Alison is a writer, artist, founder and creative director of the studio, BEST. She splits her time between upstate New York and the Gulf Coast of Florida.

A Virgo sun / moon (Cancer rising), she loves to organize information and offers a smart, sharp perspective rooted in artistic integrity and communal equity.

You can find her resume here, and connect with her on LinkedIn here. In 2025 she was named a Badass Woman of the Arts by Helen Toomer & Project for Empty Space. She’s open and available for all types of projects independently or backed by BEST.

You can sign up for her Substack, May I Please Be Excused, here. In it she explores living as an undefinable woman. Previous writing exists in her post-collegiate Blogspot, Life of a Harpy (foreshadowing!), and early country essay collection, News from the North.

For updates on renting her curated upstate home, Oak Hill Estate, watch this space.

Related:

• Here. Not Anywhere Else. Alison’s first published essay for Underconsideration.

• Artist Spotlight in The Scribner Hollow Post

• Business + Brand writing for BEST’s newsletter, BEST Kept

• And Now It’s Like This: On the Grief & Freedom of the Life That Chose You. Alison’s first podcast interview for Cath Zack of The 40 Portal.

• Alison’s second podcast with Clara Artschwager, When you wanted kids — and the time passed. On life now, as a woman, I Think I Like You.