Marla Allison is a contemporary painter from Laguna Pueblo, NM now living in Healdsburg, CA. Inspired by ancestral traditions, the human experience, and cultural landscapes, Allison’s work paints from the mind’s eye as a free spirit exploring various painting styles to capture the essence of place and time – past and present. Her use of Acrylic Paint, Gold Leaf, and Silver Leaf among other mixed media, is best described as exploratory pueblo contemporary art. With elements of historic pottery patterns, pixelated squares or surface separation of colors. Allison includes what is familiar and makes sure to keep its importance in the contemporary world, through her art.
