Bio

“I am interested in the presence of light in art, people and the universe. Light is the constant in the transaction between energy and matter, ideas and substance.”

 Allison Harrell brings light to method and material to communicate as energy.  She believes that all things are connected and that separation is an illusion.  Her artwork draws from personal growth experiences, theoretical discoveries, and current affairs. She merges traditional and new art media with optics instruments, original soundscapes, and image capture in varied sculptures. Her practice relies on multidisciplinary research and meditative visualization.

Harrell (b. 1983, Knoxville, TN) lives and works in East Hampton, NY. She received her BA in Art from Maryville College (Maryville, TN), followed by an MFA in Photography from the Academy of Art University (San Francisco, CA). Harrell's New York art career debuted with solo exhibition at Ward Nasse Gallery in SoHo followed by a solo exhibition at Outstanding Art in Durham, England. Her work was exhibited at Sotheby's New York as well as Photo Independent in Paris. In 2021, 22 and 23, the Pinacothèque awarded Harrell a Certificate of Achievement for the Luxembourg Prize.  In 2022, she was awarded Honorable Mentions in Self Portraiture, Single and Series categories for the 18th Julia Margaret Cameron Award and participation in 2022 State of the ART(ist) in the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria.  In 2023, she received artist feature in Create! Magazine Issue 37 and exhibited at Context Miami Art Week.  Larry’s List honored Harrell’s Miami Art Week exhibition with a feature article and published her artworks on social platforms.

She is the co-founder of Gather, a foundation for the arts and community outreach in Brooklyn, NY. See https://gather.gallery/