Hi! I’m Allyssia.
I’m a journalist, copywriter and editor living in north London. Most of my work focuses on art, technology, culture, business, and their many points of intersection.
From 2015 to 2019, I worked as an editor at CNN Style. I’ve since pitched, written, commissioned, and edited pieces for a variety of print and digital platforms, including CNN, Wired, British Vogue, Kinfolk, and Frieze; and produced video scripts, branded content, CRM, and other copy for commercial clients such as DICE, WeTransfer, Sotheby’s, and Spotify.
If you’d like to discuss commissions or other opportunities, you can reach me at allyssia.alleyne@gmail.com.
Featured Work
Profile: Anna Wiener
Uncanny Valley authorAnna Wiener was on the path to Silicon Valley success. Then she pivoted. I chart the making of a tech-skeptic. Read more at Kinfolk →
Community Clothing is breathing new life into Britain’s manufacturing industry
When menswear designer Patrick Grant found his suppliers were going out of business, he took a radical decision. Now, Community Clothing is helping to put British manufacture back on the map. Read more at ICON →
Inside My Collection: Vaughn Spann
Like his own mixed-media practice—a deliberate split between vivid, texture-rich abstraction and strange figuration—Vaughn Spann’s collection is an exercise in diversity. He opened up to me about art school trades, the collectors who inspire him, and how his reputation as an artist affects his dealings as a collector. Read more at Artsy →
In a text to accompany the digital exhibition “Networked Visions,” I spoke to featured artists Larry Achiampong, David Blandy, Stine Deja, and Mimi Ọnụọha about their creative explorations of algorithms, machine learning techniques, and embedded bias. Read more at isthisit? →