Antler Mask in Bronze (Midnight), 2025.
Antler Mask in Bronze (Midnight), 2025.
 BRILLIANT SKY (For Mary Ann Carroll), 2025.
BRILLIANT SKY (For Mary Ann Carroll), 2025.
 Red Hills Yard Sign, 2021.
Red Hills Yard Sign, 2021.
 Floral Mask in Bronze, 2024.
Floral Mask in Bronze, 2024.
 AJH.21407.jpg
Whitetail Creature, 2021.
Whitetail Creature, 2021.
 Metal Yard Sign with Sabal Palm Fronds II, 2019.
Metal Yard Sign with Sabal Palm Fronds II, 2019.
 Metal Yard Sign with Sabal Palm Fronds (detail), 2019.
Metal Yard Sign with Sabal Palm Fronds (detail), 2019.
 Grape Mask in Bronze (Haint Blue), 2025.
Grape Mask in Bronze (Haint Blue), 2025.
 Untitled (Ouroboros), 2017
Untitled (Ouroboros), 2017
 Untitled (White Ouroboros), 2023
Untitled (White Ouroboros), 2023
 Untitled (White Ouroboros), 2023 (detail)
Untitled (White Ouroboros), 2023 (detail)
 Yard Sign with White Feathers, 2019.
Yard Sign with White Feathers, 2019.
 Yard Sign with White Feathers (detail), 2019.
Yard Sign with White Feathers (detail), 2019.
 Black mask with hair, 2019.
Black mask with hair, 2019.
 The peo-ple cried mer-cy in the storm, 2018
The peo-ple cried mer-cy in the storm, 2018
 The peo-ple cried mer-cy in the storm, 2018
The peo-ple cried mer-cy in the storm, 2018
 Yard Sign with Yellow and White Constellation, Yard Sign with Blue Constellation, 2019
Yard Sign with Yellow and White Constellation, Yard Sign with Blue Constellation, 2019
 Blackwater Creature III, 2019.
Blackwater Creature III, 2019.
 AJH.21406_side.jpg
Seven Creatures, 2017
Seven Creatures, 2017
 Guinea Mask, 2019.
Guinea Mask, 2019.
 AJH.21438.jpg
Yard Sign VIII (Wicked Problem), 2018
Yard Sign VIII (Wicked Problem), 2018
 Pitch, 2018
Pitch, 2018
 Yard Sign VII (Mother), 2018
Yard Sign VII (Mother), 2018
 Yard Sign VI (Atomic Dog), 2018
Yard Sign VI (Atomic Dog), 2018
 Pink Creature II, 2018
Pink Creature II, 2018
 Fencing masks, 2018
Fencing masks, 2018
 Metal Tambourines, 2016
Metal Tambourines, 2016
 Wonder Room, 2017
Wonder Room, 2017
Antler Mask in Bronze (Midnight), 2025.
Antler Mask in Bronze (Midnight), 2025.Cast bronze, patina
BRILLIANT SKY (For Mary Ann Carroll), 2025.
BRILLIANT SKY (For Mary Ann Carroll), 2025.
Red Hills Yard Sign, 2021.
Red Hills Yard Sign, 2021.
Floral Mask in Bronze, 2024.
Floral Mask in Bronze, 2024.Cast bronze
AJH.21407.jpg
Whitetail Creature, 2021.
Whitetail Creature, 2021.
Metal Yard Sign with Sabal Palm Fronds II, 2019.
Metal Yard Sign with Sabal Palm Fronds II, 2019.
Metal Yard Sign with Sabal Palm Fronds (detail), 2019.
Metal Yard Sign with Sabal Palm Fronds (detail), 2019.
Grape Mask in Bronze (Haint Blue), 2025.
Grape Mask in Bronze (Haint Blue), 2025.Cast bronze, patina
Untitled (Ouroboros), 2017
Untitled (Ouroboros), 2017Alligator carcasses, foam.From the exhibition, Allison Janae Hamilton: Pitch, on view at MASS MoCA from March 25, 2018 - February 2019.
Untitled (White Ouroboros), 2023
Untitled (White Ouroboros), 2023ASA filament, paint, resinImage Courtesy of the Clark InstituteOn view as part of the exhibition "Humane Ecologies: Eight Positions" at the Clark Art Institute (Williamstown, MA), curated by Robert Wiesenberger. July 15 - October 29, 2023.
