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Finally got my home studio organized and I’m finally back to work! 😍😍

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More mirrors!

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New series I’m working on!

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I’m honored to announce I have received the President’s Purchase Award from OSU for my piece Fall in Siena!

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Oregon State University’s BFA thesis show is live! Check out mine and my classmates work!

https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/advising/bfa-graduate-exhibition

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Some studio views 🥰

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‘“Quarantine Depression’ by Tori Allen @what_is_a_tori From her collection “An Exploration of Self” Oil on acrylic on canvas.

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‘“Born Again’ by Tori Allen @what_is_a_tori From her collection “An Exploration of Self” Oil on acrylic on canvas.

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Experiment for a new project I’m working on!

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Day three of my thesis show!

“Van Horn” by Tori Allen @what_is_a_tori From her collection “An Exploration of Self” Oil on acrylic on canvas.

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Day two of my show!

‘“At Least I Have Nothing’ by Tori Allen @what_is_a_tori From her collection “An Exploration of Self” Oil on acrylic on canvas.

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#oregonstateuniversity #fairbanksgallery #bfathesis @oregonstate.art @sacatosu”

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This week is my BFA thesis show (sadly online only) and below is the caption provided by my university Art department:

“This week we are showing paintings by Tori Allen’s show “An Exploration of Self.” First up, “Fall in Siena” Oil on acrylic wash on canvas.

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“The work I have done over the past year was inspired by my interest in art history. My paintings call attention to the abstractionists of the 1950s such as Jackson Pollock and Helen Frankenthaler, and more modern painters such as Cecily Brown and Joan Mitchell. Just as those before me, an integral part of my work is both the size and physicality of the paintings. The large scale allows the viewer to lose themselves within the colors and textures presented. As an intuitive painter, my life informs my work, making it diaristic in nature. Although my paintings help communicate my personal experiences, I want them to evoke the memories of my audience as well. Just as Mark Rothko once said, “I [too] am interested in expressing the big emotions-tragedy, ecstasy, doom…” I want to paint my humanity and allow a human reaction in turn. Unlike many before me, I have given names to my paintings, many of which are titles of songs that I connect with in relation to the work. I don’t feel that this takes away from the viewers experience but gives them an opening into my psyche. I found a voice through painting that others could understand and resonate with.” @what_is_a_tori

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Cute pic of me in the studio before everything went to hell 😭

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COVID-19 wrecked my world but I’m back and having struggle fest preping for my thesis show 😪🙃

Photos of my new studio space since we were kicked off campus 😭

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Proper studio etiquette haha feat. @chiridion and photos by @1funnylexi

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Finishing up my print for the Cascade Print Exchange

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Newest painting and some detail shots

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