Karl Allen is a British contemporary artist working across media in performance, sculpture, and film. Inspired by pop culture, lewd sexual innuendo, and humour, Allen constructs complicated critiques of consumerism and art. “I just wanna do shit.”  Among his recurring themes in his Abstract Expressionism is the satirizing of the iconic influencer, which depicts a selfie style composition, vein. Born on February 26th, 1975 in Croydon, Surrey, he went on to receive his BA from Central Saint Martins in London, UK and his MA at the Brighton Screen and Film School.

Karl Allen

Studied
MA-BIMM, (2022)
BA-UAL, Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design, 2010 
FA-Degree with Distinction, Fine Art Skills and Practices. 2009
Slade School of Fine Art, University College London.  2008 

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​EXHIBITIONS
The Most Outrageous Act  Solo show(2020)
Self Crush   Performance, Toe jam Backlot, Miami- (2019)
Drag Therapy  Documentary, OUTShine film Fest, FTL Florida (2018)
Take Over   777 Mall, Miami, Collaborative Performance, (2017)
One Time Reis Studios 262, NYC, (2016)
​The Downtown Project . Curator and Artist, Group Show, Mccormick place, MiAMI (2015)
The Box Portrait  Interiority exhibition, London. (2012)
Central saint Martins, London, WC1 In Black and White, Group show, Lion and Unicorn Theatre, UK, (2010)