Torrence Allison (b. 1984, Ann Arbor, MI)
https://www.torrenceallison.com | torrenceallison@gmail.com | 313.673.3521
Education
2017
College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
BFA Photography, Honors
2012
Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI
AAS Photographic Technology, High Honors
Exhibitions
2020
Multifaceted Narratives: An Exploration of Black Figurative Art, Detroit Artist Market, Detroit, MI
2019
LIT! / NCA Emerging Artists Annual, National Conference of Artist Gallery, Detroit, MI
2017
December Exhibition, The Knight Foundation Gallery, Detroit, MI
Annual Photography Exhibition, The Scarab Club, Detroit, MI
SEO, The A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, MI
Up There, Down Here, The Valade Family Gallery, Detroit, MI
2016
Photography Department Gallery, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
SEO, The A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, MI
Eight Hours, The Yellow Wall, Detroit, MI
2015
SEO, The A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, Detroit, MI
2013
The Power of Portraits, Ella Sharp Museum of Art and History, Jackson, MI
2012
Digital Media Arts Gala, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI
2002
Potential!, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Collections
College For Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI
Private Collection, Ann Arbor, MI
Private Collection, Jackson, MI
Private Collection, Romulus, MI
Private Collection, Detroit, MI
Awards
2017
3rd Place, The Scarab Club's Annual Photography Exhibition
1st Place, Mitch Albom Award for Documentary Photography
Finalist, Photographer’s Forum Annual High School and College Photography Contest
2016
Finalist, Photographer’s Forum Annual High School and College Photography Contest
2015
Honorable Mention, Photographer’s Forum Annual High School and College Photography Contest
2013
Finalist, Statewide Fine Art Competition
2002
Senior Portfolio Award, Ann Arbor Public Schools, Fine Art Department
Publications
2017
Annual Best of High School and College Photography 2017
Unapologetically Black
2016
Annual Best of High School and College Photography 2016
Detroit Electronic Quarterly (DEQ), Spring 2016, Summer 2016 Issues
2015
Annual Best of High School and College Photography 2015
Clients
The Art Of Infertility
College For Creative Studies
Detroit Electronic Quarterly
Inkscriptions Publishing and Media Group
Nick Norwood Design
Vanity Press Records
Experience
PHOTOGRAPHER, KAMAN’S ART SHOPPES, INC., ROYAL OAK, MI
Studio Assistant, Corine Vermeulen, Hamtramck, MI
Photography Studio Technician, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
Audio / Visual Center Technician, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
Photographer’s Assistant, Elizabeth Walker Photography, Jackson, MI
Teaching Assistant, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI
Biomedical Photography Intern, University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Pathology, Ann Arbor, MI