| Allen Young |
Encaustic Painting:
Encaustic literally means “to burn in.” It involves using heated beeswax to which colored pigments and resins are added. This mixture is then applied to a surface, in Allen’s case it is usually wood. The technique was first used over two millennia ago by the Romans on their sculpture and the Egyptians for wax portraits. Young has taken this ancient medium and placed it in the contemporary realm.
Young has been creating and showing his work since the 1970s. Some of Young’s commissions include several pieces for CNM in Albuquerque and the U.S. Embassy in New Guinea commissioned by the U. S. Department of State. In 2007 he had pieces accepted in two Albuquerque Museum shows. |
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| Exhibitions (selected) One person shows except where noted |
| 2007, 2008 |
Weems Gallery, Old Town Albuquerque – two man show |
| 2007 |
The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, “Exploring Multiple Dimensions" |
| 2007 |
The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, “New Mexico Perspective” |
| 2004 |
Mariposa Galerie - two man show |
| 1997 |
Magnifico! Invitational Exhibit |
| 1996 |
Contemporary 96, Albuquerque "Tree of Life" Exhibit, SLMM, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico |
| 1995, 1994 |
Magnifico! Outdoor Invitational Sculpture Exhibit |
| 1994 |
Occasions Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, one man show |
| 1993, 1992 |
Magnifico! Art of Albuquerque |
| 1992 |
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM two man show |
| 1991 |
La Fuente Gallery, Sedona, AZ, two man show |
| 1990 |
A. Albert Allen Fine Art Gallery, Palm Desert |
| 1989 |
University of Arizona |
| 1972 |
Easter Art Festival, Honolulu |
| 1970 |
Windward Artist Guild juried show, Kailua College, Hawaii |
| 1984 |
Enthios II Gallery, Albuquerque |
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Miscellaneous |
| 1997 |
Three sculptures used by Aaron Spelling in the 1997 TV production "Pacific
Palisades" |
| 1997 |
Second and Third place- Albuquerque Arts Festival |
| 1991 |
Southwest Profile article: "Ancient Images" by Linda Shockley -- June/July |
| 1993 - 1997 |
Traveling Art Gallery, Albuquerque |
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| Major Commissions |
Albuquerque Technical-Vocational Institute
Trinity Church, Nebraska
United States Embassy in New Guinea,
Commissioned by the United States Department of State - 1994 |