Untitled (White Ouroboros), 2023 (detail)
Untitled (White Ouroboros), 2023 (detail)ASA filament, paint, resinImage Courtesy of the Clark InstituteOn view as part of the exhibition "Humane Ecologies: Eight Positions" at the Clark Art Institute (Williamstown, MA), curated by Robert Wiesenberger. July 15 - October 29, 2023.
Yard Sign with White Feathers, 2019.
Yard Sign with White Feathers, 2019.
Yard Sign with White Feathers (detail), 2019.
Yard Sign with White Feathers (detail), 2019.
Black mask with hair, 2019.
Black mask with hair, 2019.
The peo-ple cried mer-cy in the storm, 2018
The peo-ple cried mer-cy in the storm, 2018Painted tambourines and steel armature18 ft. x 36 in. x 36 in. (548.6 x 91.4 x 91.4 cm)This sculpture was part of the group exhibition ‘Indicators: Artists on Climate Change,’ on view at Storm King Art Center May 19, 2018 - November 11, 2018.
The peo-ple cried mer-cy in the storm, 2018
The peo-ple cried mer-cy in the storm, 2018Painted tambourines and steel armature18 ft. x 36 in. x 36 in. (548.6 x 91.4 x 91.4 cm)This sculpture was part of the group exhibition ‘Indicators: Artists on Climate Change,’ on view at Storm King Art Center May 19, 2018 - November 11, 2018.
Yard Sign with Yellow and White Constellation, Yard Sign with Blue Constellation, 2019
Yard Sign with Yellow and White Constellation, Yard Sign with Blue Constellation, 2019
Blackwater Creature III, 2019.
Blackwater Creature III, 2019.
AJH.21406_side.jpg
Seven Creatures, 2017
Seven Creatures, 2017Foam, mixed media.From the exhibition, Fictions, on view at the Studio Museum in Harlem (2017-2018) and Allison Janae Hamilton: Pitch, on view at MASS MoCA from March 25, 2018 - February 2019.
Guinea Mask, 2019.
Guinea Mask, 2019.
AJH.21438.jpg
Yard Sign VIII (Wicked Problem), 2018
Yard Sign VIII (Wicked Problem), 2018
Pitch, 2018
Pitch, 2018Installation of pine logs, mixed media.From the exhibition, Allison Janae Hamilton: Pitch, on view at MASS MoCA from March 25, 2018 - February 2019.
Yard Sign VII (Mother), 2018
Yard Sign VII (Mother), 2018Mixed media on wood panelFrom the exhibition, Allison Janae Hamilton: Pitch, on view at MASS MoCA from March 25, 2018 - February 2019.
Yard Sign VI (Atomic Dog), 2018
Yard Sign VI (Atomic Dog), 2018Mixed media on wood panelFrom the exhibition, Allison Janae Hamilton: Pitch, on view at MASS MoCA from March 25, 2018 - February 2019.
Pink Creature II, 2018
Pink Creature II, 2018Fabric, mixed media.From the exhibition, Allison Janae Hamilton: Pitch, on view at MASS MoCA from March 25, 2018 - February 2019.
Fencing masks, 2018
Fencing masks, 2018Fencing masks, mixed  media.From the exhibition, Allison Janae Hamilton: Pitch, on view at MASS MoCA from March 25, 2018 - February 2019.
Metal Tambourines, 2016
Metal Tambourines, 2016Hand-made metal tambourines.From the exhibition, Allison Janae Hamilton: Pitch, on view at MASS MoCA from March 25, 2018 - February 2019.
Wonder Room, 2017
Wonder Room, 2017Multimedia installation installed at Recess Art, 2017.  www.recessart.org/allisonjanaehamilton
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2014

