CAROL ALLEMAN
Ginkgo: Seed of Hope bronze edition of 33
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Celestial Joy
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Aries Maple
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Finding Courage
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Finding Courage
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Promises
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Golden Promises
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Blue Promises
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Ruby Promises
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Snowy White Promises bronze edition of 399
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Graceful One
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Illusion of Complexity bronze edition of 35
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Illusion of Complexity bronze edition of 35
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In Vino Veritas I
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Maple Joys
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Nature's Bounty
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Nourished
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Possibilities
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Quiet Blessings
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Ripe Abundance
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Seasons
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Timeless Melody
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Twilight Stars
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Voice of Wisdom
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Womb of Life
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CAROL ALLEMAN - Biography
The visual arts and informal writing have been life companions for Carol Alleman. Upon relocating to Tucson, Arizona in 1994, she discovered clay while exploring the mysterious desert landscape. Immediately she began digging her own clay and experimenting with slab, coil, and a variety of hand building techniques. Since then she has continued to explore the infinite dimensions of clay, water-based and oil, considering herself largely “self-taught.”
In late 2001, Carol Alleman expanded her artistic visions in clay to include the lost wax casting in bronze. Embracing the alchemistic nature of this ageless material and highly crafted process, she created her first bronze vessel, Miracles. Thus began the mystical and organic Tree of Life and Nature Vessel Series. Her signature, museum-quality work encompasses highly evolved, intricate patinas within the vessel form. Companion Writings accompany each bronze - contemplating thoughts and questions on the philosophies of life, the human condition and the countless mysteries of nature. Combining the written word with her growing forest of bronze vessels, Carol additionally inspires audiences through her presentations and poetry readings. She is a Gardener of the Soul.
Carol’s artistic inclination combines her ability to transform emotion into word and object through her own curiosity, love of nature and life experience. The common thread, both in the approach and work itself, directs her mystical life journey. She exhibits across North America and appreciates an international collector base.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
Creating professionally, for me, is trusting that my small piece, if done with authenticity, is the greatest gift I can offer and that it does ultimately make a difference if I offer or withhold that gift. It's a way of expressing my personal truth, whatever color it may be, and trusting that expression as a language of the soul for others as well.
I think of myself as an alchemist -- starting with the most common of elements (clay and water), I create from a mystical place within me and bring together various materials, symbols, and images that I trust to be as transforming and peaceful to others as they are to me.
When I abandon product expectation and simply remain awake to all that is in my midst, forms, images, and inspiration miraculously lead the way. Often I am amazed when looking at a completed piece that really pleases me, as if to look over my shoulder and say, 'who did that?' I feel both humbled and honored, knowing I was there; my hands following something much larger than myself.
EDUCATION:
Born in rural PA she obtained her degree in Art Education from the Pennsylvania State University (PA/USA); and continued graduate studies at the Lancaster Theological Seminary (PA/USA). Most recently she has completed studies with various contemporary artists at the Scottsdale Artist School, Scottsdale, Arizona. She is a member of the National Sculpture Society (Associate), and American Women Artists.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2011 Annual Spring Gala, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC
2011 20th Annual International Miniature Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, NC
2011 Sacred Messages, Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix AZ
2010 Art for Heart, Appalachian Service Project Fundraiser, Grandview United Methodist Church, Lancaster PA
2010 Feast for the Beasts!, Tucson Zoological Society, Tucson AZ
2010 Jerome Beillard Festival for Life, Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF), Tucson AZ
2010 Carol Alleman and Maurice Sevigny, Two-Person Exhibition, Northern Trust, Tucson AZ
2009 Art for Heart, Appalachian Service Project Fundraiser, Grandview United Methodist Church, Lancaster PA
2009 6th Annual Flavors of Tucson, Desert Southwest American Liver Foundation, Tucson AZ 2009 18th International Miniature Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head NC
2009 Gravity, Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix AZ
