Allison Gaines (b. 1998) is an NYC-based painter and multimedia artist. Allison holds a BFA in Painting from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Employing subtle irony and wry humor, Allison utilizes familiar symbols and objects associated with traditional female domesticity to explore the ways in which traumas shape the female experience. Her saturated images, featuring an interplay of recognizable patterns and forms, create a visual language that bridges the personal and the universal. Through a nuanced lens, nostalgia is in conversation with the grotesque. Allison depicts the intricate emotional landscapes of womanhood - and girlhood.