CV

Awards

Carclew Creative Achievement Award for 7NEWS Young Achiever Awards SA
Semi-finalist
The City of Adelaide Award for SALA Festival 2024
Winner
Presented by The Lord Mayor Jane Lomax-Smith
UnitCare Services Digital Media Award for SALA 2024
Finalist
7NEWS Young Achiever Awards SA
Nominee
Asian Australian 2023/4 List
Honouree
Presented by Asian Australian Alliance and Being Asian Australian
Delima Residency
Recipient
City Rural Emerging Artist Award
Finalist
Leif Justham Young Achiever Award
Finalist
Presented by SA Environment Awards

Exhibitions

TBA
Post Office Projects Gallery, Port Adelaide
Sama-sama
Sauerbier House, Port Noarlunga
Shown as a part of Nature Festival 2025
cutting fruits
City Library, Adelaide
Firstborn
West Space Window, Melbourne
Meet Me in Alice/Mparntwe
FELTspace, Adelaide
Alaga (To Take Care)
Online
Shown for Creative Health’s Video and Moving Image Program
Halo-halo
The Mill, Adelaide
Open artist studio
Rimbun Dahan, Malaysia

Residencies

Sauerbier House Residency
Port Noarlunga
Watch This Space × FELTspace Artist
Exchange program residency
Alice Springs/Mparntwe
Delima Residency
Rimbun Dahan, Malaysia

Public engagements

A Seat at the Table: Artist Talk and Filipino Brunch
Presented as a part of SALA Festival 2025, Alyssa speaks about her international residency at Rimbun Dahan, Malaysia, the journey of creating her first solo exhibition, ‘Halo-halo’ at The Mill, and what she has been up to since winning the City of Adelaide Award for SALA Festival in 2024.
Minor Works Building Community Centre, Adelaide
Artist Talk
A conversation between Alyssa Powell-Ascura and Ronen Jafari framing Alyssa’s work within familial and societal power structures, and generational burdens within a diasporic community. Filipino treats provided by Sweet Cora.
West Space, Melbourne
Merienda and Tambay (Afternoon Tea and Hang Out)
Hosted by Alyssa, supported by ACE in collaboration with Chira Grasby, Merienda and Tambay brought together the community for a relaxed afternoon tea, group discussion and sharing circle, speaking of food, personal histories and culturally important themes.
Adelaide Contemporary Experimental, Adelaide

Professional development & Mentorships

Guildhouse Catapult Mentorship 2026
South Australia, The Philippines
City Library Emerging Curator Program 2025
Adelaide
Vitalstatistix Adhocracy 2024 Curator Mentorship recipient
Port Adelaide
fine print Magazine × 24th Biennale of Sydney
for COMMON WORDS writer program participant
Sydney, Adelaide, Online

Publications

An Orbit of Ten Thousand Suns by Alyssa Powell‑Ascura — Fine print magazine — Issue 34
fine print Magazine
Mapait, Maasim, Makulay, Matamis
The Calamansi Story by The Entree.Pinays

Selected press

Guildhouse
Announcement: Catapult Mentorship 2025 Round 2 - Guildhouse Catapult Mentorships announced with internationally renowned mentors and inspiring new talent.
InReview · InDaily
Unspoken love: Cutting Fruits shares narratives of resilience and community
Jayda Wilson
The City of Adelaide
SALA Festival transforms the CBD and North Adelaide
The Note
Get To Know… Alyssa Powell-Ascura
Indigo James
PhilTimes
Filipina Australian Artist Claims Top Prize at SALA Festival 2024
Louis Bullock
Rimbun Dahan
Alyssa Powell-Ascura — Rimbun Dahan profile
The Mill
Delima Residency 2023: Alyssa Powell-Ascura
Chloe Metcalfe
PhilTimes
Fil-Aussie Creative Alyssa Powell-Ascura Emerges as Finalist in 2023 SA Environment Awards
Jason Cordi
Blank Press
Alyssa Powell: Next level slashie
Prudence Clark

Memberships

Alumnus