Bio

Timothy Joseph Allen is a traditional oil painter who has lived and worked in Rome, Italy for over twenty-five years.

He began his career in 1992, earning a BA in Studio Art at DePauw University and an MFA in Painting at Indiana University, Bloomington in 1998.

His medium is oil on canvas and his style and subject matter are inspired by painters from the Renaissance and Baroque, principally Titian, Caravaggio, Velázquez, Rembrandt, and Van Dyck.  Of special importance is painting from life.

For twenty years he taught courses in the Fine Arts and Art History programs at The American University of Rome.

In 2010 he founded the traditional art school, PADASOR (acronym for the Painting And Drawing Art Studio Of Rome), which he joyously manages to this day.

Awards, Exhibitions, Lectures & Publications

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.

Degrees

  • 1996-1998, Masters in Fine Art, Painting—Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
    Graduate studies included a summer in Florence, Italy
  • 1988-1992, Bachelor of Arts (Studio Art Major)—DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
    Studies at DePauw University included:

Professional Development & Continuing Education

  • 2016, November, workshop on indirect oil painting techniques with Charles Weed, Tuscany, Italy.
  • 2015, October, plein air workshop with Julian Merrow-Smith, Provence, France.
  • 2014, January, Master class with Odd Nerdrum, Roedvik gaard, Norway
    Two weeks in the painting studio of Odd Nerdrum.
  • 2012, January, Master class with Velazquez, London, National Gallery
    Made copies of two Velazquez paintings over a four-day period: Portrait of Charles IV and the Rokeby Venus.
  • 2010, January, Master class with Odd Nerdrum, Roedvik gaard, Norway
    Three weeks in the painting studio of Odd Nerdrum.
  • 1993-1996, School for Continuing Studies—Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
    Italian Studies: Conversation and Grammar, Literature, Poetry (Il Decadentismo) and History of Italian Cinema.

Current Teaching and Work Experiences

Past Teaching Experiences

  • 2006, September to 2025, September, The American University of Rome—Rome, Italy
    Adjunct Faculty. Courses taught include:

    • Drawing I – Fine Arts Program
    • Drawing II – Fine Arts Program
    • Drawing Workshop – Fine Arts Program
    • European Sketchbook: Painting Watercolors in Venice – Fine Arts Program
    • Figure Drawing – Fine Arts Program
    • Painting I – Fine Arts Program
    • Painting II – Fine Arts Program
    • Painting Workshop – Fine Arts Program
    • Senior Capstone Projects – Fine Arts Program
    • Intermediate Drawing – Fine Art Program
    • Rome Sketchbook – Fine Arts Program
    • Art of Rome – Art History Program
    • Web Graphics, Coding and Site Design – Communication and English Program
    • Senior Capstone Projects – Communication and English Program
  • 2016, February, School of Visual Arts Rome Program—Rome, Italy
    Instructor for three-hour drawing workshop in Centrale Montemartini
  • 2012, February, Kent State—Rome, Italy
    Guest Lecturer on the Forum and the Colosseum
  • 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.”

Life

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