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Created on: 13 Sep 2020
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work in sculpture focuses on representations of concepts and qualities of humanness—the characterization of certain universal emotions, sensations, thought processes, the embodiment of self-identity and manifestations of spirituality. Having a background as a professional dancer, choreographer and competitive athlete, I am used to employing the language of the human body as a means of creative expression, and my inclination in sculpture is to use aspects and parts of the human anatomy to convey ideas in physical form. Working primarily in metal renders a certain weight and material presence that I find particularly engaging. Seeing my work I wish the viewer to find resonance and relevance of “being human” as I explore and express in physical form various facets, abstractions and iterations centering around the mind-body connection and the human experience.

ESPERANZA ALZONA is a sculptor from the greater Washington, DC metropolitan region whose work has been widely exhibited in the area. An award-winning independent choreographer, Ms. Alzona directed her own contemporary dance company based in Turin, Italy, where she lived and danced for six years. As a visual artist she has worked as a graphic designer, and, film photographer. She was executive director of the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra for over six years before assuming her current role as operations manager for the Shepherd University School of Music. She is on the faculty of the Mid Maryland Performing Arts Center, and at Shepherd University’s Department of Contemporary Art and Theater she continues much of her studio practice in contemporary sculpture.

Ms. Alzona holds a teaching diploma from the Royal Academy of Dancing, an associate in arts degree in humanities and social science from Montgomery College, a bachelor’s degree in psychology from George Washington University and a master’s degree in public communication from American University.
  • Opposing Views, 2018
  • Hearing Room, 2019
  • Nevertheless She Persisted, 2019
  • Breaking Through
  • Meditation, 2017
  • Rise Up, 2020
  • Caged Heart, 2022
  • Lifeline, 2021
  • Isolation, 2020
  • Time to Reflect, 2019


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