Over the past few years we have been organizing and cataloguing Allen's works and are now launching the first exhibit in over 15 years. We're excited to share with you a selection of portraits from a truly diverse and vibrant body of work. We've chosen pieces that span Allen's career, in a broad range of media and styles.
These varied works hold a common theme. Whether a high-energy pastel or a deeply worked oil, the portraits tell of a penetrating intimacy between the artist and sitter. It is as if Allen imbibed the soul of his subject and then released on paper or canvas a material residue of their character, pressed and worked into shape by his able hand and the clarity and compassion with which he saw them. In each unique piece, deft line, emotive color, gestures and material choices surprise, yet embedded in every impasto or powdery surface is the afterglow of this very personal exchange.
We hope you can join us on July 12 to enjoy this beautiful show and to celebrate the return of Allen’s artwork to the public stage.
~ Lauran Epstein
Exhibit hours: Noon - 4pm daily
The Daniela Passal Gallery
Mohonk Arts
186 Mohonk Road
High Falls, NY 12440
From NYC and points south, take the NY State Thruway to Exit 18-New Paltz. After toll plaza, make left at the light onto Rte 299 West. Drive through New Paltz village 1.8 miles. After crossing bridge over Wallkill River, make first right onto Springtown Rd. (blue marker County Route 7.) Make first left onto Mountain Rest Rd. (blue marker County Route 6). Follow this road 7.4 miles, noting that road becomes Mohonk Rd. County Route 6A when you pass Mohonk Mountain House, and that you must bear left when road forks @ mile 6.6. Look for the sign and Mohonk Arts Building on your left (a long, single storey building).
From Albany and points north, take the NY State Thruway to exit 19-Kingston. Take first exit off the traffic circle (Route 28). Go about a half of a mile and take the exit for Route 209 South, towards Ellenville. Drive on 209 South about 10 miles. After passing through the town of Stone Ridge, turn left at the light onto Route 213. Follow 213 for 1.7 miles into High Falls. Make a Right onto Mohonk Road / County Route 6A (just after passing the Egg's Nest Restaurant on your left). About one mile up on right, you will see the sign and Mohonk Arts Building (a long, single storey industrial building).
