5017 Maiden Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95409
Tel: 857-234-2432
E-Mail: info@janeingramallen.com
Website: http://www.janeingramallen.com
Blog: https://janeingramallen.wordpress.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Professional Artist doing eco art and public art installations with seeds in handmade paper pulp that change over time and transform into living blooming artworks. See article in ART NEWS Sept. 8, 2021: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/jane-ingram-allen-living-quilts-1234603170/
Independent art curator and art critic who specializes in international environmental projects and sculpture/installation art using natural materials
Experienced artist working with communities and people of all ages, backgrounds and cultures and involving them in participatory activities for public art installations around the world
International artist who has received awards for artist-in-residencies in the US, Taiwan, Turkey, Japan, Thailand, China, Tanzania, Nepal, Indonesia, Brazil and the Philippines
Fulbright Scholar artist in Taiwan and Fulbright Specialist artist in Turkey and award-winning artist with extensive exhibition experience in the US and internationally
Former college and university art instructor teaching painting, drawing and other art courses, and presently a workshop instructor specializing in hand papermaking and a consultant for organizations around the world in environmental/eco art, grant writing and curating
Master of Education Degree in Art Education from University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla; Bachelor of Arts Degree (summa cum laude) in Art and English, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Alabama; additional courses in art, art history, papermaking and other arts at various institutions around the world
Expertise in hand papermaking with Asian and Western techniques, materials and equipment, and extensive knowledge and experience using plant materials from over 300 different plants to make handmade paper
Published Author of book MADE IN TAIWAN-AN AMERICAN PAPERMAKING ARTIST’S JOURNEY AROUND TAIWAN; Featured artist in art books such as ART WORKS, THE MAP AS ART and THE GREEN GUIDE FOR ARTISTS; author of numerous articles in SCULPTURE, PUBLIC ART REVIEW, FIBER ART NOW, HAND PAPERMAKING, ART IN AMERICA, ART RADAR ASIA and other online and print publications; and author of numerous art catalogs for exhibitions and art projects.
SELECTED RECENT GRANTS AND AWARDS
2022 Puffin Foundation Grants, for “In Deep Water”, collaborative project with Jami Taback
2022 ArtSurround Grant, Creative Sonoma, for public art installation in Sonoma County, CA
2021 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant for In Deep Water” collaborative project with Jami Taback, New York, NY.
2020 Artist-in-residency Grant from City of Sacramento for public art installation at Sojourner Truth Community Garden, Sacramento, CA
2020 Santa Rosa Downtown Art Awards, “California Petals” and “Stars of Hope” public art installations in downtown Santa Rosa, CA, vacant storefronts.
2018 Public Art Grant, Fire Response Project Phase 1, City of Santa Rosa, for public art installation at Rincon Ridge Park, Santa Rosa, CA
2018 Taiwan Fulbright Hall of Fame Award, for outstanding contribution to Taiwan-USA Friendship and Cultural Exchange
2017 Residency award and public art project commission, Newnan Art Rez, Newnan, GA
2016 WEAD (Women Eco Artist Dialog) grant for artist in residency project at Lancaster Museum of Art & History, Lancaster, CA
2016 Boston Harbor Now Foundation grant for artist in residency project at Boston Harbor Islands National Park, Boston, MA
2015 Fulbright Specialist Grant for Turkey, artist in residency project at Ege University Museum of Paper and Book Arts, Izmir, Turkey
2015 Residency Award, Fire Island National Seashore, Watch Hill, NY
2013 3-Month Residency Award, Sitka Center for Art & Ecology, Otis, Oregon
2011 Puffin Foundation Grant for support of community art project “Don’t Dump” in Boston, MA
2010 Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation grant for artist in residency project at Teaneck Creek Conservancy, Teaneck, NJ
2009 National Endowment for the Arts grant for artist in residency project at Queens Botanical Garden, Flushing, NY
2009 Target Foundation grant for artist in residency project at Rome Art and Community Center, Rome, NY
2007-08 Lighton International Artist Exchange Grant, Kansas City Artists Coalition, for artist in residency project at Warm Heart Art Tanzania, Arusha, Tanzania
2007 Puffin Foundation Grant for “Making My Nest” project at Mass Audubon Society Visual Arts Center, Canton, MA
2004-05 Fulbright Scholar Award, Grant extension for one-year artist in residency expanded project ”Made in Taiwan,” supported by the Taiwan National Council for Cultural Affairs National Endowment for Culture and Arts
2003-04 Fulbright Scholar Award to Taiwan, research grant for “Papermaking Art in Taiwan”
2003 Artist & Communities Grant, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, for residency at Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE, for public art project with summer youth program.
2003 Puffin Foundation Artist Award for “Bird Watching on the Hudson,” Troy, NY
2002 SOS Grant, New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY
2001 Artist as Catalyst Grant, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, for artist-in-residency at Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Philadelphia, PA.
