Allie Sutherland

Allie Sutherland is an oil painter who depicts subconscious dreamscapes inspired by primordial mythological narratives that define the conscious experience. Trained as a classical architect, she is drawn to structure while allowing it to yield to intuition.
Utilizing the process of surrealist automatism, Sutherland’s paintings begin with non-dominant hand brushstrokes. These stimulate the subconscious mind, allowing form to emerge through discovery. Impasto texture inspired by German expressionism roots her work in tangibility, whilst calligraphic strokes inspired by Japanese Shodo beckon it towards the ethereal. Each color and textural moment is viewed as an energetic current to be coaxed into a larger formation.

Columbia University TC- MA Studio Art (Ongoing, Expected Graduation, 2026)

School of Architecture at Syracuse University- B.Arch

THE ARTS EXCHANGE 2026. Arts Westchester, White Plains (2/26)

AUTUMN ON ORCHARD. Van der Plas Gallery, NYC (11/25)

SEPTEMBER PRIMER. Macy Gallery, Columbia University, NYC (9/25)

HAMPTONS FINE ART FAIR, Southampton (7/25)

SUMMER SOLSTICE: CONCRETE MYTHS, Van Der Plas Gallery, NYC (6/25)

ALL THE LIGHT I SEE, Van Der Plas Gallery, NYC (3/25)