Born 1971 in Jamaica, West Indies, Alphanso originally started working in oils in 1989 but has since moved on to acrylics - which he now uses exclusively. He lives and works in the hills of St. Andrew from where he seems to get the inspiration for a lot of his stupendous landscapes.

Talent, dedication and perseverance aptly describe the virtue of Alphanso who has had numerous group exhibitions and two very successful solo showings to his credit. His most recent overseas appearances have been in Charleston, South Carolina, New York, Barbados and the Jamaican Consul in Washington D.C.
His works are constantly shown at various galleries in Jamaica and Trinidad and have held places in many distinguished private collections, both in Jamaica and overseas, among these persons is popular American singer, Roberta Flack.

His name is reknowned in Jamaica’s national JCDC Festival of Art Competition, where he has been presented with three Certificates of Merit, two in 1996 and the other in 1998. He attended the Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts and at the Edith Dalton James High School, he was awarded "Most Outstanding Student" in Art for the year 1988-1989.

"Painting has taught me to be patient and to work carefully for what I want," Alphanso says. "One of my greatest motivators is the challenge of attaining seemingly unreachable goals." This approach he feels is largely due to his christian beliefs.

Although clearly influenced by the works of Jamaican Art professionals such as Richard Hall, Barrington Watson and George Rodney, he thinks he has largely developed his artistic ideas by individual inspiration and God-given abilities.

His subject matter ranges from Landscapes, to Seascapes, Abstracts, Semi-Abstracts and Figure Studies.

Ultimately, Alphanso wishes to be an ambassador of Caribbean art worldwide.