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MAURA ALLEN – Fine Artist

Biographical Information

Education and Background:

Barat College Chicago, Illinois

BA in Fine Arts in painting, Newton College, Boston, MA

MA in Fine Arts in painting, Instituto di Pio XII, Florence, Italy

Masters in Art Education, Columbia University, New York

Extended Studies:

Boston Museum of Fine Arts

Museum of Art, Dayton, Ohio

University of Rochester

Penland School of Crafts, Asheville, NC

Teaching Positions:

Saint Augustine School Larchmont, NY

The Whitby School, Greenwich, Connecticut

Instructor in textile design, Creative Workshop, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY

Director and Instructor, Lower School Art, The Harley School, Rochester, NY

Workshops and Residencies:

Rochester Institute of Technology

Nazareth College, Rochester, NY

Young Audiences of Rochester

Artist-in-Residency Program, Fairport, NY

Visiting Artist Program, Rochester, NY

Art Demonstrations at art clubs throughout Upstate New York

Schools and colleges throughout Upstate New York

Television presentations throughout Upstate New York

Exhibitions:

Radial 80 Invitational Art Exhibit, Xerox Center, Rochester, NY

Clothesline Exhibit, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY

Tempo Art Group Invitational, Guest Artist, Nazareth College, Rochester, NY

Lake Country Craftsmen Exhibit, Rochester, NY (First Place Award)

First Unitarian Church, Rochester, NY (Centerpiece art for worship celebration)

Faculty Invitational The Harley School, Rochester, NY

Solo Art Exhibit, The Harrison Public Library, Harrison, NY

Galleries:

Galleria Villa Schifinoia, Florence, Italy

Riverside Studio, Rochester, NY

Riverside Studio II, Rochester, NY

Lucy Byrne Gallery at The Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY

Wilson Art Center, The Harley School, Rochester, NY

Oxford Gallery, Rochester, NY

Dawson Gallery, Rochester, NY

Toyokawa Gallery, Japan

Esmay Fine Art Gallery, Rochester, NY

Permanent Collections:

Boston College, Boston, MA

Newton College, Boston, MA

The Harley School, Rochester, NY

Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY

Jewish Home of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Private Collections in the US, UK, and Japan

Maura is a fine artist who works with a full range of media,

including:

• oil painting on canvas and paper,
• batik on silk and Japanese rice papers,
• French soft pastel on handmade papers from Australia,
• English watercolors,
• Japanese water-soluable markers.

Maura’s subject matter reflects the world she lives in as seen through her eyes and interpreted through her rich passion for life.

She prefers to work “on location,” carrying her easel and pastels into the natural setting from which she draws her inspiration.