2009 Singularity, Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix AZ
2008 Art for Heart, Appalachian Service Project Fundraiser, Grandview United Methodist Church, Lancaster PA
2008 Jerome Beillard Festival for Life, Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF), Tucson AZ
2008 Family Fun Brunch Silent Auction, Tucson Children's Museum (TCM), Tucson AZ
2008 Ongoing Exhibition, Arizona Cancer Center Clinic, University Medical Center, Tucson AZ
2008 SculptureWalk 2008, Sioux Falls SD
2008 Garden of the Soul Group Exhibit, Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix AZ
2007 American Women Artists 2007 National Juried Competition, LeKAE Gallery, Scottsdale AZ
2007 Invited Artist, Sculpture in the Park 2007, Loveland High Plains Art Council, Loveland CO
2007 Visions & Alchemy, Two-Person Show with Cary Henrie, Meyer-Milagros Gallery, Jackson Hole WY
2007 Idea House, Phoenix Home and Garden 2007 Idea House, Talking Rock, AZ
2007 16th International Miniature Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head NC
2006 One-Person Show, Willow Gallery, USA, Scottsdale AZ
2006 10th Annual Sacred Art Exhibit, Box Heart Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
2006 Two-Person Show, Meyer-Milagros Gallery, Jackson Hole WY
2006 Invited Artist, Sculpture in the Park 2006, Loveland High Plains Art Council, Loveland CO
2006 15th International Miniature Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head NC
2005 Two- Person Show, Meyer-Milagros Gallery, Jackson Hole WY
2005 Invited Artist, Sculpture in the Park 2005, Loveland High Plains Art Council, Loveland CO
2005 Solo Show, The Redfern Gallery, Laguna Beach CA
2005 Group Show, Rhodes Stringfellow Fine Art, Cannon Beach OR
2005 Greater Midwest International Exhibit XX, CMSU MO
2005 Three - Person Show, Meyer Gallery, Park City Utah
2005 Parkland Gallery, Champaign IL
2004 Director’s Choice, Artspace / Virginia Miller Galleries, Coral Gables Florida
2004 Group Show, New Masters Gallery, Carmel CA
2004 Invited Artist, Sculpture in the Park 2004, Loveland High Plains Art Council, Loveland CO
2004 Group Show, Rhodes Stringfellow Fine Art, Cannon Beach OR
2004 Two - Woman Show, Meyer Gallery, Park City Utah
2003 Group Show, Rhodes Stringfellow Fine Art, Cannon Beach OR
2003 Invited Artist, Sculpture in the Park 2003, Loveland High Plains Art Council, Loveland CO
2003 Contemporary Works of Faith, Liturgical Art Guild, Columbus OH
2002 American Women Artists, Santa Fe NM
COMMISSIONS:
2011 Private Commission, Celestial Joy
2010 Private Commission, Voice of Wisdom
2007 Private Commission, Ginkgo: Seed of Hope (pair)
2004 Montage Resort & Spa Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach, CA and The Redfern Gallery, Infinity (pair)
2003 The Redfern Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, Transitions II
AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS:
2007 A Montage of Masterworks, The Redfern Gallery
2007 Phoenix Home and Garden, IDEA House Publication
2006 Southwest Art, December issue, “Vases and Vessels” and “Start Your Collection”
2006 Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine, November Issue, Guest Artist Feature Article
2006 Celebrating Thirty Years, The Redfern Gallery
2005 Southwest Art, Artists to Watch
2005 Industry Award, Sculptural Pursuit Annual Competition
2005 Art Calendar - Cover
2005 Ministry & Liturgy Magazine – feature BENE Award article
2004 BENE Award, Ministry & Liturgy Annual Visual Arts Award, San Jose CA
LECTURES AND READINGS:
2009 Private Collection Viewing and Intimate Talk, McLean VA
2009 Artist Talk / Poetry Reading, Bottoms Art Galleries presents Bella Arte Events, Santa Barbara CA
2007 Artist Talk and Poetry Reading, Meyer-Milagros Gallery, Jackson Hole
In late 2001, Carol Alleman expanded her artistic visions in clay to include the lost wax casting in bronze. Embracing the alchemistic nature of this ageless material and highly crafted process, she created her first bronze vessel, Miracles. Thus began the mystical and organic Tree of Life and Nature Vessel Series. Her signature, museum-quality work encompasses highly evolved, intricate patinas within the vessel form. Companion Writings accompany each bronze - contemplating thoughts and questions on the philosophies of life, the human condition and the countless mysteries of nature. Combining the written word with her growing forest of bronze vessels, Carol additionally inspires audiences through her presentations and poetry readings. She is a Gardener of the Soul.
Carol’s artistic inclination combines her ability to transform emotion into word and object through her own curiosity, love of nature and life experience. The common thread, both in the approach and work itself, directs her mystical life journey. She exhibits across North America and appreciates an international collector base.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
Creating professionally, for me, is trusting that my small piece, if done with authenticity, is the greatest gift I can offer and that it does ultimately make a difference if I offer or withhold that gift. It's a way of expressing my personal truth, whatever color it may be, and trusting that expression as a language of the soul for others as well.
I think of myself as an alchemist -- starting with the most common of elements (clay and water), I create from a mystical place within me and bring together various materials, symbols, and images that I trust to be as transforming and peaceful to others as they are to me.
When I abandon product expectation and simply remain awake to all that is in my midst, forms, images, and inspiration miraculously lead the way. Often I am amazed when looking at a completed piece that really pleases me, as if to look over my shoulder and say, 'who did that?' I feel both humbled and honored, knowing I was there; my hands following something much larger than myself.
