alyh ab✴︎ve



portrait ✴︎2025




































education ✴︎

2021 - 2025



2023


2015 - 2020

2013 - 2015



2009 - 2013ALYH ABOVE is a multidisciplinary artist, researcher and archivist constructing artistic research projects that study, express, and reflect on The Human Experience as Creative Process and its role in black fulfillment.

Native to West Palm Beach, FL and currently creating out of Philadelphia, PA, their work is expressed through music, writing, production, design, film, archive, theory, philosophy, and creative liberation strategy. 

At current, they are developing their worldbuilding studio, here + human, which aims to equip artists and cultural workers to create the world(s) we need next. Through here + human’s non-linear educational, artistic, and archival offerings, ALYH intends to help seed liberative change through fulillment. They are also crafting existentia. — the name of both a speculative world and an art-journal that expresses their humane experience through the the curation of fulfillment ephemera.







Grassroots M.A., The Human Experience as Creative Process


Worldbuilding School: Cohort 01, Ari Felix

Grassroots B.A., Existential Artistry

Florida A&M University, Jazz Studies/Psychology
Tallahassee, FL

A.W. Dreyfoos School of Arts, Vocal Arts
West Palm Beach, FL


current iterations ✴︎2025existentia: an art-journal

dead-tape: in process

here + human studio
here and human: the muse-letter
Substack

elemental table of fulfillment


selected works + experiences ✴︎

2024

2019

2021

2023

2023

2023

2021

2023


2017
2017

2014 - 2021

2022 impart + parcel: mini-mixes

decade of demos

The ALYH ARCHIVES
tidbits 01

Field Notes

The Nectar Center for Existential Artistry

A.L.Y.H. EP

Redefining Art: An Existential Artistry Workshop

The Creative Coaching Workshop

Influence Academy for Creatives

The Idea Angel
For Words’ Sake


selected collaborations ✴︎

2023


2025

2024 - Present

2025



2023

2024

2024


2023


2024

2024


2021

2023 - 2024


2024


2023


2014

2015

2013 - 2015 The Giver’s Revival Retreat, Vocal Arranger + Choir Director

The Rest by Assata’s House, Videographer

Musiqology Media Group, Producer

VELVET by Bridge, Art Director + Producer + Vocalist + Songwriter + Cover Art Photographer

MMG: Amiri’s Dream

MMG: We Been Fly

MMG: Little Itty Bitty Jazz Jawns, Teaching Artist + Videographer + Voiceover Artist

Musiqology Media Group: Rebrand, Identity + Web Designer

WAYVCAST Trailers 001 - 010

WAYVCAST: can you feel the water? Film, Co-Director + Editor

FAVELO WORLDWIDE, Voiceover

Center for Creative Education/The Foundations School, Teaching Artist
Oliver J. Stewart, If You See This You’re Beautiful, Editor + Designer

The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body, Vocalist + Designer
Seabreeze Jazz Festival, Lead and Supporting Vocalist

Soul Xone, Lead + Supporting Vocalist

FAMU Jazz Band + FAMU Concert Choir, Lead + Supporting Vocalist



selected media + press ✴︎

2024Journal of Jazz Studies Vol. 15 No. 2



 creative support ✴︎

here + human ✴︎   
art@alyhabove.com 
©2025 ALYH ABOVE


Seeds of Resistance Zine

2025
by Assata’s House
ALYH ABOVE, Writer + Editor


Seeds of Resistance: Planting Abolitionist Thought, Growing Collective Freedom

Celebrate the spirit of collective freedom with Seeds of Resistance, the debut zine from Assata’s House—a powerful offering of abolitionist thought, ancestral wisdom, and radical imagination. Released alongside a special screening of the Assata Shakur documentary, this zine honors Assata’s enduring legacy while rooting us in the present-day movement for liberation.

Each contribution is a seed, planting visions of justice, survival, and possibility:

“Something to Hang On To” by Alexandria "Al" Smith
Grounded and accessible, this piece offers practical tools for everyday resistance, inspired by Assata’s guiding principles.

Abolition Meets Environmental Justice by Kiian Dawn
A bold reflection on how Assata’s revolutionary legacy intersects with ecological healing and climate justice.

“A Black World-builder’s Mini-Guide” by ALYH ABOVE
A visionary blueprint for navigating and resisting oppressive systems—ideal for educators, organizers, and dreamers alike.

“Surviving Solitary” by Malika Henderson
A deeply personal testimony from a survivor-turned-advocate, moving from incarceration to collective healing and abolitionist advocacy.

Together, these writings offer more than reflection—they serve as a call to action. Whether you're a longtime abolitionist or just beginning your journey, Seeds of Resistance invites you to step into your role as a world-builder and freedom dreamer.