Jonathan Allen

Page 1 | Biography

Born: Neenah, Wisconsin 1975
Lives: Brooklyn, New York

Education
1997 Columbia College, School of the Arts, Columbia University
Bachelor of Arts
Awarded Louise Sudler Prize in painting at graduation


Group Exhibitions
2008 The Brand New Deal. Group exhibition, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York
Waste not Want not. Group exhibition, Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
A Wrinkle in Time. Group exhibition, Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn
Against Nature. Group exhibition, Kent Place Gallery, Summit, New Jersey
2007 The World is Yours. Group exhibition, Oliver Kamm/5BE Gallery, New York
Evolve Dissolve. Group exhibition, GO NORTH Gallery, Beacon, New York
Slide Slam. Group exhibition, Real Art Ways, Hartford, Connecticut
Art for Obama. Group exhibition, Brooklyn Artists Gym, Brooklyn
Polished & Loud. Group exhibition, Maiden, Brooklyn
2006 Radiant. Group exhibition. Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn
Headlines. Group exhibition. Pierro Gallery. South Orange, New Jersey

2005 Traffic. Group exhibition. Exit Art, New York
Sub-version. Group exhibition. PS122 Gallery, New York
Politics as Usual. Group exhibition. Hartwick College. Oneonta, New York
Project Diversity. Group exhibition. Skylight Gallery, Brooklyn
Explosivo! Group exhibition, Staygold Gallery, Brooklyn

2004 The Presidency. Group exhibition. Exit Art, New York
Pierogi a Go-Go. Group exhibition. Pierogi, Brooklyn
First Annual Poetry Project Auction, St. Marks Church, New York
Night of 1000 Drawings. Group exhibition. Artists Space, New York
Rx Art Auction. Emporio Armani. New York

2003 Americana. Group exhibition, West Side Gallery, New York
Founders Day. Group exhibition. Spencertown Academy. Spencertown, New York
Red on Red. Group exhibition. Pinnacle Gallery. Savannah, Georgia.
Digital Slide Show. Group exhibition. Artists Space, New York.

2002 Artists in the Marketplace, 22nd Annual Exhibition. Bronx Museum, New York
Brooklyn! Group exhibition. Tomoya Saito Gallery. Tokyo, Japan
In Response. Juried exhibition. Red Gallery. Savannah, Georgia
Night of 1000 Drawings. Group exhibition. Artists Space, New York

2001 At Issue...Solo exhibition. Queens Theatre in the Park. Queens, New York

2000 The Portents are Good. Group exhibition. ABC No Rio, New York

1998 A New American Landscape. Group exhibition. 114 Forrest. Brooklyn, New York


Bibliography
2008 NY Arts Magazine, 'Night of the Apocalypse'. November/December
NY Arts Magazine, 'Tips & Picks', by Anita Tan. September/October
A Wrinkle in Time, by Johanna Taylor & Baseera Khan (catalog)
2006 The Star-Ledger, 'The Art of War', by Dan Bischoff. May 11
Headlines, by Mary Birmingham. Pierro Gallery (catalog)
2004 Village Voice, 'The Presidency', by Kim Levin. Oct 27/Nov 4
National Review Online, 'Vitriolic Hate Through Paint' by Steven Vincent. Nov 16
Recount, 'The Meaning of the Presidency' by Sandra Ogle. Oct 20
2003 New York Times, 'Critical Consumption' by Holland Cotter. March 7
Elevenbulls.com, 'Jonathan Allen' March/April
NY Arts Magazine, 'Writers Pick: Critical Consumption' March, pg 42
Brooklyn Free Press, 'Gallery Exhibit in Brooklyn Heights Embraces Politically Charged Art' by Abby Ranger
2002 New York Times, 'Artist in the Marketplace' by Holland Cotter
2001 Clamor Magazine, 'Censoring Creativity' by Greg Fuchs. July/August

Grants/Awards
2008 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
LMCC Swingspace Residency
2005 Brooklyn Community Access Television/Rotunda Gallery Residency
Lambent Fellowship Nominee

2004 Julia & David White Artists Colony. Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica
George Sugarman Foundation Grant

2003 Manhattan Graphics Center Scholarship
Puffin Foundation Grant

2002 22nd Artist in the Marketplace Program
Rotunda Gallery Curatorial Initiative Finalist


Projects
CURATORIAL

2004 Apogee. Bronx River Art Center. Bronx, New York
2003 Critical Consumption, Rotunda Gallery. Brooklyn, New York. Reviewed in
the New York Times, NY Arts Magazine, and Brooklyn Free Press.