Allison Cortson

Education                                                                               

2003       MFA in Art, California Institute for the Arts, Valencia, CA                                                                                                       

2001       BA in Art, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Solo Exhibitions 

2007       From Dust, The Happy Lion Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2006       Collecting Dust, Galerie Michael Janssen, Cologne, Germany

2005       Dust Painting, The Happy Lion Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2002       Interpretation of an Omen, Gallery D300, CalArts, Valencia, CA

Group Exhibitions 

2007       Dear Mr. Saltz, Pharmaka Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

                Curators: York Chang, Karyl Newman

2006       25 Bold Moves, Venice, CA

                Cuators: Simon Watson, Craig Hensala of Scenic

                KLF/Strictly Painting, I-20 Gallery, New York, NY

                Campari, (This show was not sponsored by…), Park Projects, Eagle Rock, CA

                Cuator: Luciano Perna

2003       Fresh Coat, Black Dragon Society Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

                We’ve Moved, The Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA

                Transplant, Latch Gallery, Culver City, CA

                Curated: Ry Rocklen

                MFA Thesis Exhibition, Nodding Off, L-Shape Gallery, CalArts, Valencia, CA

2001       Senior Show, New Wight Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

2000       Scapes, 8t Floor Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

               Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, New Wight Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

               Curator: Karen Higa, Curator for Japanese American National Museum

1999       The Female Experience, Disney Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1998       Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, New Wight Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

               Curator: Dr. Alexandre Melo, University of Lisbon

Reviews, Awards and Publications

2007    Frank, Peter, Art Pick, Elizabeth Tobias Dear Mr. Saltz, LA Weekley, June 2007

            Meyers, Holly, Around the Galleries: Dear Mr. Saltz, Los Angeles Time, June 2007

2006    Harper's Magazine, The Deception of Matter, featured in June 2006 Issue pg. 19

            Nys Dambrot, Shana, Review, Allison Cortson: Dust Painting, Flavorpill, Los Angeles, Issue 150 December

2001    Kay Nielsen Memorial Award for Drawing, Steam Drawings project, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA

            Juror: James Welling, Professor of Art, UCLA

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