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NOA
NOA Prize Winner
Thomas Allen
An Imagined Loss
pen, ink and watercolour
75x 38 cms
Artist’s Statement
My use of poetic hints, undetermined conclusions and visual
ambiguities, calls upon the imagination to promote a dialogue
in which the decentred viewer is encouraged to dream before
the picture.
Education
2008 – 2011 University of Exeter: Awarded 2:1 BA (Hons.)
in Sociology with Economics. Studied the Sociology of
Modernism, Art and Literature and drawn inspiration for
my artwork from Sociological Theory
Exhibitions and Awards
2013 Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours Exhibition, Mall
Galleries, London
Winner of Anthony J Lester Art Critic Award
Watercolours & Works on Paper Fair, Science Museum, London
2012 The National Open Art Competition, The Prince’s
Foundation Gallery, London
The National Open Art Competition, Minerva Theatre, Chichester
Salon des Refusés – Hoxton Gallery, London – organised by
Happenstance Gallery
Thomas Allen Solo Exhibition, Widcombe House, West Sussex –
in connection with the Lindfield Arts Festival
2011 Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, Mall Galleries,
London
The Seaward Award
