Allyson Holtz
GRANTS / AWARDS
2006 Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Artist’s Opportunity Grant
2005 Heinz Endowments/ Creative Capital Foundation, Professional Development Grant
2004 Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Artist’s Opportunity Grant
2004 National Endowment for the Arts, New Works/Artist Residency Award
2004 Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, Eastern Mennonite University, Restorative Justice Study Award
2003 Detroit Institute of Art, Artist/ Educator’s Grant
2002 Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Artist’s Opportunity Grant
2002 Visual Understanding in Education (New York) Study Grant
1990 Autodesk, Artist Project Grant
1990 Sony, Artist Project Grant
1990 Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Artist Materials Grant
1989 Connecticut Women Artists, Second Prize Group Award
1984 Connecticut Academy of Fine Artists, Academy Prize, First Place
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2004 University Gallery, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA
2003 Hygienic Galleries, Created Realities, New London, CT
2001 Penn Gallery, Recent Works on Paper, Pittsburgh, PA
2000 Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Holtz: Three Generations of Artists, Sewickley, PA
1996 Fulcrum Gallery, Regeneration, Richmond, VA
1994 Mabey Gallery, Of Charms and History, Richmond, VA
1990 MS Gallery, Hartford, CT
1989 Vangarde Gallery, Dog Days of Summer, New London, CT
1987 Element 1, New York, NY
1986 Manwarring Gallery, New Works, Connecticut College, New London, CT
1984 Stone Gallery, Edge to Edge, New York, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2005 Moxie Dada, Incandescent, Pittsburgh, PA
2005 707 Penn Gallery, Challenge 3, Pittsburgh, PA
2003 York Square Gallery, The Art of Historical Revelation: the World of Deceivers & Deceived, New
Haven, CT
2003 Sunrise Museum, Appalachian Corridors, Charleston, WV
2002 Foreland Street Studio, Group Show, Pittsburgh, PA
2002 Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, PCA Resident Artists, Pittsburgh, PA
2002 Europe Art, Group Show, Pittsburgh, PA
2002 Garfield Artworks, Society of Sculptors 67th Open Annual Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA
2001 Society for Contemporary Craft, Fiberart International, Pittsburgh, PA
1999 Gallerie Chiz, Food for Thought, Pittsburgh, PA
1998 Erie Art Museum, 75th Annual Art Exhibition, Erie, PA
1998 Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh Progressive Artists, Pittsburgh, PA
1997 Andy Warhol Museum, A Day Without Art, Pittsburgh, PA
1997 Jewish Community Center of Pittsburgh, Hidden, Concealed and Revealed- the Search for Jewish Identity, Pittsburgh, PA
1997 Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, 87th Annual Exhibition, Carnegie Museum
1995 Dadian Gallery, Crucifixion of the Feminine, Center for the Arts and Religion, Wesley
Theological Seminary, Washington, DC
1994 Mabey Gallery, Crucifixion of the Feminine, Richmond, VA
1992 Richmond Airport, Mirror, Mirror On the Wall- Contemporary Self-Portraits, Richmond, VA
1990 Vangarde Garde Gallery, New London, CT
1989 Noho Gallery, New York, NY
1989 New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut Artists, New Britain, CT
1989 Wadsworth Athaneum, One +One, Hartford, CT
1988 MS Gallery, Selected Artists, Hartford, CT
1988 Old State House, New Works- Connecticut Women Artists, Hartford, CT
1988 William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
1987 Veridian Gallery, Geography of the Imagination, New York, NY
1987 Connecticut Commission on the Arts, Connecticut Artist's Showcase, Hartford, CT
1987 Stone Gallery, New England Artists, Atlanta, GA
1987 John Slade Ely House, New Haven, CT
1986 MS Gallery, Works on Paper, Hartford, CT
1986 Joseloff Gallery, Connecticut Women Artists, Hartford Art School, Hartford, CT
1986 Element 1, Abstract Technics, New York, NY
PUBLIC ART / COLLECTIONS
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT
City of New London, CT
General Dynamics/Electric Boat Division, Groton, CT
Southeastern Regional Technical School, Groton, CT
