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Allison Cortson
Born 1978 Santa Monica, California
Lives and works in Los Angeles
Education
2003 M.F.A., California Institute for the Arts, Valencia, California
2001 B.A. in Art, University of California, Los Angeles
Exhibitions
Solo
2011 States of Matter, Rosenthal Gallery San Francisco, California
2010 Collapse into a Particle, The Happy Lion Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2008 Gathering, Galeria Filomena Soares, Lisbon, Portugal
2007 From Dust, The Happy Lion, Los Angeles, California
2006 Collecting Dust, Galerie Michael Janssen, Cologne, Germany
2005 Dust Painting, The Happy Lion Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2003 Nodding Off, MFA Thesis Exhibition,L-Shape Gallery, Cal Arts, Valencia, California
2002 Interpretation of an Omen, Gallery D300, Cal Arts, Valencia, California
Group
2011 Emerge, 101 Exhibit, Miami, Florida
Allison’s Wonderland, Raid Projects, Los Angeles, California
2010 The Power of Selection 3, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, Illinois
2009 Painting a Better Present, Pictures from Diezy 7 Collection, Sala Naos, Santandar, Spain
Zoom, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, California
Here Us Now, ARTRA, T Lofts, Los Angeles, California
Bare Bones, Los Angeles, California curator: Colin Roberts
2008 L.A. Potential, Hangar 7, Salzburg, Austria
2007 Dear Mr. Saltz, Pharmaka Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2006 25 Bold Moves, curators: by Simon Watson and Craig Hensela, Venice, California
KLF Strictly Painting, I-20 Gallery, New York, New York
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, curator: Ry Rocklin
2001 Senior Show, New Wight Gallery, University of California Los Angeles
2000 Scapes, 8TH Floor Gallery, University of California Los Angeles
UCLA Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, New Wight Gallery, University of California Los
Angeles, curator: Karen Higa, curator for the Japan American National Museum of Art
1999 The Female Experience, Disney Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1998 UCLA Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, New Wight Gallery, University of California Los
Angeles, curator: Dr. Alexandre Melo from the University of Lisbon, Portugal
Bibliography
2008 Zoom, Portugese television interview for Gathering at Galeria Filomena Soares
2007 Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, “45 Painters under 45,” December 2, 2007 p. F1
Annie Buckley, Art Forum, “Critic’s Picks: Allison Cortson,” September 2007
Susan Michaels, H Magazine, Dirty, Pretty Things: Allison Cortson October 2007 pp. 6-7
Alex Couri, Artslant.com, “Rack Room Interview: Allison Cortson,” September 2007
ArtScenecal.com, Recommended Exhibitions: Allison Cortson, September 2007
Holly Meyers, Los Angles Times, “Artistry in Altering Photographs,” June 22, 2007 pp.E26-27
Peter Frank, LA Weekly “Art Picks: Elizabeth Tobias, Dear Mr. Saltz,” June 27, 2007
2006 Harper’s Magazine, “Dust Painting,” June Issue 2007
UCLA Arts, Volume 10, Alexis and her Dust featured in Fall 2006 Issue
2005 Shana Nys Dambrot, Flavorpill L.A. Issue 150, “Review: Allison Cortson, Dust Painting”
AWARDS / PUBLICATIONS
2010 “New American Paintings Issue 91,” Juror: Lawrence R. Rinder, Director, Berkeley Art Museum
Dave Bown Projects Juried Award
2009 “Painting a Better Present,” Exhibition Catalogue, Forward by Leo Koenig, published by Diezy 7 Collection, Santander, Spain
2008 “New American Paintings Issue 79,” Juror: Rita Gonzalez, Assistant Curator LACMA, published by The Open Studios Press, Boston, Massachusetts
“L.A. Potential,” Exhibition Catalogue, Forward by Andrew Berardini, published byHangar7, Salzburg, Austria
“Allison Cortson,” published by Blurb, Los Angeles, California
2001 Kay Nielsen Memorial Award for Drawing for the “Steam Drawings” project, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, Juror: James Welling, Professor of Art, UCLA
