CHRYS ALLEN
The Jam Factory, London SE15.
chrys@chrysallen.co.uk
Chrys Allen's profession as a visual artist incorporates her interest in participatory arts and education; promting creativity in learning and visualisation skills.
EMPLOYMENT AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010 - 12. A co ordinator and one of the lead artists for the arts and culture programme 'Breath of Fresh Air': a series of residencies and events across the East Midlands in association with the Cultural Olympiad; see ignitebreathoffreshair.blogspot.com
2009
Workshop Leader (Spacial/Urban Community Design Project) -Young Space Makers ; in association with The Glass House, delivered by make:good
-Architechture 4 Everyone. The Steve Lawrence Trust & RMJM.
2007-ongoing
Artist in Residence. Ateljee Niskaranta, Pankakoski, Lieksa. Finland.
2006-ongoing
Workshop Leader for Ignite Futures; Currently involved with "Breath of Fresh Air", (Cultural Olympiad in East Midlands): "My Space, My City, My World :Our Future", (a project for young people) and Ignition's Sci Art Fusion projects .Also a member of Ignite Futures Board of Directors:
2005-ongoing
Artist in Residence, Koli and Ateljee Niskaranta, Lieksa, North Karelia, Finland,
2005
Artist in Residence, La Vignette, Dinan, France.
2003-2006
NESTA Workshop Leader for Ignite and
Future Innovators; creativity and science based outreach projects for Young
People.
1999-ongoing
Establishing Jamworks at The Jam Factory
as an artists studio and space for printmaking workshops, life classes, exhibitions
/ open studio and performances events.
1999-2001
Assistant (Book making / Publishing projects)
Atlas, London SE5.
1995-ongoing
Visiting Tutor (Drawing and Visualisation).
Rosebruford Theatre School, Sidcup, Kent.
1990-ongoing
Visiting Tutor (Drawing, Printmaking and 2D Design)
University Of The Arts, London ( Camberwell,Chelsea and
London College of Fashion). Working at FE, HE and MA levels, also involved with Outreach projects: Y @ A, Sampling Futures
& Artscom.
1990-93
Visiting Tutor (Printmaking), Winchester School
of Art. Hampshire.
1989-97
Visiting Tutor (Drawing and Printmaking), Kent
Institute of Art & Design, Canterbury and Maidstone.
1989-97
Visiting Tutor (Printmaking) University of Central
England, Birmingham.
1989
Artist in Residence. Essendine Arts Centre. London
W9.
1987-93
Technical Assistant, Wilkeys Moor Summer School,
Devon.
Education
2009-10
PGCert in H.E. Greenwich University, London SE10. (and now fellow of the Higher Education Academy).
1990-92
MA Printmaking, Wimbledon School of Art. London
SW19.
1987-89
CNNA Postgraduate Diploma. Printmaking, Camberwell
School of Art & Design. London SE5.
1982-86
BA Hons. Fine Art / Printmaking.
West Surrey College of Art & Design. Farnham. Surrey.
1981-82
DATEC Foundation, Art & Design, West Notts
College of Art and Design, Mansfield. Notts.
TRAVEL
Trips made outside of Europe as research have included;
Egypt, Morocco, India, Nepal, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Malawi, Russia, Mexico,
Guatemala, Belize, Finland, Macedonia, U.S.A. and Japan (where I held exhibitions).
Travel has become a rich source of imagery,
not only for its wealth of inspiring landscapes and people, but also for the
feeling of transience unique to travelling.
A particular environment can become saturated with
associations; these associations remain with me and become fused with other
observations. An idea comes to be nurtured by a place / space. I have found
contemplation accommodated within a pictorial space.
I employ something that is outwardly real (an
insect, flower, pathway, or an object possibly gathered while travelling) in order
to explore something far more inward looking and intangible (memories,
desires, energy, and pain). The materials and the making are very
physical, often sensual. Subtle layers of colour and delicate textures
are teased from the plate or drawing. Most recently I have been exploring the sensation of walking: a series of drawings (filmed) titled 'Walk in Progress'.
GALLERIES HOLDING WORK
The SE1 Gallery / Workplace Art, London E1.
The Curwen and New Academy Gallery,
Windmill st. London.
COMMISSIONS
P & O Cruise Ship (Tempest Radford,
London, SE1).Art for Office / Hotel Osaka (Galleria
Arte, Osaka, Japan).British Embassies abroad.
COLLECTIONS
Private collections outside UK, USA, Japan,
Finland, Spain, Holland, Norway, Germany, Italy, Ireland and France.
British Embassies include: Vienna, Chicago and
Dacca.
Also: The Ministry of Women’s Affairs,
Madrid, Spain.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2011
Puhoksen Kesagalleria Voikoi, Puhos, North Karelia, Finland.
Telegraph Hill open studio event. London Se4/14/15.
2010
Koli Ryynanen, Lieksa, North Karelia, Finland.
Telegraph Hill open studio event. London Se4/14/15
2009
Niskaranta Gallery, Lieksa, North Karelia, Finland.
Metsahallitus, Heritage Centre, Koli, North Karelia, Finland
2008
Peilisen Museo, Lieksa, North Karelia, Finland.
Telegraph Hill open studio event. London Se4/14/15.
2007
Curwen & New Academy Gallery, Windmill St. London.
Niskaranta Gallery, Lieksa, North Karelia, Finland.
2006
Tyko Gallery, Nurmes, North Karelia, Finland.
Koli, North Karelia Finland.
2005
Niskaranta Gallery, Lieksa, North Karelia, Finland.
The Dental Surgery, Corn Exchange, London E3.
2004
The Green space Gallery London SE22.
2003
Telegraph Hill Festival.
The Wiseman Gallery,Summertown Oxford.
2002
Impress, Camberwell Arts Week, London SE5.
The Green Space, London SE22.
2000
The Contemporary Print Show, The Barbican, Concourse,
London EC1.
Contemporary Print Gallery, Goodge Place, London
W1.
1999
The Contemporary Print Show, The Barbican, Concourse
Gallery, London EC1.
The Wiseman Gallery, Summertown,
Oxford.
1998
The British Council, Madrid, Spain.
The Natural History Museum, London SW7.
1997
Innovative Print, The Mappin Gallery, Sheffield.
Vergency, The Pumphouse Gallery, London SW1.
1996
W.A. Millennium Exhibition, Dover St, London W1.
Musee Roy Adzak, Paris, France.
1995
The Gallery , Duncan Terrace, London N1.
The South London Art Gallery, London SE5.
1994
Gallery Kholer, London SW7 (Solo Show).
Shad Thames, Butlers Wharf, London SE1.
1993
3D Prints, Bonnington Gallery, Nottingham.
The Hardware Gallery, London N6.
1992
The Tricycle Gallery, London NW6.
Millgate Museum, Newark, Notts. (Solo show).
1991
National Print Gallery, Bankside, London SE1
(Awarded prize).
Mina Renton Gallery, London SW1.
1990
Hiball, Shinsaibashi, Osaka, Japan.
Matsuya Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan.
1989
The New Academy Gallery, London W1.
Il Volo, The Air Museum, Padova, Italy.
