Allison Sommers
BERLIN, GERMANY
Art worker Allison Sommers works in mixed media and gouache to create grotesque compositions. The material surface of their work, constructed with assemblage as well as paint, is as seductive and meaty as the bizarre subjects they contain.
Sommers was raised in a military family, and the Cold War-Era Air Force Bases they grew up in largely inform their work. Self-taught as an artist, Sommers studied History at the University of Virginia, and began exhibiting professionally in 2007 across the US and Europe. Sommers has participated in more than ten group shows at Arch Enemy Arts since the gallery’s inception in 2014.
Catalog of works.
Below is a list of all works from solo and group exhibitions. Any pieces marked with a red dot have been sold.
"What Is Soft In Me / I Have Finally Consecrated" 2024 gouache with mixed media on panel-mounted paper 12" x 12" x 2.5" $1950 USD
"Naiad I" 2024 gouache on paper in mixed media and found object 1.18" x 1.97" x 0.39" $175 USD
"Crab Day" 2024 gouache with mixed media on Arches watercolor paper mounted to panel 11.8" x 5.9" $1000 USD
"Plus Ca Change" (2018) gouache with mixed media and collage on paper mounted on birch panel 8 x 8" $750 USD
"Beholden To" (2016) graphite on paper 5 x 5" framed to 6 x 6" $180 USD
"The Blossom / The Burn" 2024 gouache on paper in mixed media and found object 1.96" x 2.36" x 0.78" $240 USD
"Naiad II" 2024 gouache on paper in mixed media and found object 1.18" x 1.97" x 0.39" $175 USD
"(Nobody)" (2016) graphite on paper 5 x 5" framed to 6 x 6" $180 USD
"Blessed Is The Coming of Darkness" (2018) gouache with mixed media on paper 3 x 3.5" framed to 4 x 6" $225 USD
"Death Invades Me" (2018) gouache with mixed media on paper 3 x 3.5" framed to 4 x 6" $225 US
"Take All The Time You Need" (2020) gouache with mixed media on cradled panel‐mounted paper 8.25 x 11.75" $875 USD
"Idle Spectator" (2019) gouache with mixed media on birch-mounted paper 5 x 7" (hand vertical or horizontal) $475 USD
"Floor" (2018) gouache, mixed media & collage on panel 6 x 6" $424 USD
"Sable I" (2017) gouache on paper 3 x 3.5" plus antique frame $225 USD
"Sable II" (2017) gouache on paper 3 x 3.5" plus antique frame $225 USD
"What's He Building In There?" (2017) gouache on board, pins & wood 6 x 6" $375 USD
“Summer Soldier” (2017) graphite on paper collage with metal pins & vellum 16 x 16” $1200 USD
"O When May It Suffice?" (2016) graphite on paper 5 x 5" framed to 6 x 6" $180 USD
"Does Thou Know" (2016) gouache on paper 5 x 5" framed to 6 x 6" $250 USD
"Who Made Thee" (2016) gouache on paper 5 x 5" framed to 6 x 6" $250 USD
"III." (2014) gouache & mixed media on cradled wood panel 5 x 5" $250 USD
"XIV." (2014) gouache & mixed media on cradled wood panel 5 x 5" $250 USD