About Allison
From Disney and Star Wars to Albert Einstein and Jimi Hendrix, Allison has painted portraits across celebrity genres, cultural influences, and philanthropic movements. Art Business News named her an “Artist to Watch,” as she has painted for Warner Bros., The Walt Disney Company, MTV, VH1, The Grammys, and Playboy. Allison’s art has been highlighted on multiple hit television shows such as The Girls Next Door, The Apprentice, and The Today Show.
Heavily influenced by Keith Haring and Andy Warhol, her art style is a reflection of her inviting personality, way of life, and dedication to those she loves most in life.
Allison doesn’t meet strangers; she walks into rooms with curiosity and openness, while always seeking to find the brilliant color in each individual who she will now call her friends. Allison’s personality in real life can also be mirrored in the subjects she chooses to paint, as she finds the pop of color in each of their essences. Each layer of paint on her portraits is a reflection of the commitment she has helping others and seeing beauty in the world, while finding joy in each day.
Allison shares a life with her number one supporter and wife, as well as a tail-wagging and treat-loving, doodle dog. She receives never-ending support from her parents, sister, and extended family members. Among the souvenirs she has collected throughout her travels around the world as an international artist are heroes and friends from various corners of the planet.
“When I first began, my subjects were purely people I liked or looked up to. I painted portraits of friends and music groups that I listened to. Painting their images was the best way I could express how much they meant to me.”
— Allison Lefcort
Magical Beginnings
Allison grew up in South Florida, with her built-in support network of her parents and sister. Gaining her first pair of Mickey ears as a toddler, Disney was one of the first places Allison observed artistic creativity, finding the magic of making bright colors pop, and learning life can be whatever you make of it and where some of her first exhibits took place.
At the young age of 17, Allison had her first gallery show at the Greenwich Village Art Gallery in New York, where many of her art shows would take place in the future. Although she attended Skidmore College for a couple semesters, Allison made the decision to leave her academic career to pursue her love of painting.
Shortly after leaving Skidmore College on this next adventure, the New York Art Expo was where her work was first professionally recognized.
“Art should be something that liberates your soul, provokes the imagination, and encourages people to go further.”
— Keith Haring
Allison’s Recent Work
Allison’s work can be found via James Coleman Studios, Park West Gallery, and other international galleries.
She has partnered with various philanthropic organizations throughout her career, advocating for LGBTQ+ rights, mental heath awareness, social justice causes, and protecting indigenous and conservancy matters.
She’s recently partnered with:
The Etheridge Foundation
Juneau Arts & Humanities Council
MusicCares
Best Buddies
Seeds of Peace
Alaska Wildlife Fund
In the rare times Allison is not at an art show or creating the latest great piece in her studio, she’s most likely spending quality time with her family, seeing her favorite live musicians, or adventuring around Disney.
