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Allison Zuckerman
NationalityAmerican
EducationMaster of Fine Arts
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Known forPainting
Websitehttps://allisonzuckerman.com

Allison Zuckerman (born 1990) is an American contemporary artist and painter.[1] Zuckerman's pop-surrealist work[2] fuses painting with digital printing techniques and appropriates various art historical tropes and references to "recast the submissive, romanticized female muses painted by male artists throughout Western art history as commanding, empowered figures."[3] Zuckerman creates an alternative narrative by remixing the female sitters of prominent male artists into a feminist 21st century.[3][4]

Early life and education

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Zuckerman grew up in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[5] She received a BA from the University of Pennsylvania in 2012 and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2015.

Zuckerman attended the Yale Norfolk Summer School of Art in 2011.

Work and exhibitions

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Zuckerman's first solo exhibition, "Act Natural", opened at Kravets Wehby Gallery in 2017.

Zuckerman was the artist-in-residence at the Rubell Family Collection during the summer of 2017.[5][6][7] During this time, she created work for her first museum solo show "Stranger in Paradise" which opened December 6, 2017 at the Rubell Family Collection in Wynwood, Miami during Art Basel Miami Beach week.[8][9][10] Zuckerman used "paint and digitally manipulated printed images to create hybridized portraits[11] suffused with cultural and societal critiques.[12]" Michael Darling and Tami Katz-Freiman were contributing authors for the exhibition catalogue.[13]

Zuckerman's second museum solo show, "Pirate and Muse,[14]" opened October 27, 2018 at the Akron Art Museum. Jeremy Scott, Creative Director of Moschino, wrote the foreword for the exhibition's catalogue.[15][16] Zuckerman's figures are amalgams of body parts, clothing and background elements from artists [all male] throughout history, and Disney and other pop culture imagery.[14]"

"She uses elements of Picasso’s style[17][18]", Cézanne, and Matisse[19] within many of her paintings.

The Pizzuti Collection[20] featured Zuckerman's work in the group show "Go Figure", "an exhibition that investigates the human form in both a tender and provocative approach[21]" in 2018.
In 2020, Zuckerman's exhibition "Paper Doll" opened at Kravets Wehby Gallery. In this body of work, published in Vogue Italia’s November 2019 issue, Allison Zuckerman interpreted the yet-to-be-released clothing line from Louis Vuitton.[22] Zuckerman has continued her collaboration with Vogue Italia, creating an 8-page spread featuring 8 different designers, for the January 2021 issue, "Zootopia".[23]

Zuckerman designed the cover art[24][25] for "I Finally Understand" by Charli XCX, released on 7 May 2020 as the third single from her upcoming fourth studio album How I'm Feeling Now. She worked with Tods in March 2021 to promote their Shirt Bag.

Awards

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  • 2015: George and Ann Siegel Award, MFA Fellowship Competition, SAIC[26]

References

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  1. ^ "Allison Zuckerman Rewrites Art History To Reclaim Famous Females". Forbes. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  2. ^ MacSweeney, Eve (December 5, 2017). "The Women to Watch at Art Basel Miami". Vogue. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Turner, Anderson (November 3, 2018). "Classical paintings reimagined: Allison Zuckerman gives historical works of art a modern, feminist twist". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  4. ^ O'Neill, Emma (August 2018). "Allison Zuckerman: How to make art the star". Vault · Australasian Art & Culture Magazine. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Dafoe, Taylor (December 5, 2017). "Behind Artist Allison Zuckerman's Rapid Rise From Gallery Assistant to the Rubell Family's Newest Obsession". Artnet News. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  6. ^ Lakin, Max (November 28, 2017). "Allison Zuckerman's Historical Heroines Take Over the Rubell Collection". Cultured Magazine. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "Rubell Family Collection". rfc.museum. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  8. ^ Wilson, Chris (December 8, 2017). "10 Breakout Artists To Watch at Art Basel Miami Beach 2017". Maxim. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "Must-See Art Guide: Miami". artnet News. November 30, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  10. ^ Giles, Oliver (November 30, 2018). "Beyond Art Basel: 5 Must-See Museums In Miami". Singapore Tatler. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  11. ^ "An Ode to Joyful, Self-consciously Naïve Design". The New York Times. March 19, 2018. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  12. ^ "Allison Zuckerman". rfc.museum. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  13. ^ Katz-Freiman, Tami (December 6, 2017). Allison Zuckerman: Stranger in Paradise. Rubell Family Collection. ISBN 9780971634114.
  14. ^ a b "Allison Zuckerman: Pirate and Muse". Akron Art Museum. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  15. ^ "Allison Zuckerman: Pirate And Muse (hardcover, 2018) signed". Akron Art Museum Shop. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  16. ^ Zuckerman, Allison (2018). Pirate and Muse. Akron, Ohio: Akron Art Museum. ISBN 9780692196465.
  17. ^ "An Ode to Joyful, Self-consciously Naïve Design". The New York Times. March 19, 2018. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  18. ^ "How Picasso's Journey From Prodigy to Icon Revealed a Genius". Magazine. April 19, 2018. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  19. ^ Arehart, Mark (November 30, 2018). "State of the Arts: When Memes Meet Manet, the Bold Work of Allison Zuckerman". WKSU. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  20. ^ "Home". Pizzuti Collection. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  21. ^ "Go Figure / Alec Soth |". Independent Collectors. July 13, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  22. ^ "Utopia. Allison Zuckerman per Vogue Italia". Vogue (in Italian). November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  23. ^ "Zootopia. Allison Zuckerman per Vogue Italia". Vogue Italia (in Italian). January 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  24. ^ Milligan, Kaitlin (May 7, 2020). "Charli XCX Shares New Single 'I Finally Understand'". Broadway World. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  25. ^ Waite, Thom (May 7, 2020). "Charli XCX shares the latest track and visuals from her forthcoming album". Dazed. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  26. ^ "SAIC Announces the Winners of This Year's Fellowship Competition". School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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