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Allison Belolan

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Golden Haze White Horizon​
18 x 24 inches, 2021
Found paper, handmade paper, and the artists old work on paper

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Interrupted Landscape 5
Collage and glass
15 x 12 inches
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Interrupted Landscape 4
Collage on mirror

15.5 x 13.8 inches in frame with 7 inch chain
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Golden Mountain White Sea (AF)
Collage on paper
18 x 24 inches

 For Allison, creating is a meditative reflection on observations of nature and releases of emotion.

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​Grey Mountains
Collage on paper with tissue paper, found papers, and the artists older artwork
9 x 12 inches

After studying Printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design and graduating in 2001, Allison worked as a jewelry and accessories designer in New York’s Fashion District
​creating jewelry for brands like Betsy Johnson, Kenneth Cole, and Alfani.
In 2009 Allison returned to school and received her Masters of Arts in Teaching Art Education at the School of Visual Arts and taught Art in New York public schools until 2021.

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​Woman 1
The Golden Ladies Altered Prints Edition #1
1st in edition of 12
​10 x 8 mono print
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Paint, marker, collage, and 
gold leaf on fine art print
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​Woman 2
The Golden Ladies Altered Prints Edition #1
2nd in an edition of 12
10 x 8 mono print
Paint, marker, collage, and
gold leaf on fine art print
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​Woman 3
​The Golden Ladies Altered Prints Edition #1
3rd in an edition of 12
10 x 8 mono print
Paint, marker, and gold leaf on fine art print.

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​Woman 4
The Golden Ladies Altered Prints Edition #1
4th in an edition of 12
10 x 8 mono print
Paint & marker on fine art print
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​Woman 5
The Golden Ladies Altered Prints Edition #1
5th in an edition of 12
10 x 8 mono print
Paint, marker, collage, and
gold leaf on fine art print
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​Woman 6 
The Golden Ladies Altered Prints Edition #1
6th in an edition of 12
10 x 8 mono print
Paint, marker, collage on fine art print

​Education

2008-2009 School of Visual Arts  New York, New York
Masters of Arts in Teaching; Art Education
Paula Rhodes Memorial Award
2003-2004 Fashion Institute of Technology New York, New York
Associates in Applied Science; Jewelry Design
1997-2001 Rhode Island School of Design Providence, Rhode Island
Bachelors in Fine Arts; Printmaking

Group Exhibitions 2021

The Other Art Fair Virtual Edition
The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn NY
New Directions 2021: 37th Annual National Juried Contemporary Art Exhibition Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
Garrison Art’s Center 51st Riverside Crafts Fair Garrison Landing, NY
Hops on the Hudson All NY, Modern Makers Market Beacon, NY
Summer Salon Urban Studio Unbound/Warburton Gallery Yonkers, NY
Variance I Like Your Work Summer 2021, Online Exhibition at ilikeyourworkpodcast.com
8th Annual Juried PaperWorks Show: Layers of Time Upstream Gallery Hastings, NY
Arts on the Avenues Larchmont, NY
Rye’s Above Public Art Project, Rye, NY
Art in the Time of Corona Vol.1 Dab Art Co. at H Gallery, Ventura, CA
NYC Artwalk Greenpoint Le Gamin Brooklyn, NY
Blue Emerge Gallery Saugerties, NY
Embody Ely Center for Contemporary Art New Haven, CT
Renewal Biz G87 Gallery Larchmont, NY
Less is More: Small Works 2021 Upstream Gallery Hastings, NY


Select Group Exhibitions 

2020
Winter National Juried Small Works Exhibition 2020 Alex Ferrone Gallery Cutchogue, NY
Primar(i)ly Red Emerge Gallery Saugerties, NY
Give Us the Vote Online Exhibition Arts Westchester White Plains, NY
Friends & Neighbors Urban Studio Unbound/Warburton Gallery Yonkers, NY
The USPS Art Project Ely Center of Contemporary Art New Haven, CT
Justice Online Exhibition The Art Guild Manhasset, NY
The Collective A Way Online Art Gallery awayartgallery.com
Art in the Time of Corona, Dab Art Co. Los Angeles, CA
Faces: Portraits Blue Door Gallery Yonkers, NY
Go! Figure ShockBoxx Gallery Hermosa Beach, CA
HerStory: Honoring The Women in Our Lives and History The Art Guild Manhasset, NY

2019
Linear Art: Power of the Line Ossining Arts Council Ossining, NY
Click! Blue Door Art Center Yonkers, NY

Stockists

2021 The Wondermart  Brooklyn, NY
2021 A WAY Online Gallery Store
2021 Collective 131 Saratoga, NY
2020 Rye Arts Center Online Artisan Boutique 
2020 Biz G87 Artisan’s Boutique, Biz G87 Gallery Larchmont, NY


Residencies

2021 Dear Artists With Anxiety Virtual Residency, Honorable Mention
2021 Bruce Road Residency, Mamaroneck, NY


Awards and Grants

Selected Artist, Rye’s Above Public Art Project 2021
Minted Portraits and Figures Award, 2020


Press and Media Features

-Elliot, Claudia “Pandemic, Tearing Papers & Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone: An Interview With Allison Belolan” Smart Artists Hub July 2021
-Fry, Victoria “Allison Belolan: Emotions and Environment” Visionary Art Collective July 2021
-Scott-Flaherty, Caedra “Rye’s New Summertime Residents.” ArtsNews Westchester Art Event and Cultural News June 2021
-Rane, Aditi “Allison Belolan: I like the Immediacy of Collage,” Lavande Magazine March 2021
-Tatterhood Review, January 2021
-Reckling, Kathleen “A Call to the Ballot,” As A Matter of Art, October 2020 
-Art of the Week feature at Arts Westchester August 2020 
-Featured Directory Artist at Kolaj Magazine August 2020
-Marketing Feature “Cut, Paste, and Paint” at Minted July 2020 
-Featured Artist of the Week at Visionary Art Collective July 2020  

Publications
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-All SHE Makes Issue 3, “Gaze, A Virtual Exhibit” November 2021
-Art Doesn’t Have to Match Your Sofa Vol. 3  Kelly Schaub and Everydaypaper October 2020
-Belolan, Allison “A Road to Choice: One Educator’s Experience” New York State Art Teachers Association News Digital Edition Fall 2019 https://www.nysata.org/nysata-news
-Brooklyn Art Library, “A Visual Encyclopedia: A Global Interpretation of Words” Spring 201

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​Deep Blue Mountain Sunrise
5 x 7 collage on paper framed and matted to
8 x 10
Frame is black, wood with saw-tooth hangers
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​Behind a Boulder
6 x 6 Collage, 2020
Handmade, patterned, and found papers on paper.
Inspired by the rock formations in Saxon Woods, New York.
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​Boulder Sunset
6 x 6, 2020
Handmade, patterned, and found paper collage on Bristol board.

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​Rock Sunrise
6 x 6 collage, 2020
Handmade, patterned, and found paper collage on Bristol board.
Available unframed or framed and matted in a white wood frame.
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​Boulder Sunset 2
6 x 6 collage, 2020
Handmade, patterned, and found paper collage on Bristol board.
Available unframed or framed and matted in a white wood frame.
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​Mountain Sunrise
11 x 14 collage, 2020
Handmade, hand printed, patterned, and found paper collage on Bristol board.
Available unframed or framed in a white wood frame.

Allison Belolan
https://www.allisonbelolanart.com/


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allison@allisonbelolanart.com
(914) 704-4071 Mamaroneck, NY 10543


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