Allison Wells
Originally from Trinidad & Tobago, Alison Wells relocated to the South Coast of Massachusetts in 2004 to pursue a Masters Degree in Fine Art Painting at the University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth. She now lives and works as a full-time artist and art educator in, and is the owner of “Alison Wells Fine Art Gallery” in downtown New Bedford. Her paintings have been exhibited in galleries and museums internationally and are part of private, public and corporate collections.
“As a New Bedford resident and a woman of color originally from Trinidad and Tobago, I have been particularly intrigued and inspired by New Bedford’s significant involvement in the Underground Railroad…
In my mixed media paintings I have incorporated painting, printmaking and paper collage techniques. My intention is to explore a contemporary approach to the Underground Railroad theme to raise awareness and encourage discussion about a history that is unknown to many but challenges and inspires our community today.”
Explore more of Alison’s work at www.alisonwells.com
Events
DATMA joins Movies at the MAC to present, “Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
A tremendous, handmade monument to lives lost to AIDS, the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt demonstrated that grief and activism together could forge a powerful symbol of resilience. Winner of the Academy Award for best documentary feature, this moving film—buoyed by an original all-vocal score by Bobby McFerrin—explores the human stories obscured by statistics, examining the cross section of identities affected by HIV/AIDS, as well as efforts to combat the stigma, misinformation, and political obstruction that deepened the crisis.