Born and raised in Brockton, Massachusetts, Bill Allen served a tour of duty as a Marine in Vietnam. Returning home, he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Painting and a Master's Degree in art education from the University Of Massachusetts. He maintained studios in Boston (Broad Street and Fort Point Channel) for 20 years, and he taught art for 35 years. He and his wife, Carolyn, have two sons and now live on Cape Cod.
Bill has garnered numerous awards for his success as an art teacher, including being distinguished with an art educator's award from Harvard University in 1996 and being honored as, "Massachusetts Art Educator of the Year" by Massachusetts College of Art in 2004.
Bill is known for his large-scale abstract and expressionistic paintings. He likes his work to envelop his viewers, pulling them in and challenging them to bring their own experiences to the subject matter, whether it is a walk on the beach, or a view of a cityscape. His most recent works are influenced by Chinese ink wash drawings where the goal is to capture a subject's spirit rather then to reproduce its appearance. Working with mixed media and experimental materials, Bill allows the painting to reveal itself, resulting in bold, yet meditative interpretations of his surroundings.
Bill's works hang in many private collections. His most recent exhibits include:
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Bill Allen's Red Carpet Show (Faded Glory)
Miller White Fine Arts Gallery
September 2, 2022 - September 23, 2022
Opening Reception: September 2, 2022
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22 Annual Boston International Fine Art Show
539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
October 18-21, 2018
Miller White Fine Arts
2018 Summer Invitational
Best Practices
July 6 - August 17, 2018
AD 20/21
Home and Boston Print Fair
Cyclorama Boston Center for the Arts
April 12-15, 2018
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Miller White Fine Arts
South Dennis, MA
31 Bodhisattvas
November 17, 2017 -January 12, 2018
21st Anniversary
Boston International Fine Art Show
539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
October 19-22, 2017
Expressing Freedom - Transcendence Through Art
Miller White Fine Arts
South Dennis, MA
April 28 - June 9, 2017
Saving Gaia: The Seven Thunders
Miller White Fine Arts
South Dennis, MA
November 16, 2016 - January 13, 2017
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20th Anniversary Boston International Fine Art Show
Boston Center for the Arts
539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
October 20-23, 2016
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Cape Cod Hospital Gift of the Arts Program
Hyannis, MA
Paintings on loan through February 2016 - August 2016
Miller White Fine Arts:
South Dennis, MA
Holiday Invitational 2015
Fall 2015 Invitational
April 2015 Invitational
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Cotuit Center for the Arts
Cotuit, MA
Juried Exhibition May 2015 - June 2015
Miller White Fine Arts
Inevitable Art: Five Contemporary Cape Cod Artists in Service of the Muse
November 21, 2014-December 31, 2014
Miller White Fine Arts
Featured Artists
May 2014-June2014
Uptown Body
Falmouth, MA
Boat Series
March 2012-August 2012
Willowbend
Mashpee, MA
Paintings, "Evening Walk" donated and sold for fundraiser to benefit Joslin Diabetes Center
July 2011
Retrospective Exhibit
Main Street, Falmouth, MA
June 28, 2009-July 28, 2009
"William G. Allen's paintings catch your attention immediately...they are large, they are dramatic, they are masterfully done..."
Falmouth Enterprise