About

Alisha Locklear Monroe is a proud member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and was born and raised in Robeson County, N.C. She has served for the past 10 years as Museum Educator at the Museum of the Southeast American Indian. Her prior work as an art educator at Fairgrove Middle School and assistant Gallery Director position at the Guilford Native American Art Gallery in Greensboro allowed her the opportunity to serve in various roles in the Arts. Alisha received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art with a concentration in Graphic Art and Drawing, and a master's degree in Art Education from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. 

Alisha was named Best in Contemporary Artists at the NC United Tribes Unity Conference in 2004 and has shown at several venues through southeastern N.C., including UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Pembroke, and the Guilford Native American Art Gallery. Her work has been collected by UNC Greensboro and UNC Pembroke as well as other private collections. Alisha’s art creates dialogue around sensitive topics which separate and connect all of us. 

Alisha helped establish the River Roots Arts Guild and the Artist Market Pembroke that helped advocate and promote area artists. Her passion is arts advocacy and preserving and understanding our rich American Indian traditions. She is the proud wife of David Monroe and mother to six-year-old, Miles Forrest Monroe.