Allison Artis

Allison Artist was born January 19, 1981 on the island of Trinidad. Her dedication for art began with strong encouragement and support from her mother at an early age.

Allison Artis expresses diverse feelings on human identity and society through abstract thought. She works with numerous mediums and artistic styles. From collage to abstract paintings, Aritis believes colors and spiritual energy help to create a stimulation of subliminal emotion and reactions of sensuality.

Artis creates a series of paintings that evoke communication through every day actions and occurrences. She uses permanent marker to create gesture drawings that are continuous, direct and honest on the canvas. The drawings are accumulative without subtraction. She permanently captures her pure and immediate response to the subject.

Using the pallet knife and definitive brush strokes onto the canvas, Artis presents clean, flat, yet heavily worked oil surfaces of a three dimensional feel and depth to each piece. The work conveys to the viewer a sense of space fluid with the subject matter, which deals with solitude, self-empowerment, and a rescue of the spiritual ego.

Allison Artis gathered inspiration from artists such as Basquiat, DeKooning, Bearden, and Kandinsky, when creating her recent collection entitled Narratives.

Artis recently participated in a Bk College group show at The Brooklyn Museum of Art in honor of Jean Michel Basquiat in 2005 and The She’s Gotta Have exhibition in Albany NY. She was noted for her unique response and poetic style as an artist. She is presently showing at the Rhonda Schaller Studio, located in Chelsea NY.

Allison Artis presently lives and works in Brooklyn NY.

Charity Art Show @ SUNY Albany

Proceeds from 2nd annual "she's gotta have it..." charity art show will benefit Equinox Domestic Violence Services and Shelter in Albany, NY

“she’s gotta have it…”
October 20-27, 2005
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 20, 5-8 pm
University at Albany, Fine Arts 223
Albany, NY

Allison Artis’ palette knife strokes and permanent marker lines render the strangely pleasant chaos surrounding a woman’s life.
“she’s gotta have it…” is the second annual charity art show hosted by Sigma Psi Zeta, Inc., which is working in collaboration with the University Art Council this year. Donated proceeds from the week-long show will benefit Equinox Domestic Violence Services and Shelter in Albany, NY. The exhibition seeks to promote Domestic Violence Awareness during its namesake month of October and to present the innovative work of up-and-coming artists.