EDUCATION:
Born in rural PA she obtained her degree in Art Education from the Pennsylvania State University (PA/USA); and continued graduate studies at the Lancaster Theological Seminary (PA/USA). Most recently she has completed studies with various contemporary artists at the Scottsdale Artist School, Scottsdale, Arizona. She is a member of the National Sculpture Society (Associate), and American Women Artists.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2011 Annual Spring Gala, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC
2011 20th Annual International Miniature Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, NC
2011 Sacred Messages, Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix AZ
2010 Art for Heart, Appalachian Service Project Fundraiser, Grandview United Methodist Church, Lancaster PA
2010 Feast for the Beasts!, Tucson Zoological Society, Tucson AZ
2010 Jerome Beillard Festival for Life, Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF), Tucson AZ
2010 Carol Alleman and Maurice Sevigny, Two-Person Exhibition, Northern Trust, Tucson AZ
2009 Art for Heart, Appalachian Service Project Fundraiser, Grandview United Methodist Church, Lancaster PA
2009 6th Annual Flavors of Tucson, Desert Southwest American Liver Foundation, Tucson AZ 2009 18th International Miniature Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head NC
2009 Gravity, Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix AZ
2009 Singularity, Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix AZ
2008 Art for Heart, Appalachian Service Project Fundraiser, Grandview United Methodist Church, Lancaster PA
2008 Jerome Beillard Festival for Life, Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF), Tucson AZ
2008 Family Fun Brunch Silent Auction, Tucson Children's Museum (TCM), Tucson AZ
2008 Ongoing Exhibition, Arizona Cancer Center Clinic, University Medical Center, Tucson AZ
2008 SculptureWalk 2008, Sioux Falls SD
2008 Garden of the Soul Group Exhibit, Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix AZ
2007 American Women Artists 2007 National Juried Competition, LeKAE Gallery, Scottsdale AZ
2007 Invited Artist, Sculpture in the Park 2007, Loveland High Plains Art Council, Loveland CO
2007 Visions & Alchemy, Two-Person Show with Cary Henrie, Meyer-Milagros Gallery, Jackson Hole WY
2007 Idea House, Phoenix Home and Garden 2007 Idea House, Talking Rock, AZ
2007 16th International Miniature Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head NC
2006 One-Person Show, Willow Gallery, USA, Scottsdale AZ
2006 10th Annual Sacred Art Exhibit, Box Heart Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
2006 Two-Person Show, Meyer-Milagros Gallery, Jackson Hole WY
2006 Invited Artist, Sculpture in the Park 2006, Loveland High Plains Art Council, Loveland CO
2006 15th International Miniature Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head NC
2005 Two- Person Show, Meyer-Milagros Gallery, Jackson Hole WY
2005 Invited Artist, Sculpture in the Park 2005, Loveland High Plains Art Council, Loveland CO
2005 Solo Show, The Redfern Gallery, Laguna Beach CA
2005 Group Show, Rhodes Stringfellow Fine Art, Cannon Beach OR
2005 Greater Midwest International Exhibit XX, CMSU MO
2005 Three - Person Show, Meyer Gallery, Park City Utah
2005 Parkland Gallery, Champaign IL
2004 Director’s Choice, Artspace / Virginia Miller Galleries, Coral Gables Florida
2004 Group Show, New Masters Gallery, Carmel CA
2004 Invited Artist, Sculpture in the Park 2004, Loveland High Plains Art Council, Loveland CO
2004 Group Show, Rhodes Stringfellow Fine Art, Cannon Beach OR
2004 Two - Woman Show, Meyer Gallery, Park City Utah
2003 Group Show, Rhodes Stringfellow Fine Art, Cannon Beach OR
2003 Invited Artist, Sculpture in the Park 2003, Loveland High Plains Art Council, Loveland CO
2003 Contemporary Works of Faith, Liturgical Art Guild, Columbus OH
2002 American Women Artists, Santa Fe NM
COMMISSIONS:
2011 Private Commission, Celestial Joy
2010 Private Commission, Voice of Wisdom
2007 Private Commission, Ginkgo: Seed of Hope (pair)
2004 Montage Resort & Spa Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach, CA and The Redfern Gallery, Infinity (pair)
2003 The Redfern Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, Transitions II
AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS:
2007 A Montage of Masterworks, The Redfern Gallery
2007 Phoenix Home and Garden, IDEA House Publication
2006 Southwest Art, December issue, “Vases and Vessels” and “Start Your Collection”
2006 Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine, November Issue, Guest Artist Feature Article
2006 Celebrating Thirty Years, The Redfern Gallery
2005 Southwest Art, Artists to Watch
2005 Industry Award, Sculptural Pursuit Annual Competition
2005 Art Calendar - Cover
2005 Ministry & Liturgy Magazine – feature BENE Award article
2004 BENE Award, Ministry & Liturgy Annual Visual Arts Award, San Jose CA
LECTURES AND READINGS:
2009 Private Collection Viewing and Intimate Talk, McLean VA
2009 Artist Talk / Poetry Reading, Bottoms Art Galleries presents Bella Arte Events, Santa Barbara CA
2007 Artist Talk and Poetry Reading, Meyer-Milagros Gallery, Jackson Hole
