Alita Crosson
Born July 18, 2006
Education
Alita Crosson graduated high school in 2024 in Southern Maine where she also attended Portland Arts and Technology High school studying dance for her last two years of school. She is now currently attending Parsons School of Design where she is set to graduate with a BFA in Fine Arts in spring of 2028.
Background
She was adopted in 2008 from Kathmandu, Nepal by her single mother who raised her in Maine. Throughout her childhood Alita danced and preformed. She knew from a very young age that art was the place she felt at home. Now she is taking a break from dance to focus on her visual art but is still informed by the rhythm and soul she learnt from growing up on stage.
Growing up in Maine was difficult because she was isolated from her community. Now that she's in New York she is able to do and create the things she wanted to since childhood. She is an only child and was forced to grow up at a young age to help aid her disabled mother. She started this brand to repay the opportunity that the name Crosson has given her. With her art she hopes to make her family proud even if they are not blood related. They made her someone. She owes it to her mom and her family to do right by them.
Artist Statement
Alita is influenced by her dance background and uses that foundation in performance to create theatrical explorations of emotion. She has no limits and is always seeking to diversify her mediums and perspectives. Drawing, photography, painting, and collage all define the signature elegant compositions of her work.