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Abbreviated CV

Solo Shows & Features
2012
Project Room Solo —January 2012 //Thinkspace Gallery, L.A., CA

2010
"Schlaraffenland"— Solo — May 7, 2010 // Thinkspace Gallery, L.A., CA

2009
“A Brief History”— Project Room Solo — May 2009 //Thinkspace Gallery, L.A., CA

2008
“Waterways”— “Fresh Faces” wall solo—August 2008 //Project Room, Thinkspace, L.A., CA

2007
“Beasts of Burden” — June 08, 2007 //Thinkspace Gallery, L.A., CA

Group Shows
2012
"Gallery 1988 meets Adult Swim" —January 13, 2012 //Gallery 1988, Melrose, CA

2011

"School Open House" —November 11, 2011 //Subtext Gallery, San Diego, CA

“Tribute To Old-School Video Games” —September 16th, 2011 //Gallery1988 LA, L.A., CA

Thinkspace-curated show —September 5, 2011 //University of Arizona Museum

Dig For Fire: Art Inspired By The Pixies —September 9, 2011 //C.A.V.E art gallery, Venice, CA

"The New Surrealism: A Collection of Strange" —July 16, 2011 //Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA

"Friends" —July 16, 2011 //Art Gallery, Norfolk, VA

“Crazy 4 Cult 5”—July 8, 2011 //Gallery1988 LA, L.A., CA

Thinkspace Pop-Up Show @ Culver City Art Walk —June 4 - 11, 2011 // Thinkspace, L.A., CA

"LAX to PDX" —March 31, 2011 //Together Gallery, Portland, OR

“Song of the Sirens” —March 2011 //Last Rites Gallery, N.Y., NY


2010
"Fifth Anniversary"–November // Thinkspace Gallery, L.A., CA

“Things to Come...”—September 9, 2010 //Bold Hype Gallery, N.Y., NY

“Love Conquers All: Art for Equality”—August 2010 //Thinkspace Gallery, L.A., CA

“Crazy 4 Cult”—July 6, 2010 //Gallery1988 LA, L.A., CA

“Love Crafts: Artwork inspired by Monsters, Madness, and Mythos”—June 11, 2010
//Observatory Room, Brooklyn,

“The Next Generation”—June 3, 2010 //London Miles Gallery, London, UK

“A Cry for Help”: A special benefit show for the endangered species of the world
Presented by Born Free USA— January 8 — February 5, 2010 //Thinkspace Gallery, L.A., CA

2009
“Futurity” with Thinkspace Gallery at Aqua Art Miami— December 3 - December 6, 2009 //Art Basel Miami, Miami, Florida

"Monsters" —September 11 - November 4, 2009 //PVCC, Charlottesville, VA

"Bipolar" —August 29, 2009 //Exhibit A Gallery, L.A, CA

“Kokeshi: From Folk Art to Art Toy” — July 11 - October 4, 2009 //Japanese-American National Museum, L.A., CA

“Some Kind of Wonderful”— February 6 - 28, 2009 //Gallery1988, San Francisco, CA

“Delineations” — January 16 - February 15, 2009 //Ad Hoc Art, N.Y., NY

2008
“Infinity Squared”— December 12, 2008 //Distinction Gallery, Escondido, CA

“Looking Glass” with Thinkspace Gallery at Gen Art Vanguard New Contemporary Art Fair— December 4 - December 7, 2008 //Art Basel Miami, Miami, Florida

“Cover Band”—October 7, 2008 //Gallery1988, L.A., CA

“And One To Grow On”—May 20, 2008 //Gallery1988, L.A., CA

“Fight for Flight”: A Benefit Show for the API in honor of National Bird Day — January 2008 //Thinkspace Gallery, L.A., CA

2007
“Tinyshop”— November 2007 //Double Punch Gallery, San Francisco, CA

“Picks of the Harvest” — November 2007 //DvA Gallery, Chicago, IL

“Paper Pushers” — October 2007 //Gallery1988 San Francisco, CA

“Untitled Love Project” Group Show — August 03, 2007 //Thinkspace Gallery, L.A., CA

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    luxefibre says:

    "wowza. the mixture of envy and admiration i have for allison's amazing talent...wow. keep it coming sista, you keep me on my toes."

    7th April, 2008

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    dan:may says:

    "Allison is easily one of my favorite artists out there. if you are not yet familiar with her work, do yourself a favor and take some time to explore her strange and beautiful world. i'm continually blown away by each new post... her art is truly a feast for the eyes!"

    20th October, 2007

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    mohawk says:

    "my favorite illustrator on flickr.......maybe even in the world?"

    23rd June, 2007

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    crawdad jones says:

    "The thing I like about Allison's work is that when I first look at it, I think "Isn't that cute?", then I almost immediately want to vomit. That's good art to me."

    5th June, 2007

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    Jesse Draper says:

    "With sensitiy of line & imagination, Allison has created a fanciful and unique world completely her own. Her moleskine drawings and matchbox minatures are truly inspiring."

    24th February, 2007

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    dothetrucker says:

    "allison sommers...the artist we all wish we could be, but then again, we just feel lucky to know you, if I could just be around her for a day I would jump at the opportunity to see such talent in real life. She's also a total sweetheart!!! ;)

    xoslothespeniboobiesxo
    Jessica"

    8th December, 2006

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    Bradley Wind says:

    "She's that plastic egg from easter you find in an old box, all pinkNpurpleblue. You split it in two, to find a cherry flavored condom, a note that reads "Swim deep", and one of those wall walker octopus things that you throw at a wall and it slowly flips and creeps down towards you. I love her stuff and know one day a bookshelf somewhere will house her disturbing children's book, which no doubt will be read by great aunts to their "too young to be having this read tothem " great nieces or nephews!"

    3rd November, 2006

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    Tommykane says:

    "Yes we all know Allison is a brilliant and original painter but her sketchbooks make me so friggin envious. They seem to flow with little or no effort. It's as if she does 20 pages a day. How can so much creativity flow out of one person. I wonder if secretly she has a staff of ten artists working for her. Either way she is one of our greats."

    6th September, 2006

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    Blake C. Himsl Hunter says:

    "Not only has Allison mastered the use of tags, she uses her artistic talents to create some of the most wonderful images on the web. I look forward to seeing every new uploaded image, because it is always a surprise.

    PS-her comments are funny too!"

    31st August, 2006

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    frunt says:

    "Allison is so talented it sometimes makes me want to gnaw my own fingers off in a jealous rage. But then I remember that if I did, I wouldn't be able to navigate to her latest pictures.

    Things to look out for: claws, boobs, tentacles, sloths. And always remember to read her tags."

    10th August, 2006

Name:
Allison Sommers
Joined:
November 2005
Currently:
Brooklyn, United States
I am:
Female and Taken
Occupation:
artist
Website:
allison sommers art
Email:
allison.sommers [at] gmail.com