Allison Janae Hamilton
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BIO
Allison Janae Hamilton (American, b.1984) is a multi-disciplinary artist working in sculpture, installation, photography and video. She earned an MFA in Visual Arts from Columbia University and a PhD in American Studies from New York University. She weaves folklore and personal family narratives to create works that explore the social and political concerns around land, environmental justice, climate change, and sustainability. Hamilton’s work has been widely exhibited in the United States and internationally including in solo exhibitions at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA), North Adams, MA; and Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, GA; as well as in group exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, NY; the Studio Museum in Harlem; MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY; the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC; the Jewish Museum, New York, NY; and the Istanbul Design Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey, among others. Hamilton is the recipient of numerous awards including a Creative Capital Award and the Rema Hort Mann Foundation Grant and has participated in prestigious residencies and programs including the Whitney Independent Study Program, New York, NY; Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY; and Fundación Botín; Santander, Spain. Hamilton lives and works in New York where she is represented by Marianne Boesky Gallery.
