In the Studio with Allison Gildersleeve

This summer, we had the pleasure of visiting Allison Gildersleeve in her Brooklyn studio as she prepared for her solo exhibition Here Somewhere at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London, Connecticut, which just opened on October 10th. Having been born in New London, this exhibition is an exploration of her personal roots and familiar environments. This exhibition includes paintings of both landscapes and interiors, full of vibrant colors and movement, depicting narrative scenes. The looseness of paint application serves to show the influence of time on these environments - moving in a nonlinear way and invoking the mutability of memory.

ARTIST BIO

Allison Gildersleeve received her MFA from Bard College in 2004, and her BA from College of William and Mary in 1992. Gildersleeve has exhibited widely across the United States and abroad. Notable solo exhibitions include Duck Creek Arts Center (East Hampton, NY), Asya Geisberg Gallery (New York, NY), Auxiliary Projects (Brooklyn, NY), Robischon Gallery (Denver, CO), Cynthia Reeves (Walpole NH), Valley House Gallery (Dallas, TX), The George Gallery (Charleston, SC) Galleri Andersson/Sandstrom (Stockholm, SE) and Olle Nymans Ateljeer (Stockholm, SE). Selected group exhibitions include Eric Firestone Gallery (East Hampton, NY), Orwells Garden (Brooklyn, NY), Sarah Shephard Gallery (Larkspur, CA) Platform Project Space, (Brooklyn, NY), Bienvenue Steinberg & J (New York, NY) Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (NY), CRG Gallery (New York, NY), PS122 (New York, NY), Sharon Arts Center (Peterborough, NH), Dunkers Kulturhus (Helsingberg, SE) and Gana Art Space (Seoul, Korea). Gildersleeve was a 2018-2019 recipient of The Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program in Brooklyn, NY. She has been twice awarded the NYFA Fellowship in Painting. She has been an artist resident at Yaddo, the Millay Colony, the Vermont Studio Center, the Liquitex International Research Residency in London, the Norman Bird Sanctuary in Newport RI and Pouch Cove Foundation in Newfoundland, Canada. Born in New London, Gildersleeve lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

ALLISON GILDERSLEEVE – HERE SOMEWHERE

On view now at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum through January 18, 2026

625 Williams Street, New London, CT 06320

For more information please email info@lymanallyn.org