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Ruta, Johnes. “Allyson Holtz: Created Realities” Art New England. August/September 2003
Pearson, Dan. “Invisible Men” New London Day. April 13, 2003
Brensilver, David. “Art Crimes” Westerly Sun. March 27, 2003
Winn, Alice. “PCA Resident Artists” Pittsburgh City Paper. July 24, 2002
Venkatasubban, Sharmila. “ Letter from Western Penn” In Pittsburgh. January 17, 2001
Winn, Alice. “ Double Vision.” Pittsburgh City Paper. January 18, 2001
Bullard, CeCe. “Fulcrum Gallery Exhibit Explores Art and Nature” Richmond-Times Dispatch. October, 1996
Roberts-Pullen, Paulette. “Sights” Style Weekly. May 31, 1994
Bullard, CeCe. “Of Charms and History.” Richmond Times- Dispatch. May 6, 1994
Kyff, Robert. “Liberating Art.” Kingswood-Oxford Magazine. Winter, 1990
Gelezunas, Mary. “Con Artists.” Wesleyan. Winter, 1990
Susi, Holly. “She Combines Love of Technology, Art.” Providence Journal. March 7, 1990
Raynor, Vivian. “Wistful Works on Paper.” New York Times. June 3, 1989
Dufresne, Beth. “Bowser Gets His Dues.” New London Day. September 3, 1989
Schwendenwein, Jude. “MS Gallery Shows Work of 10 Artists” Hartford Courant. June 5, 1988
Damsker, Mark. “Works on Paper Marks Fifth Anniversary of MS Gallery.” Hartford Courant. June 21, 1987
Cooper, John. “Allyson Holtz: Art Lives at Ground Zero.” Sun Dial Magazine. March, 1987
Brown, Carol. “Show Is Surprising.” New London Day. December 30, 1989
Braccideferro, Gail. “Art, Technology Blended in Gift.” New London Day. September 30, 1984
Marks, Steven. “High-Tech Sculptor.” Connecticut Magazine. May, 1985
Wilmarth, Peter. “All Dressed Up, Someplace to Go.” New England Monthly Magazine. May, 1984
Zakin, Susan. “Art Show Success.” New York Times. January 22, 1984
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2008 Erie Council on the Arts, Artist’s Residency, Youth Development Center, New Castle, PA
2004 United States Penitentiary Allenwood, White Deer, PA
2002 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Artist Residency, PA Prison Society- S.T.E.P, Pittsburgh, PA
2000 Allegheny County Jail, Pittsburgh, PA
1984 Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Waterford, CT
LECTURES / PANELS / PRESENTATIONS
2005 Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2001 Northern California Women’s Facility, California Department of Corrections, Stockton, CA
2005 American Corrections Association, Annual Conference, Baltimore MD
2002 Americans for the Arts, Annual Conference, Denver, CO
2001 Center for the Arts in Society, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
1990 Connecticut College, New London, CT
TEACHING
2004-2006 State Correctional Institution at Fayette, La Belle, PA
1998-2004 State Correctional Institute at Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
1999-2003 LaRoche College, Pittsburgh, PA
1985-1990 Arts in Corrections, Connecticut Prison Association/ Connecticut Corrections Dept.
1984-1990 University of Connecticut, Avery Point, Groton, CT
1984-1985 University of New Haven, New Haven, CT, On-site General Dynamics/Electric Boat Division,
Quonset Point, RI
COMMUNITY ARTS
2006 -Pres. Founder, Center for Restorative Justice and Community Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
1979-1990 Founding President, Hygienic Art, Inc., New London, CT
1978-1990 Director, New London City Arts Project (Federally funded - CETA Program)
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1997-1998 Project facilitator, Program for Female Offenders, Pittsburgh, PA
1987-1990 Director, Arts-in-Corrections, Connecticut Prison Association /State of Connecticut Department
of Corrections
1980-1981 Structural welder, General Dynamics, Electric Boat Division, Groton, CT
EDUCATION
MA Liberal Studies, History and Culture of American Technology, Wesleyan University
Graduate Studies, History of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BA English, University of Hartford
Painting, photography, Hartford Art School
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Ambit Welding School, Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT
Southeastern Regional Technical, Structural Steel Fabrication and Shipbuilding, Groton, CT