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Allison Cortson
Allison Cortson, Milan, Hiroki and their Dust,
2007, oils, dust, glue, acrylic sealer/canvas, 60x72 in
Cortson_fountain_30_x_40_emailAllison Cortson, Fountain,
2007, dust, glue, acrylic sealer/canvas, 30x40 in
Cortson_ry_and_his_dust_46_x_72_emailAllison Cortson, Ry and his Dust,
2007, oils, dust, glue, acrylic sealer/canvas, 46x72 in
Cortson_karen_and_her_dust_72x100_emailAllison Cortson, Karen and her Dust,
2007, oils, dust, glue, acrylic sealer/canvas, 72x100 in
Cortson_small_big_bang_30_x_40_emailAllison Cortson, Small Big Bang,
2007, dust, glue, acrylic sealer/canvas, 30x40 in
Cortson_the_being_and_fading_of_particles_84_x_120_emailAllison Cortson,
The Being and Fading of Particles,
2007, oils, dust, glue, acrylic sealer/canvas, 84x120 in
Cortson_inside_a_drop_11x14_emailAllison Cortson, Inside a drop,
2007, dust, glue, acrylic sealer/canvas, 11x14 in
Cortson_bridge_24_x_30_emailAllison Cortson, Bridge,
2007, dust, glue, acrylic sealer/canvas, 24x30 in
Cortson_particle_accelerator_drawing_16_x_20_emailAllison Cortson, Particle Accelerator Drawing,
2007, pastels on canvas, 18x24 in
Cortson_particle_accelerator_drawing__16_x_20_emailAllison Cortson, Particle Accelerator Drawing,
2007, pastels on canvas, 16x20 in
Cortson_installationviewAllison Cortson, (installation view)
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> QUICK FACTS
BIRTHPLACE:  
Santa Monica, CA
BIRTH YEAR:  
1978
LIVES IN:  
Los Angeles, CA
WORKS IN:  
Los Angeles, CA
SCHOOLS:  
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), 2003, MFA
UCLA, 2001, BA
REPRESENTING GALLERIES:  
Happy Lion
TAGS:  
painting, figurative, mixed-media
> STATEMENT

My interests in the investigation of the known world through physics and biology are reflected in my practice. Currently, in my own work I deal with the representation of the figure through my series of Dust Paintings. For these portraits, I photograph the subject in their home. Then over a period of months I collect the dust from their home via their vacuum bags. Dust arrives in our homes as a remnant of our own existence and degeneration as it is up to 70% human skin. The painting is completed by rendering the subject in a realistic manner in oils and the rest of their environment is rendered solely out of the dust from their home. Their pets and any other living things are also included, as their particles are also contained within the dust.

 

BIOGRAPHY 

Born in Santa Monica, California 12/01/1978

Lives and works in Los Angeles

 

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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> EXHIBITED AT THESE VENUES
Happy Lion
Pharmaka Gallery
> RACKROOM
Sep, 2007 Interview with Allison Cortson
by Alex Couri
 
> COMMENTS    [add a new comment]
 
> EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
Past Exhibitions and Events
Sep, 2007 Allison Cortson: From Dust
Happy Lion
 
May, 2007 “Dear Mr. Saltz”
Pharmaka Gallery
 
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