Tor Allen

Art Education:

1985 – 1986 – Plymouth College of Art, Art Foundation Course
1986 – 1989 – Bath college of Art, BA hons, Graphic Design
2010 – Art University Plymouth, 6 month post grad cert, Entrepreneurship for creative practice

• Exhibited galleries 2000 – 2005 with the Glasgow society of Women Artists:
  Lillie Art Gallery, Milngavie, Glasgow
  Royal Glasgow Institute, Kelly gallery, Glasgow
  The Torrance gallery, Edinburgh
• 2015 – 2018 – Represented by Advocate art agency
• 2015 – 2022 – Shaf arts Trail, 7 years
• 2021 – Longlisted for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
• 2021 & 2022 – Exhibited at RWA open, Bristol
• 2022 – Shortlisted and exhibited ‘Wildlife Artist of the Year’

My preferred medium is hard to answer… probably painting in watercolour, gouache or acrylic.

Digital art has been a big part of my work in recent years. I also love collage!

I have recently written and illustrated a children’s book called ‘Pippin and the little birds’. This has been on the back burner for a while and it was very satisfying to see it finally come to life.

I love teaching as it pushes me out of my comfort zone. It’s very pleasing to see people make progress but most of all, to see students having fun with art.