Artist Statement

I make drawings that concentrate the beauty and energy of the figure into linear form. My focus is to recognize our ability to constantly reinvent and morph, mentally and physically, to meet the challenges of life. In my work, I crystallize fleeting moments of mind body balance, while emphasizing that balance is precarious and we are always on the cusp of change.

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Exhibitions

2024 Jamestown Art Center Members Show
2024 Hera Gallery 50th Anniversary Show, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI 2024 Curious Intervals, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI
2024 Juried Members Show, Warwick Center for the Arts, Warwick, RI 2024 South County Art Association, Juried Annual Show, Kingston, RI
2023 Small works/New Members Show, Hera Gallery Wakefield, RI
2019 Uncover: Altered Books, Paper Nautilus Bookstore, Providence, RI
2019 Annual Members Show, Attleboro Art Museum, Attleboro, MA,
2018 Annual Members Show, Jamestown Art Center, RI
2016 Drawing Project, Hallspace Gallery, Dorchester, MA,
2015 Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA
2015 Drawing Project, Hallspace Gallery, Dorchester, MA

Bibliography

AN ALTERNATIVE CELEBRATION: RHODE ISLAND’S HERA GALLERY TURNS 50: “There are two small brilliant colored penciled graphite drawings on mylar, “Untitled”, by Maggy Allen. In her statement, she explained that they are part journal and part meditation. Her shapes are ready to morph or merge, they include the music that makes them dance and their inter-connections may be long or short lived. “ -Madeleine Lord / Artscope Magazine July/August 2024

Education

Cleveland Institute of Art - BFA
Studied at the School of the Museum of FIne Arts, Boston, MA