A Boston based artist, Alison Croney Moses creates wooden objects that reach out to your senses—the smell of cedar, the color of honey or the deep blue sea, the round form that signifies safety and warmth, the gentle curve that beckons to be touched. Born and raised in North Carolina (USA), by Guyanese parents, making clothing, food, furniture, and art is embedded in her memories of childhood. She carries these values and habits into adulthood and parenting—creating experiences, conversations, and educational programs that cultivate the current and next generation of artists and leaders in art and craft. Her work is in the collections at Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. She is a recipient of the 2025 Foster Prize, ICA Boston; 2023 Boston Artadia Award, the 2022 USA Fellowship in Craft, and a finalist of the 2024 LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize. Her work has been featured in American Craft Magazine Boston Art Review. She was recently named one of the 2023 WBUR 10 Makers. In the Fall of 2023, Alison’s first solo was reviewed in the Boston Globe. Alison holds an MA in Sustainable Business & Communities from Goddard College, and a BFA in Furniture Design from Rhode Island School of Design.
Alison Croney Moses
Alison Croney Moses
Organization
deCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
Program
Rappaport Art Prize
Year
2025-2026
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“Any time I’ve had access to unrestricted funding, it’s given me the opportunity to get deeper into my practice. Literally, right before receiving the call informing me that I had won, I was looking at job postings, really thinking: Do I need a full-time job again? Something like this tells me: You are an artist. You should be doing this. And that’s huge.”
"My inspiration sometimes comes from the materials and processes themselves, capturing universal forms and impressions from nature and the human body. Other times, it come from photos, gatherings, and memories that serve as an impetus for my explorations of Black motherhood, where I examine my experiences of childhood and motherhood, reframing my memories for my children and my own healing. "
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