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Artist Statement:
Since the 19th century, realistic landscapes, portrait paintings and life-like bronzes by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell have defined the Western art genre. While my work starts with the realistic through my photography of cowboys at work, rodeos, life in the West, the result is a dramatic departure from the genre's traditional roots.
The dominant theme of my work is the life and landscape of the American West. The mythology of the West provides a source of imagery and inspiration, individualism, strength, discipline, and pride.
To create my work, I draw on more than 20 years experience in black and white photography. Like a journalist, I photograph in order to capture moments and elements that portray current day life. Using the serigraph (silkscreen) printmaking process, I am able to stretch beyond the photographic media and work on a variety surfaces, layer images and incorporate color and create rich textures.
Like the faded paint on a barn and the rich patina of time, these methods create an atmosphere within the viewer's mind that is as expansive as the Western sky. Silhouette and high contrast serigraph printing makes my work appear simple at first glance; yet, over time, the detail and complexity of each piece continues to reveal itself.
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2012
Homeward Bound | March 31, 6 - 9 pm
Maura Allen & Ronald Ray Rogers
Gallery Mar | Park City, Utah
Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West
March 24 | 5 pm Opening Night
Desert Caballeros Western Museum | Wickenburg, Arizona
2011
Collecting the West | Ranchers, Rodeos & Roughstock
Desert Caballeros Western Museum | Wickenburg, Arizona
Spirit of the West
Maura Allen & Ron Russon
Gallery Mar | Park City, Utah
2010
Elements of Abstraction
Maura Allen, Michael Kessler & Matt Flint
Gallery Mar | Park City, Utah
2008
Western Medley
Maura Allen, Theodore Waddell & Wendy Klemperer
Visions West Gallery | Livingston, Montana
2007
The West Starts Here
Maura Allen, Duke Beardsley & Gordon McConnell
Visions West Gallery | Livingston, Montana
Grand Opening Show
Legacy Contemporary | Scottsdale, Arizona
Artist Trust | Annual Show
Seattle, Washington
2006
Hearts in San Francisco
Public Art Installation
San Francisco, California
2005
Kendrick x 2
Zonal | San Francisco, California
Emerging Artists: California & New York
Tucson, Arizona
2004
Women Artists of the West
Annual Show | Wyoming
Gallery Route One
Bay Area Collective Show
Point Reyes, California
Artisan Gallery
National Juried Show
Mill Valley, California
Off the Preserve
National Juried Show
Napa, California
Barns & Farms
Barnsite Gallery | Kewaunee, Wisconsin |
