Esperanza Alzona is a sculptor from the Washington, DC area whose work has been widely exhibited regionally and nationally. Working primarily in cast metal and mixed media, her sculptures have received numerous awards in juried exhibitions, and she has received grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Maryland State Arts Council, and the Frederick Arts Council. Before taking up sculpture, she danced professionally, was an award-winning independent choreographer, and directed her own contemporary dance company based in Turin, Italy, where she lived and danced for six years.