Allison Belliveau-ProulxBorn in Staten Island, NY, Allison attended Rhode Island School of Design and ultimately received her BFA from Art Center College of Design in 1989. After college she worked as a freelance illustrator for a few years and then landed a job as a background artist at Hanna Barbera. She worked on many shows including Tom and Jerry, Droopy, Johnny Quest, Yo Yogi to name just a few. Formerly a Walt Disney Feature Animation and Hanna Barbera background artist in Burbank, CA, Allison Belliveau-Proulx has turned her talent to the canvas full time for the last 10 years and currently resides near Dallas, TX. She recently completed her MFA at Texas Woman's University majoring in painting and minoring in sculpture. Allison completed her undergraduate work at Rhode Island School of Design and Art Center College of Design. |
On Your Mark
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Artist Statement
I believe there is a universal impact of the media throughout the world, effecting people both positively and negatively. My work reflects my reactions and perceptions to the complexities of media’s impact on society. The manner with which information is presented is so fleeting that our responses have become fleeting as well. This blur has a numbing effect on our perception.
In this series, “Choosing Heroes,” I am reflecting on how society and the media influence our choice of heroes, and how necessary, although not always acceptable, it is for our heroes to be flawed. Fictional heroes need to be flawed to make them more believable and to gain our empathy. Most find it harder however, when meeting our real life heroes, to discover they are less than the perfect image we had painted them to be in our minds. Our criteria for real life heroes seems almost unattainable, and we are less forgiving and empathetic when discovering what we consider to be their flaws. Often real life heroes are overlooked because they are not able to attain the image of what the media and society has depicted a hero to be.
I use collage, with patterns containing established iconography that reflect the society depicted, and printed imagery from media and pop culture to serve as a societal subconscious. The representational, traditional approach to painting is used selectively to reveal and obscure the collage beneath, reflecting cultural identity and the present reality of urban living.
Artist Statement
I believe there is a universal impact of the media throughout the world, effecting people both positively and negatively. My work reflects my reactions and perceptions to the complexities of media’s impact on society. The manner with which information is presented is so fleeting that our responses have become fleeting as well. This blur has a numbing effect on our perception.
In this series, “Choosing Heroes,” I am reflecting on how society and the media influence our choice of heroes, and how necessary, although not always acceptable, it is for our heroes to be flawed. Fictional heroes need to be flawed to make them more believable and to gain our empathy. Most find it harder however, when meeting our real life heroes, to discover they are less than the perfect image we had painted them to be in our minds. Our criteria for real life heroes seems almost unattainable, and we are less forgiving and empathetic when discovering what we consider to be their flaws. Often real life heroes are overlooked because they are not able to attain the image of what the media and society has depicted a hero to be.
I use collage, with patterns containing established iconography that reflect the society depicted, and printed imagery from media and pop culture to serve as a societal subconscious. The representational, traditional approach to painting is used selectively to reveal and obscure the collage beneath, reflecting cultural identity and the present reality of urban living.
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2015 Education Management Corp-Online classes for Art Institute
2015 SMU Continuing And Professional Education - Dallas, TX 2015 Texas Woman’s University - Denton, TX 2010 Texas Teachers Alternative Teaching Certification
2007 Studio Arts
1989 Art Center College of Design
1983-1986 Rhode Island School of Design
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2015 - Present Art Institute of Dallas - Adjunct Instructor Dallas, TX
2012 Texas Woman’s University - Graduate Teaching Assistant
2013 Denton, TX
2010 Mansfield Art Classes - Director and founder
2011 Mansfield, TX
1995 Motion Picture Screen Cartoonist Union North Hollywood, CA
1992 Hanna Barbara
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2003 - present A Proulx Fine Art
1992 - 1998 Walt Disney Feature Animation - background artist
1990 - 1992 Hanna Barbera - background artist
1989 - 1992 Commercial Freelance Illustration
HONORS
2013 Visual Art Society of Texas Member’s Exhibition, Denton, TX.
2012 Visual Art Society of Texas Member’s Exhibition, Denton, TX.
2011 Texas Woman’s University Alliance Show, Denton, TX.
2010 World Art Foundation, Fullerton, CA.
EXHIBITIONS
2016 Merging Visions - Meadows Gallery at the Appleton Art Center, Denton, TX
2015 Urban Confliction - Plano Art Association, Plano, TX.
2014 Lucky Seven Exhibition - Texas Woman’s University East Gallery, Denton, TX.
Rising Eyes of Texas - Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, TX.
2013 Craighead Green’s New Texas Talent - Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
Rising Eyes of Texas - Rockport Center for the Arts - Rockport, TX.
2012 Texas Woman’s University Alliance Show - Texas Woman’s University East and West Gallery - Denton, TX.
2011 Texas Woman’s University Alliance Show - Texas Woman’s university East and West Gallery - Denton, TX
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2015 Urban Confliction - Plano Art Association - Plano, TX.
Curator: Soheyla Rashidyan
fort worth art collective at the brit - Ft. Worth, TX.
fort worth art collective at bluebonnet circle - Ft. Worth, TX.
Maryanne Meltzer/Allison Proulx - North Lake College Gallery - Irving, TX.
