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Destiny Allison

 
Destiny Allison’s relationship with art dates back to her childhood. Born in Santa Fe, she grew up in a home filled with music, art and books. Her parents, a writer and a painter, encouraged her artistic pursuits. In 1987, Allison moved to Massachusetts. While in Massachusetts, Allison developed an intimate relationship with sculpture during a two year apprenticeship at New England Sculpture Service in Everett, Massachusetts. She taught sculpture at two museums, was a visiting artist at the Massachusetts College of Art, and completed her first public work. Her art was shown throughout the region. In 1997, Allison moved back to Santa Fe with her three children. Since then she has exhibited her work extensively. Her art continues to explore human relationships, roles and symbolism through her personal sculptural theory and technique. In 2000, Ms. Allison took a leave of absence from sculpture to write a book on artistic process and sculptural theory. She recently completed this endeavor and has returned to sculpture full time. She exhibits nationally and is currently represented by Oakey and Roots Gallery in Houston Texas, Yates Gallery in Fountain Hills, AZ and Crossroads Contemporary in Santa Fe, NM.


AWARDS/COMMISSIONS:

  1. •Commission, Santa Fe Preparatory School, Santa Fe, NM

  2. •Commission, Holy Family Episcopal Church, Santa Fe, NM Commission, Candlelight Construction, Santa Fe, NM

  3. •Commission, UNM Department of Psychology, Albuquerque, NM

  4. •Commission, Los Alamos Historic Trails, Los Alamos, NM

  5. •Commission for the City of Attleboro, Attleboro, MA

  6. •Honorable Mention, “Faces of Women” art exhibit, Las Vegas, NM

  7. •Visiting Artist, Massachusetts College of Art Juror, National Congressional Art competition

  8. •Subject and Demonstrator in national traveling photography exhibit, “Women at Work"

  9. •Grant Recipient, Massachusetts Cultural Council Awarded

  10. •Apprenticeship, New England Sculpture Service, Everett, MA


SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS:

  1. •La Quinta Festival of the Arts, La Quinta, CA 2004

  2. •Oklahoma City Arts Council Festival of the Arts, Oklahoma City, OK 2004

  3. •Carefree Fine Art and Chocolate Festival, Carefree, AZ 2004

  4. •Carefree Fine Art and Wine Festival, Carefree, AZ 2003

  5. •Riverwalk Fine Art Festival, Naperville, I2003 Uptown Art Festival, Minneapolis, MN 2003

  6. •Downtown Boulder Fine Art Fair, Boulder, CO 2003

  7. •Breckenridge Fine Art Festival, Breckenridge, CO 2003

  8. •Houston International Festival, Houston, TX 2003

  9. •Indian Wells Art Festival, Palm Desert, CA 2003

  10. •Bayou City Arts Festival Houston, TX 2003

  11. •Carefree Fine Art and Wine Festival Scottsdale, AZ 2003

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SELECTED GALLERY AND MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS:

  1. •Trowbridge-Lewis Galleries, Middleburg, Virginia 2005

  2. •"The Softness of Steel" Solo show, Shidoni Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2004 Paxton and McCall Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2003

  3. •“Inside, Out,” Shidoni Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2003

  4. •Solo show, Paxton & McCall Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM 2002

  5. •“Round the Roundhouse” Governor’s Gallery, State of New Mexico Capitol Building 2002 Solo show,

  6. •LewAllen Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 2001 9th annual “Faces of Women,” Las Vegas, NM 2000

  7. •Waxlander Khadure Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1999

  8. •Art in Public Places Invitational, Los Alamos, NM 1999

  9. •Santa Fe Clay Invitational, Santa Fe, NM 1998

  10. •8th annual “Faces of Women” exhibition, Las Vegas NM 1998

  11. •"New England Sculpture Association" Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA 1998

  12. •Waxlander Khadouri Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1998