Alison Dougherty (b.1977) is an American painter based in Portland, OR. Her paintings are a visual experience translated onto the canvas through color and texture in a range of energy drawing from her own experiences in life. Her impressions of the world are abstractly layered in large forced brush-strokes and wild sgraffito style scribbling with intentionally placed marks of color, thrown thick pigment and softly blended atmospheric backgrounds. She works to pull the viewer beyond layers of paint into intimate spaces that simultaneously push back leaving feelings of wonder and deep contemplations. She is making a statement to the world through her work. Bold, challenging, thought provoking and witty. She is constantly challenging herself with new ideas and concepts while experimenting with an ever evolving color palette.

"I paint to remain in the present, while simultaneously reflecting on the past, which becomes my inspiration for the future. A.D Alison is the owner of Outlier Gallery a mobile art space she built inside a step van. Inside here she shows her work pop-up style. You can follow her adventures on Instagram @outlier.gallery & @alisondoughety.fineart or sign up with your email to receive event information and view available work @alisondougherty.com

She is the current director and curator of Ford Gallery PDX. Her mission is to support new, emerging and established PNW artists.

My work is intended for everyone. I collect and observe, bringing trinkets from nature and ideas found in everyday life back to the studio where I often color match shells, rocks, seaweed and flowers into the paint and onto the palette. painting primarily on canvas with a variety of tools Inspire to make the viewer for just moment, feel something."

Media: Acrylic | Painting

Studio Number: 81

Address: 2505 SE 11th Ave Suite B005 Portland OR 97202

Community: SE Portland

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Email: a.doughertyfineart@gmail.com

Website: alisondougherty.com

Instagram: @alisondougherty.fineart

Alison Dougherty

Alison Dougherty

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