About the Artist

Stefanie Allen is an acrylic painter and oil pastel artist whose work is recognized for the unique use of both mediums. Drawing inspiration from the natural world, her paintings explore the space between representation and abstraction, capturing the movement, light, and emotion found in landscapes and organic forms. Through layered color and expressive mark-making, Stefanie seeks to evoke not only the landscape itself but the feeling of being immersed in it.

Allen received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she was honored with the Chancellor’s Award. Since then, her award-winning work has been exhibited in galleries and regional exhibitions across the country and is held in both private and public collections. Her honors include the Purchase Award from the Schaumburg Cultural Commission in Schaumburg, Illinois, and Best of Pastels at Art in the Barn in Barrington, Illinois. She also completed a five-painting commission for the permanent collection of the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago.

Working from her studio on Cape Cod, Allen continues to explore the expressive possibilities of color and texture.

Photograph by Lesley Whitehead