  • Allison Janae Hamilton: Kingdom of the Marvelous. Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY.

2012

  • The Black Ain't Project: Installation #1. chashama Gallery, New York, NY.
  • SPACE IS THE PLACE. Corridor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
     

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2015

  • DandyLion. Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL.
  • Badass Art Man. African American Museum in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.

2013

  • Artists-in-Residence Group Exhibition. SVA Galleries, New York, NY.
  • Wish You Were Here. A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.

2012

  • Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series. Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY.

2011

  • Dirty Sensibilities. Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, New York, NY.

2013

  • Cage Unrequited by Pope.L. A performance co-organized by The Studio Museum in Harlem, Performa,  and The Grey Art Gallery, NYU and in conjunction with the exhibition Radical Presence: Black  Performance in Contemporary Art, curated by Valerie Cassel Oliver.  New York, NY. 
  • Art Director, Roots. |&| Rigor. Director, Tiona McClodden. Philadelphia, PA.

2012

  • Art/Production Team, QueenS. Director, dream hampton.

2013

  • "Committee." Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, The Smithsonian  Institution.   Washington, DC.
  • "Sisters."  Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, The Smithsonian  Institution.   Washington, DC.

2014

  • Critical Perspectives on Visual Culture Symposium, Whitney Museum of American Art. May 20, 2014.

2013

  • Folklife Festival, The Smithsonian Institution,  Washington, DC.
  • Black  Portraiture[s]: The Black Body in the West Symposium, Université de Paris Diderot, Paris, France.

2011

  • From Portraits to Pinups: Representations of Women in Art and Popular Culture Symposium, Brooklyn Museum,  Brooklyn, NY.

2010

  • Conversations Lecture Series, Institute for Research in African-American Studies, Columbia  University, New York, NY.

2009

  • Transnational Feminisms Conference, Manchester, United Kingdom.

FEATURES

"40 Amazing Black Artists to Watch in 2014," NBC's The Grio. TheGrio.com January 3, 2014. Web.

"30 Under 30 Women Photographers," Photoboite. photoboite.com January 1, 2014. Web.

Long, Monique. "Marvelous Dandies: Allison Janae Hamilton Presents Her Foppish Subjects in Lush Landscapes," Studio Museum in Harlem Blog. studiomuseum.org/studio-blog. December 13, 2013. Web.

"Allison Janae Hamilton," Hycide Magazine No. 5 (January 2013), p.59. Print.

"P-Funk," Insight Magazine Vol. 4, No. 3. (Fall 2011), pp. 48-53. Print and Web.

ARTWORK COMMISSIONED FOR PUBLICATIONS

Artforum. November 2014. p. 203. Print.

Transition Magazine. Issue 114 (Summer 2014). pp. 60, 63, 65. http://hutchinscenter.fas.harvard.edu/transition. Print and Web.

Women and Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory. Vol. 22, No 2-3 (Fall 2012).  Cover Image. Print.

INTERVIEWS AND REVIEWS

Moore, Darnell. "TFW Interview: Allison Janae Hamilton on 'The Black Ain't Project Installation #1: Embodiment,'" thefeministwire.com.  March 7, 2012. Web.

Wimberly, Dexter. "Dirty Sensibilities: A New South," thestarklife.com. October 12, 2011. Web.

ADDITIONAL CITATIONS

Bailey, Ludlow E. "An Insider's Guide to African Diaspora Art at Basel Miami Beach 2014," thegrio.com. December 4, 2014. Web.

Ball, Charing. "Dandies in Paris," peopleplacesthingsradio.com. December 4, 2012. Web.

Harris, Juliette. "The Great Gathering in Paris," The International Review of African American Art (Spring 2013). Web.

Leavell, Gerald. "Gerald Leavell on ETW '11," studiomuseum.org/studio-blog. April 20, 2011. Web.