2001 -02 Residency Fellowship, Sacatar Foundation, Bahia, Brazil.
2001 SOS Grant, New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY.
2000 Artist Grant, Empire State Craft Alliance, Syracuse, NY.
Professional Development Grant, State University of New York United University Professions.
2000 Special Opportunity Stipend, New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY.
SELECTED RECENT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 “Living Quilt for Steckborn, City Park on Lake Constance with Haus zur Glocke Art Center, Steckborn. Switzerland.
2020 “Living Quilt for Sojourner Truth, Sojourner Truth Park, Sacramento, CA
2020 “Lab Natura”, Haus zur Glocke Art Center, Steckborn, Switzerland
2019 “Living Quilt for Santa Rosa, Rincon Ridge Park, Santa Rosa, CA.
2017 “Living Quilt for Newnan”, Children’s Museum Park, Newnan, Georgia
2016 “Lancaster EcoQuilt”, Hull Park, Lancaster Museum of Art & History, Lancaster, CA
2015 “Jane Ingram Allen Site Maps”, Museum of Paper and Book Arts, Ege University,
Izmir, Turkey
2013 “For the Birds” Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA
2011 “World of Paper,” Galerie N, Bangkok, Thailand
“Don’t Dump” Project exhibition, Distillery Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
“Art Map Paper World,” Live in Art Center, Taichung, Taiwan
2010 “Site-specific Environmental Installation: Crossing Borders,” Teaneck Creek Conservancy, Teaneck, NJ
“Butterfly Haven and Shuang-shi Site Map Installations, Ping Ling Farm Nature Preserve, Taipei County, Taiwan
“Site-specific Installations with Handmade Paper – Water Fall and Seasons of Yuanshan,” Yuanshan Eco Cener, Yilan County, Taiwan
“Site-specific installation with Handmade Paper – Wishing Trees,” Luodong Nature Center, Luodong, Yilan County, Taiwan
2009 “ Jane Ingram Allen – Waterworks”, Boston Sculptors Gallery, Boston, MA
“Seeing the World – Site Maps,” American Cultural Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2008 ”Made in Tanzania,” Warm Heart Arts Tanzania, Arusha, Tanzania, Africa
2007 “Still Water” Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, artist in residency space, Taipei, Taiwan
SELECTED RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 “In Deep Water” collaborative art installation with Jami Taback, Rowan University, Discovery Hall, Glassboro, NJ
2022 “In Deep Water” collaborative art installation with Jami Taback, Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma, CA
2021 “Paper Fibre Biennial”, National Taiwan Crafts Research Institute, Caotun, Taiwan
2021 “Feasts on Paper”, International Paper Art Biennial, Shanghai Fengxian Museum,
Shanghai, China
2021 “Extraction: Art on the Edge of the Abyss”, WEAD Exhibition, Gallery Route One Project Space, Point Reyes Station, CA
2020 “WEAD Exhibition for Jo Hanson”, Yolo Arts Barn Gallery, Woodland, CA
2020 “LAB NATUR”, Haus zur Glocke Art Center, Steckborn, Switzerland
2019 “Artist in Residency Anniversary Exhibition”, Schuylkill Center for Environmental
Education, Philadelphia, PA
2018 “Green Habitat”, Shiva Gallery of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, New York, NY
2018 “New Paper Road,” invitational exhibition of IAPMA, Hanji Development Institute, Jeonju, S. Korea
2016 “WEAD Bioneers Conference Exhibition, Marin Center, San Rafael, CA
2016 “AIR Exhibition”, Fire Island National Seashore Ferry Terminal Gallery, Patchogue, NY
2014 “Transformations” Marin Community Foundation, Novato, CA
2014 “Trees”, Steinberg Museum of Art at Hillwood, Post Campus, Long Island University, Old Brookville, NY
2013 “Representing & Responding to the Anthropocene”, Thoreau Center for Sustainability, The Presidio, San Francisco, CA
2013 “Convergence/Divergence”, Los Medanos College Art Gallery, Pittsburg, CA
2012 “Paper in Space” University of Dallas Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
2011 “World of Paper,” Two-person Exhibition, Galerie N, Bangkok, Thailand
2011 “Sofia Paper Art Biennale,” Sofia Bulgaria
2011 “Pushing Paper,” Art and Design Gallery, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, NC
2010 “Mapping – Memory and Motion in Contemporary Art,” Katonah Museum of Art,
Katonah, NY
2009 “Incheon International Women Artists’ Biennial,” Incheon, South Korea
2009 “Here, There and Everywhere – Anticipating the Art of the Future”,
Transcultural Exchange Gallery, Boston, MA
2008 “Still Waters” collaborative exhibition with Marcia Widenor, Tenri Gallery, Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY
2008 “Heating Up – Art about Global Warming,” Evanston Art Center, Evanston, ILL
2008 “Still Waters”, Two-person Exhibition with Marcia Widenor, Tenri Gallery, Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY
Jane Ingram Allen Art Projects 