Beverly Acha

Biography

Beverly Acha (b. Miami, Florida) works in a variety of mediums including painting, fresco, and printmaking. Her work has been exhibited at DC Moore Gallery, NYC; LatchKey Gallery, NYC, Rubber Factory, NYC; Underdonk, Brooklyn, NY; El Museo del Barrio, NYC; La MaMa Galleria, NYC; Benaco Arte, Sirmione, Italy; EFA Blackburn 20|20 Gallery, NYC; International Print Center of NY, NYC; the LeRoy Neiman Gallery at Columbia University, NYC; and Smack Mellon, NYC, among others.

Her work has been recognized with awards, residencies, and fellowships including the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program, Aon-CUE Artist Empowerment Award, MacDowell Fellowship, Lighthouse Works Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center Zeta Orionis Fellowship, Wassaic Project Residency and Education Fellowship, Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program, Robert Schoelkopf Memorial Travel Grant, Frederick M. Peyser Prize in Painting, and Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship, among others. Acha attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2018 and received her BA from Williams College in 2009 and her MFA from Yale School of Art in 2012.