Theodora Allen (born 1985, Los Angeles) is an American visual artist.[1]
Theodora Allen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985 (age 40–41) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (MFA) |
| Known for | Painting |
| Website | BLUM Gallery |
Education and career
editTheodora Allen was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1985. She earned an MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2014, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, California, in 2009.[2] She has been represented by BLUM, Los Angeles, Kasmin, New York, and 12.26, Dallas. Her work has been included in exhibitions at the Driehaus Museum, Chicago, Kunsthal Aarhus, Denmark, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, as well as galleries including Sprüth Magers, Almine Rech, Nicolai Wallner, Jeffrey Deitch, and Berggruen Gallery.[3]
In 2013, Allen collaborated with fashion house Saint Laurent, under Hedi Slimane, creating an artist book titled 49 Paintings that served as an invitation to the Fall/Winter 2013 women’s ready-to-wear show.[4]
In 2021, Allen’s monograph Saturnine was published by Motto Books, documenting her exhibition at Kunsthal Aarhus, Denmark, which later traveled to the Driehaus Museum, Chicago.[5]
Select exhibitions
editCritical reception
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Allen’s work has been discussed and reviewed in numerous international publications, often noted for its meditative symbolism and visual restraint.
- "Theodora Allen, Vigil, Blum & Poe". ArtReview. October 2017. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- "Images of Irretrievable Sound: Theodora Allen". Mousse Magazine. 2020. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- "The Comet and the Hourglass: Theodora Allen at Blum & Poe". Art in America. May 2021. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- "In Mexico City, Artist Theodora Allen Presents Mystical, Medieval Visions in Blue". Artnet. February 2024. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- "'For the Most Part It's Introspection': A Talk with Theodora Allen". Artnews. April 2019. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- Powers, Bill (March 11, 2013). "Painterly Fashion". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
References
edit- ↑ Ollman, Leah (May 17, 2022). "The Comet and the Hourglass: Theodora Allen at Blum & Poe". Art in America. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ↑ "Theodora Allen CV" (PDF). Kasmin Gallery. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ↑ "Theodora Allen CV" (PDF). Kasmin Gallery. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ↑ Solway, Diane (March 11, 2013). "Painterly Fashion". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ↑ "Theodora Allen "Saturnine" at Kunsthal Aarhus, Aarhus 2021". Mousse Magazine. June 30, 2021. Retrieved 2025-10-21.