Artist Statement

I make drawings that concentrate the beauty and energy of the figure into linear forms. Based in the reality of magnified detail and gesture of the physical, they portray intangible qualities and are a visual of personal presence and individual energy.  

I see these drawings as unique signifiers that represent a DNA of personality. As such they are an alternative form of portraiture, one that while inspired by complex physical form, vividly and playfully capture energetic vibration.

I notice that these forms and drawings resonate with viewers, invoking a curiosity, leading them to lean in for closer examination. My hope is that what I have seen in the abstract is conveyed and felt in the moment.

 Maggy Allen works out of her studio in Pawtucket, Rhode Island

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Exhibitions

2024 Curious Intervals, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI 2024 Juried Members Show, Warwick Center for the Arts, Warwick, RI 2024 South County Art Association, Open 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

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

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