Alison Beste is an artist and educator based in Honolulu, HI. Alison received her MFA in Visual Art from Lesley University College of Art and Design and her BA in Art from the College of William and Mary.
Alison is a faculty member at Mid Pacific Institute where she teaches photography and design courses. During summer, Alison teaches for National Geographic Student Expeditions and has co-led photography expeditions in London (2015) and Australia (2016, 2017). Alison enjoys sharing the power of image-making with adults and instructs photo-based community workshops for Pacific New Media and Honolulu Museum of Art School. She has been a guest speaker for Honolulu Museum of Art, Hawai'i State Art Museum, Hawai'i Pacific University, University of Hawai'i, Schools of the Future Conference, Pacific New Media, and Hawai'i Photographic Society.
