Noelle Allen
Oak Park, IL
Born 1978

EDUCATION

2004
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Master of Fine Arts

2002
Smith College, Northampton, MA, Bachelor of Arts

SOLO and DUO EXHIBITIONS

2016
Low Fire, Regards, Chicago

2015
Bent Dusk, curated by Allison Peters Quinn and Sergio Gomez, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL

2014
Trellis, curated by Ross McClain, Furman University, Greenville, SC
GRAFT, curated by MK Meador, Comfort Station, Chicago
Sender, Channel, Receiver, Feedback, curated by Carol Phillips, Marquette Cultural Center, Marquette, WI
Thistle, curated by Sabina Ott, with Kate Pszotka, Terrain South, Oak Park, IL
Osmia, curated by Karen Azarnia, Riverside Art Center, Riverside, IL

2012
Sender, Channel, Receiver, Source, curated by Henrik Soderstrom, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN
Trellis, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago

2010
Alumni, curated by Aaron Ott, David Weinberg Gallery, Chicago

2008
Lattice and Tension, curated by Barbara Goebels-Cattaneo, Gallery Uno, Art Exhibition Link, Chicago
New Work, Hejfina, Chicago

2007
Noelle Allen, UBS 12×12, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

2006
Feast and Courtship, Wendy Cooper Gallery, Chicago

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2015
Accretion, curated by Susanna Papish, Beverly Art Center, Beverly, IL2014 Mediations Biennale, curated by Ginger Shulick-Porcella, Land of Tomorrow, Louisville, KY
Shadowlands, curated by Jessie Deveraux and MK Meador, Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival, Chicago
Evanston Biennial, curated by Allison Peters Quinn, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Murmurings, curated by Angela Bryant, Design Cloud, Chicago

2013
NOVEMBER, curated by Jessica Cochran, The Franklin Gallery, Chicago
EDITION Fair, curated by Cortney Lederer, Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago
The Celestial, Terrestrial, and the Imagined In Between, curated by MK Meador, Chicago Artists Coalition,
Natural Fallacy, curated by MK Meador, Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago
Flay, curated by Helen Maurene Cooper, Azimuth Projects, Chicago

2012
Koffer Kunst Chicago, curated by Tricia Van Eck, Hamburg, Germany
Our Bodies, Our Health, curated by Andi Steele, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC

2011
Group Exhibition, curated by Natalie Schuh, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago

2009
Berliner Liste Art Fair, Art Exhibition Link Gallery Uno and Barbara Goebels-Cattaneo, Berlin, Germany
Art Exhibition Link Summer Show, curated by Barbara Goebels-Cattaneo, Castello S. Severa, Rome,Italy

2008
Revisions, Dominican University, River Forest, IL
Origins, curated by Sharka Hyland, Martha Lucy, and Shayna McConville, University of Pennsylvania, Fox Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2007
Not Fade Away, curated by John Brunetti, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL

2006
American Talent, curated by Aimee Chang, Arthouse, Austin, TX

2005
Sense of Place, curated by Heather Pesanti, Lobby Gallery, Chicago
Organic Matter, curated by John Brunetti, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago
Midwest Contemporary Biennial, curated by Kaytie Johnson, DePauw University, Greencastle, IL
Detroit Invitational, juried by Aaron Timlin, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit
Faculties, Dominican University, River Forest, IL

2004
Evanston Biennial, curated by Dominic Melon & Monique Meloche, Evanston Art Center, Evanston IL
Mike Kelley Selects, juried by Mike Kelley, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit
Graduate Exhibition and Time Art Event, 847 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago

2003
Suspension, curated by Skylar Smith 1926 Gallery, Chicago

SELECT PUBLICATIONS and REVIEWS

2014
Foumberg, Jason, “The 20 Best Shows in Chicago in April”, Chicago Magazine

2013
Cristello, Stephanie, “The Seen”, Chicago’s International Online Journal of Contemprary Art

2012
Picard, Caroline “Trellis”, Art Ltd Magazine

2009
“Berliner Liste”, Fair Paper

2008
“Five Alive” Chicago Social
“Origins” Catalogue, published by University of Pennsylvania
Aloi, Giovanni, “Antennae Project”, Issue #5, London

2006
“Soft Targets,” published by Paula Cooper Gallery
Doublerly, Amanda. “From Stuff, Art,” The Austin Chronicle. 14 July
Claire Van Ryzin, Jeanne. “Diverse show of ‘New American Talent’,” Austin 360
Artner, Alan. “Review,” Chicago Tribune. 10 March

2005
Workman, Michael. “Sculpture Culture.” New City. 21 July
Johnson, Kaytie. Midwest Contemporary Biennial Catalogue.
LaBier, Peter (Editor). Red China Magazine, Issue 3, Volume 1

2004
Brunetti, John. “The Allegorical Landscape and Emerging Artists,” Chicago Artists Coalition News, December
Carducci, Vince. “Eclectic Obsessions: Mike Kelley is Judge; Spun Sugar and Pulp-Influenced Art are Among Winners,” Detroit Metro Times. 14 July

2003
Smith, Skylar (Editor). “1926 Gallery,” Suspension Catalogue