Painter, Draftsman
· Born in 1989
- United Kingdom
Thomas Allen
59 Artworks
Thomas Allen
United Kingdom
Credentials
- Covered by the Press
- Works on commission
« I am fascinated by how the personal and the universal relate to one another. The most deeply personal of experiences often turn out to have a profoundly universal significance; and conversely, the most general of expressions can resonate with the greatest intimacy. »
Thomas Allen (b. 1989) is a British artist whose distinctive and award-winning work explores internal landscapes. He uses techniques such as automatic drawing to tap into the unconscious, and blends abstract and representational imagery to give his artwork a dream-like quality. For Allen the creative process is a dance of agency in which the materials, the image, the imagination and even the viewer all have active roles. The work has a life of its own, which the artist does not completely control.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Born
- 1989
- Mediums
- Painter, Draftsman
Figurative Art Now, First Prize- First Prize- London, United Kingdom
Threadneedle Figurative Art Prize - Nominated- London, United Kingdom
Cass Art Prize- First prize- London, United Kingdom
Arts Club Charitable Trust Awarad- First Prize- London, United Kingdom
Seaward Prize- First Prize- London, United Kingdom
Anthony J Lester Art Critic Award- First prize- London, United Kingdom
Contemporary Cave Painting / Rebecca Hossack Gallery - London, United Kingdom
Contemporary Cave Painting / Fabrica Gallery - Brighton, United Kingdom
Ostara / Purslane Gallery - Online, United Kingdom
Figurative Art Now / London - Online, United Kingdom
Good Nature / Candida Stevens Fine Art - Chichester, United Kingdom
Threadneedle Prize / Mall Galleries - London, United Kingdom
Icon / Candida Stevens Fine Art - Chichester, United Kingdom
National Open Art Competition / Minerva Theatre - Chichester, United Kingdom
National Open Art Competition / Somerset House - London, United Kingdom
Threadneedle Prize / Mall Galleries - London, United Kingdom
Year of the Horse Exhibition / Rebecca Hossack Gallery - London, United Kingdom
Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours / Mall Galleries - London, United Kingdom
Royal Society of British Artists Annual Open Exhibition / Mall Galleries - London, United Kingdom
Works on Paper Fair / Science Museum - London, United Kingdom
National Open Art Competition / Minerva Theatre - Chichester, United Kingdom
National Open Art Competition / The Royal College of Art - London, United Kingdom
Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours / Mall Galleries - London, United Kingdom
Watercolours & Works on Paper Fair / Science Museum - London, United Kingdom
National Open Art Competition / The Prince's Foundation Gallery - London, United Kingdom
National Open Art Competition / Minerva Theatre - Chichester, United Kingdom
Sunday Times Watercolour Competition / Mall Galleries - London, United Kingdom
Galleries Magazine- Coda
Studio International- Thomas Allen: 'I want my cave to offer an escape'
The Argus- Artist goes back to the Stone Age at gallery
Mid Sussex Times- Acclaim for local artist
Silverstreet- Contemporary Cave Painting at Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery: Beginning Painting
The Cholmeleian- Thomas Allen
Fabrica- Making Space
Art of England- Thomas Allen wins Anthony J Lester Art Critic Award
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