Allison Cortson
Born 1978 Santa Monica, California
Lives and works in Los Angeles
Education
2003 M.F.A., California Institute for the Arts, Valencia, California
2001 B.A. in Art, University of California, Los Angeles
Exhibitions
Solo
2011 States of Matter, Rosenthal Gallery San Francisco, California
2010 Collapse into a Particle, The Happy Lion Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2008 Gathering, Galeria Filomena Soares, Lisbon, Portugal
2007 From Dust, The Happy Lion, Los Angeles, California
2006 Collecting Dust, Galerie Michael Janssen, Cologne, Germany
2005 Dust Painting, The Happy Lion Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2003 Nodding Off, MFA Thesis Exhibition,L-Shape Gallery, Cal Arts, Valencia, California
2002 Interpretation of an Omen, Gallery D300, Cal Arts, Valencia, California
Group
2011 Emerge, 101 Exhibit, Miami, Florida
Allison’s Wonderland, Raid Projects, Los Angeles, California
2010 The Power of Selection 3, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, Illinois
2009 Painting a Better Present, Pictures from Diezy 7 Collection, Sala Naos, Santandar, Spain
Zoom, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, California
Here Us Now, ARTRA, T Lofts, Los Angeles, California
Bare Bones, Los Angeles, California curator: Colin Roberts
2008 L.A. Potential, Hangar 7, Salzburg, Austria
2007 Dear Mr. Saltz, Pharmaka Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2006 25 Bold Moves, curators: by Simon Watson and Craig Hensela, Venice, California
KLF Strictly Painting, I-20 Gallery, New York, New York
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, curator: Ry Rocklin
2001 Senior Show, New Wight Gallery, University of California Los Angeles
2000 Scapes, 8TH Floor Gallery, University of California Los Angeles
UCLA Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, New Wight Gallery, University of California Los
Angeles, curator: Karen Higa, curator for the Japan American National Museum of Art
1999 The Female Experience, Disney Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1998 UCLA Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, New Wight Gallery, University of California Los
Angeles, curator: Dr. Alexandre Melo from the University of Lisbon, Portugal
Bibliography
2008 Zoom, Portugese television interview for Gathering at Galeria Filomena Soares
2007 Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, “45 Painters under 45,” December 2, 2007 p. F1
Annie Buckley, Art Forum, “Critic’s Picks: Allison Cortson,” September 2007
Susan Michaels, H Magazine, Dirty, Pretty Things: Allison Cortson October 2007 pp. 6-7
Alex Couri, Artslant.com, “Rack Room Interview: Allison Cortson,” September 2007
ArtScenecal.com, Recommended Exhibitions: Allison Cortson, September 2007
Holly Meyers, Los Angles Times, “Artistry in Altering Photographs,” June 22, 2007 pp.E26-27
Peter Frank, LA Weekly “Art Picks: Elizabeth Tobias, Dear Mr. Saltz,” June 27, 2007
2006 Harper’s Magazine, “Dust Painting,” June Issue 2007
UCLA Arts, Volume 10, Alexis and her Dust featured in Fall 2006 Issue
2005 Shana Nys Dambrot, Flavorpill L.A. Issue 150, “Review: Allison Cortson, Dust Painting”
AWARDS / PUBLICATIONS
2010 “New American Paintings Issue 91,” Juror: Lawrence R. Rinder, Director, Berkeley Art Museum
Dave Bown Projects Juried Award
2009 “Painting a Better Present,” Exhibition Catalogue, Forward by Leo Koenig, published by Diezy 7 Collection, Santander, Spain
2008 “New American Paintings Issue 79,” Juror: Rita Gonzalez, Assistant Curator LACMA, published by The Open Studios Press, Boston, Massachusetts
“L.A. Potential,” Exhibition Catalogue, Forward by Andrew Berardini, published byHangar7, Salzburg, Austria
“Allison Cortson,” published by Blurb, Los Angeles, California
2001 Kay Nielsen Memorial Award for Drawing for the “Steam Drawings” project, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, Juror: James Welling, Professor of Art, UCLA