Allison's earliest memories are of drawing pictures of horses to adorn her parent's refrigerator; art has always been a part of her life.
Formally, Allison's art education began when she was eleven and attended summer art courses in watercolour painting, sculpture, and wildlife drawing and at Sir Sanford Fleming College's Haliburton School of Fine Arts.
Allison's undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies and History at the University of Waterloo was punctuated with both studio and art history courses. At Queen's University, she completed the qualifications necessary to become a secondary school history and visual art teacher, and her first teaching position was as a full time art teacher.
With an eclectic body of work in encaustic (wax) and acrylic paint, mix media collage and pencil, Allison's vaguely surrealistic art is influenced by her experiences in the performing arts.
Formally, Allison's art education began when she was eleven and attended summer art courses in watercolour painting, sculpture, and wildlife drawing and at Sir Sanford Fleming College's Haliburton School of Fine Arts.
Allison's undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies and History at the University of Waterloo was punctuated with both studio and art history courses. At Queen's University, she completed the qualifications necessary to become a secondary school history and visual art teacher, and her first teaching position was as a full time art teacher.
With an eclectic body of work in encaustic (wax) and acrylic paint, mix media collage and pencil, Allison's vaguely surrealistic art is influenced by her experiences in the performing arts.
Arts Education
2004 - 2005
Bachelor of Education, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
1999 - 2004
Bachelor of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
1991 - 1996
Sir Sandford Fleming College, Haliburton School of Fine Arts, Haliburton, Ontario
1985 - Present
The Dance Centre, Stouffville, Ontario
Allegro Dance School, Richmond Hill, Ontario
Kingston School of Dance, Kingston, Ontario
Davis Studio of Dance, Whitby, Ontario
2004 - 2005
Bachelor of Education, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
- Intermediate-Senior Division qualification (History, Visual Art and Geography)
- Art courses including aesthetic experiences in education and art curriculum.
- Visual art curriculum workshops in encaustic painting, digital new media, drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, and printmaking.
1999 - 2004
Bachelor of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
- Honours Environment and Resource Studies, Joint-Honours Degree History (Co-Op).
- Studio art courses in drawing, painting, and clay sculpture.
- Arts related courses in art history, ballet, and music.
1991 - 1996
Sir Sandford Fleming College, Haliburton School of Fine Arts, Haliburton, Ontario
- Completed courses in watercolour painting, sculpture, and wildlife drawing and painting.
1985 - Present
The Dance Centre, Stouffville, Ontario
Allegro Dance School, Richmond Hill, Ontario
Kingston School of Dance, Kingston, Ontario
Davis Studio of Dance, Whitby, Ontario
- Studied classical ballet for thirty-two years with working knowledge of both Royal Academy of Dance (British) and Cecchetti (Italian) methods.
- Successfully completed Intermediate level Royal Academy of Dance examination
- Currently studying Cecchetti method and working at Advanced level in twice weekly ballet classes
Artist Statement
In my work I try to give words an image, see movement in negative space, and visualize the feeling a song can evoke. Every aspect of the arts fascinates me, but it is the link between the arts that I find most compelling.
In my work I try to give words an image, see movement in negative space, and visualize the feeling a song can evoke. Every aspect of the arts fascinates me, but it is the link between the arts that I find most compelling.