ARTIST

633 18th Street
www.elenaallen.com
Santa Monica, CA 90402 – 3017
elena@elenaallen.com


EXHIBITIONS

Susan & Pete Barrett Gallery, Santa Monica
“Emphasis Santa Monica,” forthcoming
  Sept 13th – Oct 2008

Schomburg Gallery, Bergamot Station
Santa Monica Dual Show, forthcoming

  Apr 26th – May 2008

Schomburg Gallery, Bergamot Station Arts Center, Santa Monica
“Holiday Group Show” (ceramics)

  Nov – Dec 2005

Schomburg Gallery, Bergamot Station Arts Center, Santa Monica
“Scape Routes,” Solo Show (paintings)
www.schomburggallery.com/exhibitions/scape_routes.htm

  Oct – Nov 2004

Schomburg Gallery, Bergamot Station Arts Center
“Summer Group Show”
www.schomburggallery.com/exhibitions/summer_group.htm

  Jul – Aug 2004

Schomburg Gallery, Bergamot Station Arts Center
“Scapes and Escapes,” Solo Show (paintings)
www.schomburggallery.com/exhibitions/scapes.htm
Center-fold review in Santa Monica Observer, p.10

  Oct – Nov 2003

Gallery Luis, Culver City
“Haute Heels,” Mixed Media Show, Featuring 11 LA Artists, (ceramic shoes)

  Sept 2003

Ceramics in the Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles

  Oct 2002 – 05

Frank Romero Studio, Los Angeles
“A Group Show”

  Dec 2001

Gallery 825, Los Angeles Art Association
Group Show (juror: Ashley Emenegger)

  Feb – Mar 2001

Gallery 825, Los Angeles Art Association
“Paint,” Group Show (juror: Frank Romero)

  Sep – Oct 2000

Museum of Cultural Diversity, City of Carson
International Wedding Theme Exhibit

  Jul – Oct 1999

Century Gallery, County of Los Angeles
”Biennial Juried Exhibition”
(juror: Jay Belloli of the Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena).
Reviewed by the Los Angeles Times, with commendation.

  Aug – Sept 1998

Museum of Cultural Diversity, City of Carson
Visual and Performance Art Exhibit

  Jul – Oct 1998

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park, Los Angeles
Group Show

  Jul – Aug 1998

California Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles
“The Fall Show”

  Oct 1996

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park
“About Face: innovations in contemporary portraiture,” Group Show

  Aug – Sept 1996

A.R.T. Gallery, Hollywood
One of six contemporary Los Angeles-area female artists selected for the gallery’s “Focus Women” exhibition

  May 1993

L.A.C.E., Los Angeles
“Countdown to the Next Millennium: Artists Envision the future Los Angeles Urban Landscape” exhibition.

  Apr – May 1993

U S C Hillel Gallery, Los Angeles
“Journeys,” Solo Show
Reviewed in Ha’Am, UCLA’s Jewish news magazine, with commendation.

  Oct – Nov 1993

First United Methodist Church, Santa Monica
Religious Arts Festival, (juror: Kent Twitchel)

  Oct – Nov 1992

Santa Monica Fine Arts Studio
Los Angeles Festival

  Sept 1990

Santa Monica Fine Arts Studio
Installation and performance art—Van Gogh and his artistic vision.

  Jun 1990

APPOINTMENTS
City of Santa Monica Arts Commission   1998 – Present

Vice-chair

  1999 – 00, 06 – 08

Chair (re-elected)

  2000 – 02

Santa Monica Arts Commission, Committee for Public Art

  1998 – Present

Chair

  1999 – 00, 04 – 06

Santa Monica Arts Foundation, Secretary

  2002 – Present

Gallery 825, Los Angeles Art Association

  2000 – 04

EDUCATION
B.A. Spanish and Theatre Arts, Hollins College, Roanoke, Virginia
   

M.A. Performing Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan