Artist Statement

Imagery that implies a sacred or exceptional presence interests me. By creating embellishments on a figure, I can explore and express emotional conundrums through the language of the mythos. Being an avid devourer of stories has fed my love of narrative in my work. I use these psychological archetypes to reflect on post-modern societal issues like social anxiety, imposter syndrome, and body autonomy.
Some pieces represent a sense of sublime, inner peace, and celestial realms while others focus on empowerment, bravery, and self-assurance. There is a journey of meditating on the internal of the self and the universality of humankind and spirituality. Forces complement, rather than struggle with, one another: the interior meets the exterior, the celestial meets the earthly.

Biography

Allison Currie is a Cajun transplant from Louisiana in the Greater Houston Area. She lives in Dickinson, TX where she is raising her two sons with her husband. She graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art in 2012, began teaching soon after and having her babies, then took on graduate school during Covid while still teaching full time. She graduated with a 4.0 in 2022 with her Masters of Fine Arts in Studio Art, specializing in painting and sculpture.

Currie enjoys crafts outside of fine arts when she has downtime, as well as trying to keep plants alive and playing with her kids and dog.

Resume / CV

Artist Curriculum Vitae

Allison Currie

Education

Master of Fine Arts, Painting
Houston Baptist University - Houston, TX
2020-2022

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Painting
University of Houston - Houston, TX
2009 to 2012

Associates of Applied Science in Graphic Design Technology
Lonestar College - Cypress, TX
2002 to 2005

High School Diploma
Cypress Fairbanks Senior High - Cypress, TX
1998 to 2002

Curatorial Experience

2022 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Art Listings Documents, April 14 - May 20^th, 2022, Houston Baptist University
Group Therapy, Curatorial Team, March 9-30, 2021, Houston Baptist University UAC220

Residencies

Resident Artist, June 20 - July 10, 2021, Atelier Hilmsen, Germany

Curated and Juried Group Exhibitions

HBU School of Fine Arts Shines June 17-Aug 7^th, 2022, Art Museum TX, Sugar Land TX
Plantasia, May 22, 2022, Hardy and Nance Studios, Houston TX
2022 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, April 14 - May 20th, 2022, Houston Baptist University
Anything Goes, April 23 - May 27, 2022, Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Pawtucket RI
Mashed 5, February 19, 2022, Hardy and Nance Studios, Houston TX
Contemporary Portrait: A National Juried Exhibition, November 5 - December 23, 2021, LHUCA, Lubbock Texas
Thesis Preview, November 2021 - February 2022, Houston Baptist University UAC 220
ARCH Student Art Show, October 15, 2021, Hardy and Nance Studios, Studio 8K, Houston TX
Ausstellung American Diary XII, July 7 2021, Kunsthaus Salzwedel, Germany
Rising Eyes of Texas 2021, March 6 - April 3, 2021, Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport TX
With Gratitude - Retablos 33, October 17- November 6, 2020, MECA Houston, Houston TX
Mix Tape #1: Emerging Works, November 2-3, 2018, Hardy and Nance Studios, Houston TX
This Mirror is Broken, October 17, 2014 Hardy and Nance Studios, Houston TX
Square'd Up!, February 19, 2014, Hardy and Nance Studios, Houston TX
The Red Show, February 15, 2013, Hardy and Nance Studios, Houston TX
The Houston Collective Silent Auction, December 14, 2013, Matt Manalo's 01Studio, 1310 Nance St, Unit C Houston, Texas 7700
Finding Self: An All Woman Art Show, October 10-26, 2013, Spring Street Studios, Houston TX
18 Hours, April 13, 2012, Juried Show, Third Place, Meyer-Metro Gallery, Houston TX, Jurors: Oliver Goldesberry, Sharon Lott

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