About

TJA teaching at The Painting & Drawing Art Studio of Rome. Photo by Elisabetta Tommasoni, April 2010

The Painting & Drawing Art Studio of Rome was founded in November, 2009 by the American painter Timothy Joseph Allen. The inaugural courses began in February, 2010.

For a look at Tim’s paintings and drawings, please visit the following website: http://www.americanartistinrome.com

Or follow Tim’s blog: pLog – the painter’s log of Timothy Joseph Allen

Curriculum Vitae

Timothy Joseph Allen

• Born 1970 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
• 1970-1971—Ann Arbor, Michigan
• 1971-1979—Nashville, Tennessee
• 1979-1988—Versailles, Kentucky
• 1988-1992—Greencastle, Indiana
• 1992-1998—Bloomington, Indiana
• 1998-Present—Rome, Italy / Louisville, Kentucky

Education

• 2010, January—3 weeks with Odd Nerdrum, Memorosa, Norway
• 1996-1998 Masters in Fine Art, Painting—Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
• 1993-1996 School for Continuing Studies—Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
  Italian Studies: Conversation and Grammar, Literature, Poetry (Il Decadentismo)
  and History of Italian Cinema.
• 1988-1992 Bachelor of Arts (Studio Art Major)—DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
  Studies at DePauw University included:
  • 1990, Fall Semester—Great Lakes College Association, New York City
    Internship with Hill Holiday Design Agency (Manhattan, New York)
  • 1991, Spring Semester—Temple University Rome Program, Rome, Italy
    Studies in: Italian, Painting, Drawing, Sculpture and Art History.

Awards & Exhibitions

• 2010 Group Exhibition, Painting—Arte PerOGGI, Villa Pamphilj, Rome, Italy
• 2009 Faculty Professional Development Award—The American University of Rome
• 2009 Group Exhibition, Painting—Arte PerOGGI, Il Museo Nazionale dell’Arte Alto Medioevo, Rome, Italy (March 6th – 15th)
• 2008 Solo Exhibition, Painting & Drawing—Eyes on the Summit, Zigaetana, Rome, Italy (April 7th – June 30th)
• 2008 Group Exhibition, Painting—Arte del Territorio – The Magician’s Assistant, Circolo degli Artisti, Rome, Italy (May 11th)
• 2008 Group Exhibition, Painting & Drawing—Arte del Territorio – Light & Eclisse, Circolo degli Artisti, Rome, Italy (March 9th)
• 2007 Faculty Professional Development Award—The American University of Rome
• 2007 Solo Exhibition, Drawing—The Anatomy of Light, Cafè Perù, Rome, Italy (October 13th – November 3rd)
• 2007 Group Exhibition, Painting—Identità: Espressioni a Pennello, Palazzo dei Congressi, Rome, Italy (October 5th – October 7th)
• 2007 Premio Arte PerOGGI, third edition—Identità: Espressioni a Pennello, Third Place Finalist
• 2007 Group Exhibition, Drawing—La Porta Blu Gallery, Rome, Italy
• 2006 Faculty Professional Development Award—The American University of Rome
• 2006 Group Exhibition, Drawing—La Porta Blu Gallery, Rome, Italy
• 2006 Group Exhibition, Painting—Egyptian Cultural Center, Rome, Italy
• 2006 Group Exhibition, Painting—Gallerie Benucci, Rome, Italy
• 2006 Premio Culturale Roma Centro Storico, First Edition—Competition Finalist
• 1998 Graduate Exhibition—Indiana University Museum of Art, Bloomington, Indiana
• 1998 Herman B. Wells Fellowship Award—John Waldren Art Center, Bloomington, Indiana
• 1996 “National Society of Arts and Letters”—John Waldren Art Center, Bloomington, Indiana
• 1994 Solo Exhibition—John Waldren Art Center, Bloomington, Indiana
• 1992 Emison Fellowship (recognition of the outstanding senior artist at DePauw)—DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana

Work in Private Collections:

• Australia: Sidney
• France: Dijon.
• Italy: Genoa, Milan, Bari, Rome
• USA: Atlanta, Bloomington, Chicago, Cincinnati, Durango, Flagstaff, Lexington, Louisville, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Antonio, Seattle, Versailles, Washington D.C.

Teaching Experience

• 2006, September to Present, American University of Rome—Rome, Italy
  • Adjunct Faculty for the following courses:
  • Italian Sketchbook – Studio
  • Intermediate Drawing – Studio
  • Art of Rome – Art History
  • Web Graphics, Coding and Site Design – Communications
• 2006, March, Penn State University—Rome, Italy
  • Guest Lecturer on two subjects:
  • On-site discussion of the Vatican and the construction of St. Peter’s Basilica;
  • Website workshop with a focus on image optimization and the creation of web galleries.
• 2004 – 2005 Accademia dell’Illustrazione—Rome, Italy
  • Instructor for “Flash for Illustrators” with a focus on using Macromedia Flash MX as a tool to animate illustrations created in Illustrator.
• 1999 European School of Economics—Rome, Italy
  • Taught Advanced courses in English as a Foreign Language.
• 1999 Istituto Multilingue—Rome, Italy
  • Taught Individual and Group courses in English as a foreign language with a focus on speaking and listening proficiency.
• 1997-1998 Indiana University—Bloomington, Indiana
  • Associate Instructor for courses in “Drawing, Color Theory, Painting, and Sculpture.”