About me
Allyson McDuffie (she/they) received a BFA (Studio Arts) and MFA (Printmaking) from Ohio University, Athens. She has lived in Boulder, CO since 1992 and has worked primarily in the mediums of printmaking, drawing, painting and mixed media, with a more recent exploration into digital drawing and photography. Their work explores the intersections between memory, queer identity, societal norms, place, and resilience. Humor and satire are often employed to subvert the seriousness of these topics. Her images attempt to speak to the way personal experiences, and memory recall of those experiences that can morph over time, shape our understanding of home and the world around us. The most successful pieces are simplified forms that hint at a deeper emotional resonance. They are reluctantly optimistic; simultaneously an exploration of hardships and a celebration of the beauty in our contradictory society. They are comical and poignant. Allyson owns Kin Studio and Gallery, located in Boulder, with her wife, Wendy Gram.
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