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* SYLVIA ALLEN (SCOTTISH b. 1951), SEATED NUDE

In The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction

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* SYLVIA ALLEN (SCOTTISH b. 1951), SEATED NUDE
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* SYLVIA ALLEN (SCOTTISH b. 1951), SEATED NUDE

oil on canvas, signed, titled verso
framed



image size 86cm x 71cm, overall size 98cm x 83cm

Note 1: Handwritten label verso and further study verso
Note 2: Sylvia Allen graduated from Glasgow School of Art 1974. She exhibited regularly in group and solo shows whilst in various teaching and graphics employment. A Glasgow School of Art tutor in Life Drawing and Drawing and Painting in the years 1986-1994. Elected artist member of Glasgow Art Club in 1989. Has also exhibited in USA, France and Germany and as a result her work is in many collections at home and abroad including: Price Waterhouse Coopers, Arthur Andersen and Kempen Capital Management. Exhibited in RGI, RSA, SSWA and PAI. Scottish finalist in 1997 Laing exhibition, London. Painting selected for 1998 calendar. Now works solely for exhibitions. The work is characterised by strong involvement with colour and expressive movement. Themes include weather moods in landscape, atmospheric cityscapes and vibrant colours of flowers caught in sunshine. Solo Exhibitions/Group Exhibitions MacLaurin Gallery, Ayr; McLellan Galleries, Glasgow; Willamette Uni. Salem, Oregon; Main Fine Art, Glasgow; Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine; The Kunsthaus, Nurnberg; Scottish Amicable, Glasgow; The Metro Gallery, Glasgow; Zabo Gallery, Nurnberg; Turberville Smith Gallery, London; Galerie Reiter, Bad Tolz; Seen Gallery, London; Galerie in der Linden, Weidenberg; Cormund Gallery, Glasgow; Usiskin Gallery, London; Mall Galleries, London; Home Studio, Glasgow; Glasgow Art Gallery; Woodside Library, Glasgow; Green Gallery, Aberfoyle; Devonshire Hotel, Glasgow; Adam Gallery, Bath; Kelly Gallery, Glasgow; Hanover Fine Art, Edinburgh; Torrance Gallery, Edinburgh; Dept. Philosophy, Edinburgh Festival; Kingfisher Gallery, Edinburgh; Westgate Gallery, North Berwick; Ainscough Contemporary Art, London; MacMillan Fund, Strathclyde Arts Centre; Gatehouse Gallery, Glasgow; Kelly Gallery,Glasgow; Cornerstone Gallery, Stirling; Leith Gallery, Edinburgh; Chatton Gallery, Chatton; Riverside Gallery, Stonehaven; Thompson's Gallery, London; McEwan Gallery, Ballater and Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow.

* SYLVIA ALLEN (SCOTTISH b. 1951), SEATED NUDE

oil on canvas, signed, titled verso
framed



image size 86cm x 71cm, overall size 98cm x 83cm

Note 1: Handwritten label verso and further study verso
Note 2: Sylvia Allen graduated from Glasgow School of Art 1974. She exhibited regularly in group and solo shows whilst in various teaching and graphics employment. A Glasgow School of Art tutor in Life Drawing and Drawing and Painting in the years 1986-1994. Elected artist member of Glasgow Art Club in 1989. Has also exhibited in USA, France and Germany and as a result her work is in many collections at home and abroad including: Price Waterhouse Coopers, Arthur Andersen and Kempen Capital Management. Exhibited in RGI, RSA, SSWA and PAI. Scottish finalist in 1997 Laing exhibition, London. Painting selected for 1998 calendar. Now works solely for exhibitions. The work is characterised by strong involvement with colour and expressive movement. Themes include weather moods in landscape, atmospheric cityscapes and vibrant colours of flowers caught in sunshine. Solo Exhibitions/Group Exhibitions MacLaurin Gallery, Ayr; McLellan Galleries, Glasgow; Willamette Uni. Salem, Oregon; Main Fine Art, Glasgow; Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine; The Kunsthaus, Nurnberg; Scottish Amicable, Glasgow; The Metro Gallery, Glasgow; Zabo Gallery, Nurnberg; Turberville Smith Gallery, London; Galerie Reiter, Bad Tolz; Seen Gallery, London; Galerie in der Linden, Weidenberg; Cormund Gallery, Glasgow; Usiskin Gallery, London; Mall Galleries, London; Home Studio, Glasgow; Glasgow Art Gallery; Woodside Library, Glasgow; Green Gallery, Aberfoyle; Devonshire Hotel, Glasgow; Adam Gallery, Bath; Kelly Gallery, Glasgow; Hanover Fine Art, Edinburgh; Torrance Gallery, Edinburgh; Dept. Philosophy, Edinburgh Festival; Kingfisher Gallery, Edinburgh; Westgate Gallery, North Berwick; Ainscough Contemporary Art, London; MacMillan Fund, Strathclyde Arts Centre; Gatehouse Gallery, Glasgow; Kelly Gallery,Glasgow; Cornerstone Gallery, Stirling; Leith Gallery, Edinburgh; Chatton Gallery, Chatton; Riverside Gallery, Stonehaven; Thompson's Gallery, London; McEwan Gallery, Ballater and Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow.

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Tags: Oil on Canvas, Landscape Painting, Contemporary Art, Landscape, Oil painting