Allison Elaine
Artist & Educator
NYC-based artist and educator
Allison Elaine is a photographer and art teacher based in New York City.
Allison’s teaching philosophy is rooted in community, diversity, exploration, generosity, and patience. She aims to work at independent schools and is interested in both Montessori and Waldorf teaching methods. Allison is also developing her own community art organization, Here & Now: Arts and Culture, and hopes to have a brick-and-mortar location complete with a darkroom, textile studio, and ceramics studio within the next 5 years.
Allison’s photographic work has its foundations in traditional black-and-white photography. She works primarily with analog processes, using cameras spanning from the 1930s to today. Her portraiture work explores the roles of artist and muse, combatting the misogynistic expectations rooted in art history.