LATONIA ALLEN, CV

la@latoniaallen.com

New York, NY



EDUCATION

2020 MFA | SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS | MANHATTAN, NY                                                                                        

2015 BFA | TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY | HOUSTON, TX


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2019 “SELF-REFLECTION” WALLWORKS ART GALLERY, BRONX, NY 

2018 “FALLING TO FIND: A JOURNEY TO LOVE ATTAINED” BERT LONG JR GALLERY: HOUSTON MUSEUM OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE. HOUSTON, TX                                                                                                        

2018 “FALLING TO FIND: A JOURNEY TO LOVE ATTAINED” DISTRICT ART GALLERY, HOUSTON, TX 


GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

2021 WHAT COMES AFTER | MAXON MILLS AT THE WASSAIC PROJECT RESIDENCY | NY

2021 SELFISH, TOO | CHASHAMA GALLERY SPACE | NYC

2021 SIX DEGREES OF NYC | VIRTUAL EXHIBITION | NYC

2021 SPRING FORWARD | REVELATION GALLERY, NYC

2020 THIS IS NOT ENOUGH | SLAG GALLERY | NYC

2020 LEFTOVERS | PROJECT FOR EMPTY SPACE | NEWARK, NJ

2020 YOU REMEMBER HOW LONELY IT WAS, IN THE BEGINNING  | VIRTUAL | NY, NY                                         

2018 FIGURES OF MIXED IDENTITY  | SVA CHELSEA GALLERY | NYC

2018 MEASURES | @BEYOND STUDIOS | NYC

2018 TINA KNOWLES-LAWSON WEARABLE ART GALA | LOS ANGELES, CA                                                           

2017 UNIVERSITY MUSEUM, TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY; ALUMNI EXHIBITION | HOUSTON, TX                                   

2017 CITYWIDE AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART EXHIBITION | HOUSTON, TX                                                                                           

2017 ART D’OEUVRES GALVESTON ART EXHIBITION | GALVESTON, TX

2017 TINA KNOWLES-LAWSON WEARABLE ART GALA | LOS ANGELES, CA                                                           

2017 COMMUNITY ARTS COLLECTIVE, “SELF LOVE” EXHIBITION | HOUSTON, TX

2014 HMAAC ARTISAN AWARD SHOW | HOUSTON, TX

2014 BOMBAY SAPPHIRE ARTISAN SERIES COMPETITION | HOUSTON, TX


EVENTS 

2018 FOR THE SAKE OF ART BI-ANNUAL GALA | WEARABLE ART COMPETITION

2017 FOR THE SAKE OF ART FUNDRAISING GALA | LIVE PAINTING-AUCTION

2016 ESPN ‘NCAA COLLEGE GAMEDAY FINAL-FOUR’ LIVE MURAL | TELEVISED EVENT 


PUBLICATIONS 

DL REVIEW” THE DAILY LAZY REVIEW | OCTOBER 2020

THOUGHT-PROVOKER’S.” VOYAGE HOUSTON MAGAZINE. JUNE 2018

DISTRICT ART GALLERY: I AM, WE ARE.HOUSTON STYLE MAGAZINE. JANUARY 2018                             

“HOUSTON ART NOW.” THE SOUL OF HOUSTON. AUGUST 2017

AWARDS 

2025 WASSAIC PROJECT FAMILY PROGRAM RESIDENCY

2020 WASSAIC PROJECT FAMILY RESIDENCY                   

2020 SVA ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP AWARD                                                                                                                 

2015 KADIR NELSON GRAPHICS AWARD, TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY                                                           

2015 HMAAC BOMBAY SAPPHIRE ARTISAN SERIES, 1ST PLACE