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Cathy Allen

Visual Artist

About the artist: CATHY L. ALLEN

Biography

Ms. Allen has an MFA degree from The Claremont Graduate University, and a BFA degree from Otis/Parsons Art Institute.

Currently, she is an art professor for both Copper Mountain College in Joshua Tree, and College of the Desert in Palm Desert, California. She serves on the board of directors for the Morongo Basin Cultural Arts Council, Inc., and most recently was selected for the Public Arts Advisory Committee by the town of Twentynine Palms.

Ms. Allen’s artistic career has spanned more than twenty years. During this time, she has explored a variety of traditional and nontraditional media. Her favorite mediums are the combination of wood and fire. Though primarily a sculptor, she has also been involved with performance and installation art.

Her work has been displayed in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Palm Springs. It is privately owned regionally and internationally.