ABOUT ALISON

Alison Dougherty (b.1977) is an American painter and curator based in Portland, OR. Her paintings are a visual experience forged in a range of energy drawing from her own experiences life. Her impressions of the world are abstractly layered in large forced brush-strokes and impactful sgraffito style scribbling with intentionally placed marks of color, thrown thick pigment and softly blended atmospheric backgrounds.

Intuitively she works to pull the viewer beyond layers of paint into intimate spaces that simultaneously push back leaving feelings of wonder, questions, and contemplations. She is creatively making a statement to the world through her work. Beautifully bold, challenging, thought provoking and witty. She is constantly challenging herself with new ideas and concepts while experimenting with an ever evolving color palette.

“I paint to remain in the present, while simultaneously reflecting on the past, which becomes my inspiration for the future.”-A.D

Born and raised in Carmel, Ca. Alison moved to the PNW in 2001 and received a BA in painting from PSU. She is the owner of OUTLIER GALLERY a mobile art space she built inside a step van. Inside here she shows her work pop-up style. You can follow her adventures on Instagram @outlier.gallery & @alisondoughety.fineart or sign upwith your email to receive event information and view available work@ alisondougherty.com

She is the current director and curator of Ford Gallery PDX. Her mission is to support new, emerging and established PNW artists.

Alison is the owner of OUTLIER GALLERY a mobile art space she built inside a step van. Inside here she shows her work pop-up style. You can follow her adventures on Instagram @outlier.gallery & @alisondoughety.fineart or sign up with your email to receive event information and view available work alisondougherty.com

Each Painting is unique. I do not make reproductions of any kind or sell my work as NFT’s. I use acrylic paint to create numerous layers of depth with glazes and opaque saturated pigmented paint, using a variety of tools and methods to create vibrant pieces that evoke an array of emotions, thoughts and conversations. My goal is to give the viewer a visual experience and for collectors to bring a statement piece into their living spaces. My studio space is located in the historical Ford Building in Portland, OR. I show my work by appointment at my studio and inside my mobile art gallery OUTLIER GALLERY while on the road. You can follow my adventures on Instagram and Facebook.