Behind Allison Gildersleeve’s canvases, collages and drawings lies a singular proposition: places are not inert; they are repositories for all that passes through them. Her work shows that experiences and sensations are manifestly lodged within our surroundings—not as formal histories but as personal, ever-changing narratives. Gildersleeve deliberately returns again and again to familiar settings – wooded areas, home interiors, open highways, back country roads – to show that repeated visits to the same place invariably result in wildly divergent depictions.

Gildersleeve received a Masters in Fine Art at Bard College in 2004, and a Bachelor of Arts from College of William and Mary in 1992. Gildersleeve has exhibited widely across the United States and abroad. Notable solo exhibitions include Olle Nymans Ateljeer (Stockholm, SE), Asya Geisberg Gallery (New York, NY), Robischon Gallery (Denver, CO), Cynthia Reeves (Walpole NH), Valley House Gallery (Dallas, TX) and Galleri Andersson/Sandström (Stockholm and Umeå, SE). Selected group and two person exhibitions include Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (NY), CRG Gallery (New York, NY), Johansson Projects, (Oakland, CA), PS122 ( New York, NY), Sharon Arts Center, NH, Dunkers Kulturhus (Helsingberg, SE) and Gana Art Space (Seoul, Korea). Gildersleeve has been awarded a NYFA Fellowship in Painting, and residencies at Yaddo, Millay Colony, Vermont Studio Center, and the Liquitex International Residency in London. Gildersleeve is the recipient of the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program Award 2018-2019. Recent projects include a site installation at Cynthia-Reeves Project Space on the MASS MoCA campus in North Adams, MA. Gildersleeve currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.