REPRESENTATION
2010 Rive Gauche Gallery - Scottsdale, AZ. 2009-2010
2009 Gallery At the End of the World - Pasadena, CA
2008 United Picture and Frame and Gallery - Pasadena, CA
PUBLICATIONS
2015 Walt Disney’s Pocahontas: The Legacy Collection. Background Paintings
2014 Merging Visions. Visual Art Society of Texas
2013 Merging visions. Visual Art Society of Texas
1997 The Art of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Walt Disney Feature Animation
1995 The Art of Pocahontas. Walt Disney Feature Animation
1995 Sotheby’s. Pocahontas Catalogue Cover
MEMBERSHIPSFort Worth Community Art Center
Visual Art Society of Texas
McKinney Avenue Contemporary
Kimbell Art Museum
Dallas Museum of Art
Modern Art Museum of Ft. Worth
Bath House Cultural Center
2015 Education Management Corp-Online classes for Art Institute
2015 SMU Continuing And Professional Education - Dallas, TX 2015 Texas Woman’s University - Denton, TX 2010 Texas Teachers Alternative Teaching Certification
2007 Studio Arts
- Digital Art Classes
- Digital Art Classes
1989 Art Center College of Design
- BFA illustration with distinction
1983-1986 Rhode Island School of Design
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2015 - Present Art Institute of Dallas - Adjunct Instructor Dallas, TX
- Classes: Gesture/Life Drawing
- Observational Drawing
- Anatomy
2012 Texas Woman’s University - Graduate Teaching Assistant
2013 Denton, TX
- Class: Intro To Painting In Oils :3 Semesters
2010 Mansfield Art Classes - Director and founder
2011 Mansfield, TX
- Class: Intro To Painting In Oils: One Year
- Intro To Drawing/Figure Drawing: One Year
1995 Motion Picture Screen Cartoonist Union North Hollywood, CA
- Class: Background Painting Techniques In Acrylics: 12 Weeks
1992 Hanna Barbara
- Manila, Philippines
- Supervisor: Background Painting Department: Two Months
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2003 - present A Proulx Fine Art
1992 - 1998 Walt Disney Feature Animation - background artist
- Films Include: Aladdin, Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Fantasia Continued.
1990 - 1992 Hanna Barbera - background artist
- Shows Include: Yo Yogi, Tom and Jerry, Scooby Doo, Fish Police, Monster In My Pocket, Johnny Quest, Flintstones Commercial,
1989 - 1992 Commercial Freelance Illustration
HONORS
2013 Visual Art Society of Texas Member’s Exhibition, Denton, TX.
- Best of Show
- Purchase Award, Barbara Evan’s Attorney at Law Award
- Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society
2012 Visual Art Society of Texas Member’s Exhibition, Denton, TX.
- Best of Show
- Second Place
2011 Texas Woman’s University Alliance Show, Denton, TX.
- Second Place
2010 World Art Foundation, Fullerton, CA.
- World Art Expo
- First Place - Emerging Artist Competition
EXHIBITIONS
2016 Merging Visions - Meadows Gallery at the Appleton Art Center, Denton, TX
- Unjuried
- Unjuried
2015 Urban Confliction - Plano Art Association, Plano, TX.
- Invitational Exhibition
- Unjuried
- Jurors: Elaine Taylor, Ariel Davis
- Woman’s University, Denton, TX.
- Committee: Gary Washmon, Tanya Synar, Vance Wingate
- Juror: Mary Vernon
- Juror: Elaine Taylor, Ariel Davis
- Jurors: Susan Roth Romans, Jordan Roth
2014 Lucky Seven Exhibition - Texas Woman’s University East Gallery, Denton, TX.
- Jurors: TWU faculty
- Juror: Leigh Arnold
Rising Eyes of Texas - Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, TX.
- Juror: Chris Davila
- Juror: Rachel Hiser
- Jurors: TWU Faculty
2013 Craighead Green’s New Texas Talent - Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
- Jurors: Kenneth Craighead, Steve Green, Scott Presley.
- Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX.
- Juror: Michelle Hayes
- Juror: Gary Washmon
Rising Eyes of Texas - Rockport Center for the Arts - Rockport, TX.
- Juror: Dennis Nance
2012 Texas Woman’s University Alliance Show - Texas Woman’s University East and West Gallery - Denton, TX.
- Juror: Leslie Murrell - assistant curator of education at the Modern in Ft. worth, tx
- Juror: Christina Rees
- Juror: Ana Lopez
- Juror: John Yau
- UNT Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX.
- Juror: Elaine Taylor
- Juror:Joy Reed
2011 Texas Woman’s University Alliance Show - Texas Woman’s university East and West Gallery - Denton, TX
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2015 Urban Confliction - Plano Art Association - Plano, TX.
Curator: Soheyla Rashidyan
fort worth art collective at the brit - Ft. Worth, TX.
fort worth art collective at bluebonnet circle - Ft. Worth, TX.
Maryanne Meltzer/Allison Proulx - North Lake College Gallery - Irving, TX.
- Curator: Steven Benezue
- Curators: Eric Miller, Lin Wang.
REPRESENTATION
2010 Rive Gauche Gallery - Scottsdale, AZ. 2009-2010
2009 Gallery At the End of the World - Pasadena, CA
2008 United Picture and Frame and Gallery - Pasadena, CA
PUBLICATIONS
2015 Walt Disney’s Pocahontas: The Legacy Collection. Background Paintings
2014 Merging Visions. Visual Art Society of Texas
2013 Merging visions. Visual Art Society of Texas
1997 The Art of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Walt Disney Feature Animation
1995 The Art of Pocahontas. Walt Disney Feature Animation
1995 Sotheby’s. Pocahontas Catalogue Cover
MEMBERSHIPSFort Worth Community Art Center
Visual Art Society of Texas
McKinney Avenue Contemporary
Kimbell Art Museum
Dallas Museum of Art
Modern Art Museum of Ft. Worth
Bath House Cultural Center
