDS & HONORS
2014 Neuman Family Fellowship, Professional Development Grant, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
2013 Craft Research Fund, Graduate Research Grant Recipient, Center for Craft, Creativity & Design
Selection Committee: Elissa Auther, Charles Grench & Ezra Shales
Trinity Clay Supply Award: NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, Houston, TX
2012 Ninth Annual Marge Brown Kalodner Exhibition: FIRST PRIZE. The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
EMERGING ARTIST WINNER, Phoenix Gallery, Chelsea, New York City, NY
Selection Committee: Sue Stoffel & Rene Vara. Solo exhibition and year membership granted.
NCECA Graduate Student Fellowship Recipient, National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts
2010 Crosbie Sculpture Award: FIRST PRIZE, Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston, MA
Ox-Bow School of Art & Artist Residency Scholarship, Deer Isle, ME
2009 Haystack School of Mountain Crafts Summer Conference Scholarship, Deer Isle, ME
PUBLICATIONS & INTERVIEWS
2018 Boston Voyager. “Meet Trailblazer Alia Pialtos”, June.
2017 Boston Voyager. “Meet Trailblazer Alia Pialtos”, June.
2016 Science Gallery Dublin. “Exploring GAZE at SEEING at Science Gallery Dublin”, August. YouTube video.
Artist Lecture & Student Critiques: Ceramics. Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston, MA.
2014 Be Boulder. “Critical Reviews of Student Artwork Spark New Ideas”, March.
2013 NCECA Conference Guide, “NCECA 2013, 47th Annual Conference: Earth and Energy”, March.
NCECA Journal. “Alia Pialtos: 2012 NCECA Graduate Student Fellowship”, March.
McQuaid, Cait. “What’s Up at Boston-area Art Galleries.” Boston Globe, July 2.
2010 Korean Monthly Ceramic Art, Featured Work, March.
COLLECTIONS
Public art installation, medical office of Dr. Sabrina Waqar. Worcester, MA.
Public art installation, medical office of Dr. Frank Fechner. Worcester, MA.
Private Collection, Boston, MA.
Private Collection, Providence, RI.
Private Collection, Boulder, CO.
Private Collection, Houston, TX.