Christine Allman
Christine Allman is a proffesional artist, living and working in Norwich and studied Fine Art to MA at Norwich School of Art and Design (now Norwich University College of Arts) between 1995-2002.
The artist, a strong believer in the expressive and emotional potential of paint as a medium, uses the traditional process of oil on canvas, employing many layers of semi-transparent glazes to make her paintings.
Using photography, draped fabric and staged lighting, and the artist creates still life tableaux that poignantly intimates the presence or absence of the human body. Transferring this image to canvas in a complex layering of glazes, the painted drapery and folds suggest an ambiguous materiality that the artist employs to express her concerns. The bodiless forms and folds of the discarded and degraded, replete with thoughts in obmutescence, are held in focus. The image offers the viewer a space in which to contemplate lives extinguished and some of the more disturbing aspects of human behaviour and its consequences.
Curiculum Vitae
Exhibitions.
2010 September The Lonely Arts Club 09 , The Forum, City Centre, Norwich
Group show
2010 July Salthouse 2010, Salthouse Church, Salthouse, Norfolk
One month group show, 41 artists, 8th July- 8th August
2009 July The Lonely Arts Club 09 , The Forum, City Centre, Norwich
Group show
2008 July - August SLASH at WAS, Warehouse Artists Studios, Norwich
Exhibition by members of SLASH, Christine Allman, Kathyrn
Caswell and Dennis Caswell
2008 June - July Wunderkammer festival, Warehouse Artists
Studios, Norwich. (Participating artist)
2008 May An Invisible Sun,
Warehouse Artists Studios, Norwich
group exhibition
2008 May Open Studios, Warehouse Artists Studios
Norwich
2007 June SLASH @ St. Margarets, Norwich
New group of seven artists, first exhibition
2007 Jan/Feb Was Winter Festival 07 workshops talks and events
2006 March The Swan House, Beccles
One man show for one month
2005 September Fringe at the Factory, Norwich Fringe Festival
Large group show of work by contemporary artists.
2005 July Salthouse 05, Salthouse Church, Salthouse, Norfolk
One month group show, 59 artists, 6th July- 6th August
2005 May Warehouse Open Studios Event
2005 February "Warehouse on the Wash"
Group show of six artists from the Warehouse Artists Studios
at the King's Arts Centre for one month.
2004 November "Unfold" Hay Gallery, Colchester Institute of Art & Design.
Colchester, Essex
One person show for the month +one day of gallery talk,
slide seminar and tutorials for students.
2004 Sept-October Fringe at the Factory, Norwich Fringe Festival.
Large group show of work by contemporary artists.
2004 August Salthouse 04, Salthouse Church, Salthouse,Norfolk
A group show with Manuel Checuti as curator.
2004 May Norfolk Open Studios 2004-05-21
2004 May Suffolk Open Studios 2004
A taster exhibition at the Stables Gallery,Diss
2004 April Graham & Oldham Artist's Gallery, Ipswich.
Group show titled: "The Ken Back Legacy"
2004 March The Swan House Beccles,
One- man show- for one month
2003 September Norwich School of Art & Design.
M.A.Fine Art, Final Show
2003 April East Wing Gallery, Blickling Hall, Norfolk.
Group show titled: Uncertain Histories- Elements Of Danger.
2003 March Norwich School of Art & Design
M.A.Interim Show
2002 August Norwich School of Art & D
M.A Interim Show
2002 from March 6th The Swan House, Beccles, Norfolk
One man show for one month.
2002 from March 6th The Stroud House Gallery, Stroud, Gloucestershire.
Exhibited two works in a group show called Treading Boards.
2002 February Norwich School of Art & De
M.A Interim Show
2001 July Norwich School of Art & Design
B.A Degree Final Show,
2000 November Norwich School of Art & Design
Two man show titled Figuratively Speaking.
1996 Spring Norwich Cathedral.
Work included in a group show titled Presence.
Awards
2001 The Association of Art Historians Essay Prize 2002, in
association with The Department of History, The Arts Centre,
University of Nottingham.
Also
I have had a book review published in July 2003 for a new journal titled Textiles with both
British and American Distribution. The book reviewed is titled Drapery, Classicism and
Barbarism in Visual Culture and written by Gen Doy, Professor of Visual Culture at De
Montford University.
I also have work in private collections both in Britain and abroad and undertaken a number of
commissions
I am currently Chair for the Zero East (Warehouse Artists Studios) in Norwich
I worked as the Coordinator of Warehouse Artists Studios Associate Membership Scheme for
a number of years.
I have curated a number of group shows for the Warehouse Artists Studios and for Associate
Membership exhibition in 2006, 2007.
I worked as Schools Workshop Officer for the North Norfolk Exhibition Project � Salthouse
and am still involved in this project.
I also run workshops based on my painting practice.
A teaching day at the Colchester Institute of Art and Design involving a gallery talk and a slide
presentation and discussion of my work.
Palimpsest, a series of four talks and workshops based on my practice, held over four days
as part of the Wunderkammer Festival at the Warehouse Artists Studios, Norwich.
An Introduction to Oil Glazing Techniques, Warehouse Artists Studios Winter Festival, Feb
2007.This consists of a talk covering my own practice, art historical information, practical
demonstrations and an illustrated information pack covering the days contents.
A teaching day at the Colchester Institute of Art and Design in March 2007. This involved
workshops on oil glazing with both 1st year and 3rd year degree students and providing
individual tutorials for some of the students.
I have also been involved in the organization, marketing and fund-raising for arts events in
Norwich.
Most recently I have managed the relocation and restructuring of the Warehouse Artists
Studios in Norwich, now Zero East.
Arts Education
2001- 2003 Norwich School of Art & Design
M.A.Fine Art
1997-2001 Norwich School of Art & Design
BA Honours Degree Fine Art, 2.1
Commendation for Dissertation
1996-1997 Wensum Lodge Adult Education Centre, Norwich
Art & Design Ceramics GCSE 'O' Level
1997 Norwich City College
Art & Design: Historical and Critical GCSE 'A' Level
1995 Norwich School of Art & Design
Foundation Studies, BTEC Diploma
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