ALLEGRA SLEEP
Jewelry
Allegra Sleep was born in
Nicaragua just as things were heating up and ready to erupt into the Nicaraguan
Revolution which ousted Somoza. She was in her first group show at the American
Embassy in Managua at age two. Allegra has drawn and painted her whole life. She
grew up in Latin America and has traveled the world. A stateside move brought
Allegra to the art community of Taos, N.M. in 1989, where the Hispanic culture
and art made her feel right at home.
Allegra graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelors in
Liberal Arts, focusing in English Literature and Media Arts. She has since
expanded her art to include jewelry design. Allegra works with primarily organic
materials. Her jewelry design is inspired by Wilma's "rocks" on the Flintstones,
Frida Kahlo's jewelry collection, the artist's travels in Latin America, and her
love affair with the past. Allegra weaves these elements into deceptively
understated one-of-a-kind chokers, necklaces, multi-strands, and earrings.
Shows-
Stables Gallery- Group show, sculpture & painting, Taos, NM 1990
Bad Ass Coffee House- Group show, paintings, Albuquerque, NM 1998
ThinkTank Studio- Group show, paintings, Albuquerque, NM 1999
Taos Open- Painting, Taos, NM 2003
Taos Artisans Gallery- Featured jewelry artist, Taos, NM 2004
Taos Open- Painting, Taos, NM 2005
Taos Home Grown Gallery- Group show, jewelry, Taos, NM 2005
KRZA 1st Annual Art Auction- Painting, Alamosa, CO 2006
Pushpin Show- Painting, Santa Fe, NM 2006
Rio Costilla Studio Tours, Ongoing
Taos Open- Painting, Taos, NM 2007 (Award)
KRZA 2nd Annual Art Auction- Painting, Alamosa, CO 2007
Representation-
Taos Artisans Gallery Taos, NM
Celebrations Taos, NM
Two Pears Gallery Santa Fe, NM
http://www.allegrasleep.com allegrasleep@hotmail.com
Judy Barnes Photography Tom Glover Pottery Karen McCurtain-Blair Watercolor Mikal Mini-Trasteros Joanna Preston Leather Susanne Pinkham Glass David Sellet Woodturner Judy Ann Stribling Sterling Silver Jewelry Diana Whitten Metal