Bio

Alysha Aran is a multi-disciplinary artist currently residing on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples (Hamilton, ON). In her work, she is interested in memories of her ancestors and traditions taught by family that help navigate personhood amongst histories of assimilation. Through oil painting and reworking found material, she explores how these present as cultural ties and tears. Aran’s work also considers the history between the East and the West, including migration waves shared between communities of the Filipino diaspora. Aran is currently working on her Concurrent Certificate of Curatorial Studies alongside her BFA in Studio Art at McMaster University (d. 2026), with a minor in Art History.