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Jim Allen

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b. 1922, New Zealand

Jim Allen was born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1922. He was among the early exhibitors at the Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide, South Australia and Founding Head of the Art School at the Sydney College of the Arts (which later became part of the University of Sydney). Since 2000 Allen has re-staged a number of early works, such as the two-part installation O-AR (1974) and the early performances Contact (1974), Poetry for Chainsaws (1976), News (1976) and On Planting a Native (1976) in Adelaide, Sydney, Auckland, New Plymouth and Wellington. His video works have been shown widely in America, Germany and the Netherlands.

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Jim Allen currently lives and works in Auckland, New Zealand.

Text courtesy Michael Lett.

Recent Exhibitions

Contemporary art exhibition, Jim Allen, Horse and Buggy Days at Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand Closed 21 January–19 February 2022 Jim Allen Horse and Buggy Days
Contemporary art exhibition, Jim Allen, Dan Arps, Stella Corkery, Group Show at Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand Closed 17 August–17 September 2016 Jim Allen, Dan Arps, Stella Corkery Group Show
Contemporary art exhibition, Jim Allen, Planting a Native at Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand Closed 19 November 2014 Jim Allen Planting a Native
Contemporary art exhibition, Jim Allen, News at Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand Closed 15 October–22 November 2014 Jim Allen News
Contemporary art exhibition, Jim Allen, Contact at Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand Closed 23 August–28 September 2013 Jim Allen Contact
Contemporary art exhibition, Group Show, Letter from Alice May Williams at Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand Closed 11 August–15 September 2012 Group Show Letter from Alice May Williams
Contemporary art exhibition, Jim Allen, The Skin of Years at Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand Closed 27 June–4 August 2012 Jim Allen The Skin of Years

Recent Artworks

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Saboteur by Jim Allen contemporary artwork painting, works on paper, print
Jim Allen Saboteur, 2009 Mixed media on board
201.5 x 91.5 x 3 cm
Michael Lett Contact Gallery
Contact  by Jim Allen contemporary artwork photography
Jim Allen Contact , 1974 Black and white photograph
160 x 245 cm
Michael Lett Contact Gallery
Hanging by a Thread II by Jim Allen contemporary artwork painting
Jim Allen Hanging by a Thread II, 2009 Mixed media on board
201.5 x 91.5 cm
Michael Lett Contact Gallery
Beyond the Real by Jim Allen contemporary artwork painting, mixed media
Jim Allen Beyond the Real, 2012 Mixed media, three paintings of works each installed on their own wall,
Michael Lett Contact Gallery
The First Three by Jim Allen contemporary artwork painting
Jim Allen The First Three, 1998 Acrylic on canvas
168.5 x 360 cm
Michael Lett Contact Gallery
Arena (detail) by Jim Allen contemporary artwork mixed media
Jim Allen Arena (detail), 1970 Galvanised steel, barbed wire, clothing donated by friends and family
200 x 200 x 200 cm
Michael Lett Contact Gallery
Arena by Jim Allen contemporary artwork mixed media
Jim Allen Arena, 1970 Galvanised steel, barbed wire, clothing donated by friends and family
200 x 200 x 200 cm
Michael Lett Contact Gallery
Tribute to Hone Tuwhare by Jim Allen contemporary artwork mixed media
Jim Allen Tribute to Hone Tuwhare, 2010 Mixed media
200 x 200 x 200 cm
Michael Lett Contact Gallery
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