Sterling Allen

Sterling Allen is an artist and cofounder of Okay Mountain gallery in Austin, Texas, whose own work is known for its humor and profundity. Allen has been recognized for his consumer conscious, found object-based drawings, sculptures, and installations.  Awarded national and international residencies, Allen has been featured in numerous exhibitions, including the 2010 International Artists in Residence in Argentina, Buenos Aires; the 2009 Artpace International Artist- In-Residence Program; and Nexus Texas, a 2007 group exhibition of 16 artists working in Texas at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston. This Tuesday Evenings presentation offers insight into Allen’s practice as an artist while serving as a preview to the reinstallation of the Artpace exhibition Housing Edition, which opens March 5 and runs through April 24, 2011 at the Fort Worth Contemporary Art Gallery at Texas Christian University.