Aida Lizalde

Aida Lizalde is a sculptor and educator, mainly working with ceramics. Their work explores the interplay between the natural and artificial, the physical and psychological, and the potential for harmony and failure within these relationships. Born in Mexico, Lizalde immigrated to the California Central Valley with their family at fifteen years of age and has since lived a semi-nomadic lifestyle, most recently living in the Mojave Desert and Mexico City before relocating to St. Louis to teach.

They hold a B.A. in Studio Art with a minor in Art History from the University of California, Davis, and earned an MFA in Sculpture + Extended Media from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Lizalde has received numerous awards and fellowships, including the Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship in Painting and Sculpture, the William and Dorothy Yeck Award from the 2023 Miami University Young Sculptors Competition, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship.

Their work has been exhibited widely; recent exhibitions include The Torggler Art Center, Personal Space, Robert E. and Martha Hull Lee Gallery, Alfred University, and The Dairy Center.