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ALISON HALL

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Alison Hall’s paintings have an instantaneous impact. They shimmer and glisten in the light as if they were made of silver thread. However, the true depth of her work reveals itself slowly. Her incredibly detailed marks made in graphite, laid on top of layers of oil paint, record both the time and labor it takes to make them. When her works are examined in person and up close, the energy that occurs between her lines and symbols is unexpected, emphasizing the seemingly continuous but yet discontinuous patterns. The labor-intensive nature of her works are an acknowledgement of her ancestors and their history of working with their hands in textiles and agriculture. Since 2022, her paintings rest in handmade artist frames that leave each work as a complete object.

Alison Hall (USA, b. 1980 in Martinsville, Virginia) received her BFA from Hollins University in 2001 (Roanoke, VA) and her MFA from American University in 2004, (Washington, DC and Corciano, IT). She has held numerous solo exhibitions since graduating including solo exhibitions at Galerie Gisela Clement, Bonn, Germany (2024, 2022, 2018, 2016); Kate Werble Gallery, New York, NY (2024); SOCO Gallery, Charlotte, NC (2022); Stephane Simoens Contemporary Fine Art; Knokke, Belgium (2021); Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA (2019, 2015); Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO (2019); Washington and Lee University, Staniar Gallery, Lexington, VA (2019); Selected Art Models (SAM), Cologne, Germany (2018); Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, VA (2013); William King Museum, Abingdon, VA (2013); and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA (2012). Hall received the Spaceworks Studio Lottery in 2014, a Bethesda Urban Partnership Fellowship in 2011 and a Professional Fellowship at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Drawing in 2011. After moving from New York City to Virginia in 2021, Hall restored and rebuilt an old buiding to use as her primary studio in downtown Roanoke, VA.