A Life in Art and Education
Ralph Allen was a Canadian painter born in Raunds, Northamptonshire, England. After graduating from the Slade School of Fine Art in London in 1954, he began a significant career in academia and art administration. In 1957, he commenced work at Queen's University, eventually serving as the director of the Agnes Etherington Art Centre from 1963 to 1973. His dedication to art education continued through his tenure as a professor in the Fine Arts department, a role he held from 1972 until his retirement in 1987, after which he became professor emeritus.
In the 1990s, Allen's work was connected to the Aboriginal Teacher Education Program at the Queen's Faculty of Education, which included teaching on reserves in Moose Factory and Kasabonika in 1995.
Exhibitions and Collections
Throughout his career, Allen exhibited in 15 shows prior to 1973 and received several Canada Council grants. Following his retirement, he returned to exhibiting with four shows of new works in the early 1990s, including exhibitions at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Kingston and at Rodman Hall Gallery in St. Catharines.
His paintings are held in several prestigious permanent collections, including:
Vraag en antwoord
Kan ik een virtueel museum bezoeken met de werken van Ralph Allen?
De 3D-galerie van Ralph Allen is een pagina waarop de kunstwerken van de kunstenaar worden gepresenteerd in een virtuele driedimensionale galerie.
Waar kan ik de kunstwerken van Ralph Allen bekijken, gesorteerd op sfeer?
Op de Sfeercollectie pagina van de kunstenaar vindt u de kunstwerken van Ralph Allen, gerangschikt op basis van hun sfeer.
Waar kan ik de kunstwerken van Ralph Allen in chronologische volgorde bekijken?
Er bestaat een tijdlijn van de werken van Ralph Allen: op de Chronologie kunstwerken pagina van de kunstenaar staan de kunstwerken in chronologische volgorde van creatie.
Kan ik de werken van Ralph Allen bekijken per medium?
De werken van Ralph Allen kunnen per medium worden bekeken op de Alle technieken pagina van de kunstenaar.
