Allison Stewart (American/Louisiana, b. 1941) , "Abstract on Grey", oil on canvas, unsigned, 30 in.

Allison Stewart (American/Louisiana, b. 1941) , "Abstract on Grey", oil on canvas, unsigned, 30 in. x 38 in., unframed. Note: When Allison Stewart began the undergraduate biology program at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, she did not know that she would eventually become a professional artist. Though the arts and sciences are often positioned in opposition with one another in academia, Stewart’s background in both fields and her training as a biologist provide her with a unique skillset as an artist. Throughout her forty-year art career, Stewart has created a large, evolving oeuvre that continues to explore environmental issues, particularly ones that involve the Louisiana coastline. In writing about her work, Peter Frank summed it thusly: “Stewart’s painting inhere so much of their sources’ natural vitality that they are charged with an energy that bridges the real and painted. There is finally no distinction between those two states – a condition many organic abstractionists seek but only a few achieve as regularly, and as deftly.”Stewart is an active member of the New Orleans arts community. In 1998, Stewart and her husband, fellow artist Campbell Hutchinson, created Louisiana non-profit KIDsmART. This program emphasizes improving arts education in Louisiana schools and aims to make art education a more integral aspect of a child’s learning. Ref.: “About.” Allison Stewart. www.allisonstewart.com. Accessed Mar 6, 2023.
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