Bruce Allen

Born: Malton, Ontario
Bruce moved to Alberta in 1976 with a desire to working as a professional architect. He had the opportunity to work with several professional Architecture Firms as well as with the Public Works and most currently with Municipal Affairs, Alberta since 1981. His projects include the design & drawings for the renovations and additions to the Jubilee, (Edmonton, Alberta) and the Brooks Wildlife Center, (Brooks, Alberta) as well as the Guinness Building (Calgary, Alberta). Bruce Allen has also been responsible for developing the fire and building codes and standards for commercial and residential properties.

Bruce Allen started painting in the early sixties as a hobby and over the last three decades he has developed the Urban Landscape style that he has become so well known for. He began to think about painting professionally in the early 1990's and he added Professional Painter to his career. As an Architect, Bruce has been deeply involved with the urban experience and Community plays a big part in all his paintings. His early paintings were greatly influenced by the older established neighborhoods. He demonstrates great skill in his unique interpretation of a, often ordinary composition, as well as his vision and play of light and dark. He has completed many memorable commissions for individual collectors. He has also been included in many Corporate Collections, see list below, throughout Alberta. Bruce Allen's signature neighborhood paintings have been included in several Public commissions at both The Mazankowski Hospital and Royal Alex Hospitals The artwork of Bruce Allen is represented by Rowles & Company Ltd., Alberta's Corporate Gift & Art Gallery in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Education
Bachelor of Architecture, Carlton University, Ottawa, Ontario

Exhibitions
2005 - Present - Rowles & Company Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta
2019 - Solo Exhibition - Faces and Facades, VASA Gallery, St Albert, Alberts Sept 2019
2012 - Solo Exhibition at the Sawridge Hotel Lobby through Rowles & Company Ltd.
2010 - Solo Exhibition at The Sawridge Hotel Lobby Rowles & Company Ltd.
2012 - Daffodil Gallery - Edmonton, Alberta
2006, 2007 - The Scotia Place Lobby - Rowles & Company Ltd, Edmonton, Alberta
2001 Studio Gallery, Grandin Park Plaza, St. Albert, Alberta
2002 Le Bookstore, St. Albert Art Walk, Peron Street St. Albert, Alberta
2003 Headlines, Manulife Place, Edmonton, Alberta
2004 Front Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
1999 - 2003 St. Albert Painters' Guild summer and fall shows

Collections
ARC Business Solutions
Friends of the University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta
City of St. Albert, Alberta
Province of Alberta
Carr and Long Barristers and Solicitors
Kennedy Agrios, Edmonton, Alberta
Yellowhead County Corporate offices, Edson, Alberta
The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta
The YMCA Public Art Collection - Edmonton, AB
Vic's Steak House, The Mayfield Hotel, Edmonton AB
Design Group Staffing Inc., Edmonton, AB
Colt Companies, Edmonton, AB
The Robbins Pavilion, Royal Alex Hospital
The Mazankowski Heart Institute ARC Business Solutions
First Financial Insurance Group
Millennium Insurance Corporation
Wheaton Group of Companies
Various private collections throughout Canada and other places.

Gallery Affiliations
Rowles and Company Ltd. LeMarchand Mansion, Edmonton
St. Albert Painters' Guild, Member 1999 to present; President 2000-2001
Studio Gallery, Grandin Park Plaza, St. Albert, Alberta