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Biography

Mixed media artist Allison McElroy received an MFA in Painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design, where she was awarded the Lacoste Graduate Residency in Lacoste, France, and a BFA from the Atlanta College of Art. Her work has appeared in solo and group exhibitions in Atlanta and Savannah, GA, and elsewhere in the US. McElroy’s paintings and mixed media work are in museum, corporate, and private collections in Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Virginia, California, Tennessee, Connecticut, Maine, New York, and South Carolina. She has lived on both the east and west coasts and in Europe.

Allison McElroy’s work explores a wide range of materials and media ranging from painted surfaces to photography to found and natural objects; her study of foundry, stone carving, and welding techniques are evident in her assemblages and sculptures. McElroy’s artistic exploration is motivated by her interest in human relationships with and understandings of the natural world, interests that intensified after she survived a near fatal car accident as a young woman. After a lengthy recovery, McElroy studied nursing; her education in human anatomy, medical practice, and science are evident in her artistic investigation of biology and other natural sciences.

McElroy currently resides in Heflin, Alabama, where she works in a studio tucked away in the woods where she is surrounded by what inspires her most; nature and animals. Her recent work incorporates natural materials found in the woods around her studio, including spider webs and wasps’ nests.