Morgan Allen's artistic career began at an early age as a method to convey emotions and cope with distressful situations in her life. She still strives to express raw emotions in her work and believes the process of automatism is one of the best ways to be honest with yourself and your audience. Motifs of horses, dogs, and birds are commonly used in her work to express salvation, anger, and anxiety, respectively.
Morgan Allen has studied at Blinn College in Bryan, Texas and more recently at Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi, Texas. She has traveled abroad in Spain, France, and Italy to study the Masters of art & architecture; it was then that she was influenced most by the way Masters of the Arts used allegories in nature to hint towards the symbolic meaning of their works. Morgan takes inspiration most strongly from her experiences in life & with meeting new people, travel, nature, and understanding our history's relevance to the present. She currently calls Chicago home, where she works as a freelance artist & illustrator.
Publications include a feature in AdBuster Magazine's March-April 2014 issue, "Blueprint for a New World, Part 1: Psycho"; & The Adventures of Lily & The Fox, Books 1 & 2
Favourite Movies
O Brother, Where Art Thou?; Pulp Fiction; Reservoir Dogs; Fantastic Mr. Fox;
Favourite TV Shows
Doctor Who, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Good Eats
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Silversun Pickups, 10 years, The Postal Service, Death Cab For Cutie, Iron & Wine, The Decemberists, Sara Bareilles, Kimya Dawson, Jaymay
Favourite Books
Ender's Game (Series), Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Harry Potter (Series),
Favourite Games
Pokemon, Plants vs. Zombies
Tools of the Trade
Watercolors, Acrylics, Oils, graphite, charcoal, ink
Other Interests
Traveling, Backpacking, Dog Training, Hiking, Exploring