Allyson Strafella's process involves creating 'drawings' on carbon paper of various color and sizes using a modified vintage typewriter to achieve abstract compositions, sometimes deeply colorful sometimes using softer hues that often are not framed but rather float and move - hinged from the paper's top edge onto a wall. Her work exudes a quiet zin like clarity & thoughtfulness demanding extended viewing. Allyson has exhibited internationally since the early 1990s including the recent 2025 group show "Some New, Some Historic' at Philip Douglas Fine Art. Her present solo exhibition 'the place of a place' is her first solo exhibition with the gallery. Previously Strafella has exhibited with Kathryn Markel Gallery, New York; Curt Markus Gallery, Galleria Raffella Cortese, Milan; Barth Contemporary; Nina Freudenheim, Buffalo NY; September Gallery, Hudson NY; Gallery Joe in Philadelphia. Allyson has received wide institutional support with acquisition s by The Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Walker Arts Center plus museums and not for profit spaces and much  more. Strafella has received numerous grants & art awards including a 2025 Pollock Krasner Award - her second; a Skowhegan Award and more. Her next solo exhibition will open on November 1, 2025 at PDFA. Additional images of artwork by Strafella are available upon request as well as private viewings by appointment.


above: Allyson Strafella, place, 2026. Typed marks on carbon paper, 10 x 7 1/8 inches.

above: Allyson Strafella, side, 2023. Typed marks on handmade abaca paper, 24  1/2 x 23 inches.

above: Allyson Strafella, blue form. Typed marks on handmade abaca paper, 17 3/4 x 14 inches.

above: Allyson Strafella, band, 2017Typed marks on handmade abaca paper, 12 x 9 1/2 inches.

above: Allyson Strafella, here, 2008-2026. Typed marks on hand made paper.

above: Allyson Strafella, blue hollow. Typed marks on handmade paper, 8 x 8 inches.

'a fortification', 2005. Typed marks on green carbon paper, 9 x 5 inches.

'guide 2020'. Typed marks on blue carbon paper, 30 x 23 1/2 inches.