ABOUT
Allison Baxter (b 1999) is a sculptress from Minnesota, USA. At the age of 16, she embarked on her artistic path at the Perpich Center for Arts Education, an arts high school just outside Minneapolis. She began her formal training in sculpture and drawing at The Florence Academy of Art in 2018, driven by a passion for classical techniques. Alongside her artistic pursuits, she earned a BA in Religious Studies from St. Olaf College, graduating in 2021.
Allison has shown her work in both the U.S. and Europe, most recently in a group exhibition at Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy.
Allison currently works out of her studio in Rolle, Switzerland.
Education
The Florence Academy of Art, Florence Italy; 2018 - 2019 and 2021 - 2022
B.A. in Religious Studies from St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota; 2017 - 2021
Perpich Center for Arts Education, Golden Valley, Minnesota; 2015 - 2017
Exhibitions
2026 | UPCOMING
Group Exhibition with Melissa Critchley and Marion Angelica; Hallberg Center, Wyoming MN
2025
The Path to Paradise; Pneuma Art Foundation X Galleria Frilli; Sala d’arme, Palazzo Vecchio
The State Fair’s 2025 Fine Arts Exhibition; Fine Arts Building, St.Paul MN
Embodied, Solo Show; Zeller Studio, Hopkins MN
2024
4th Annual Members’ Juried Art Show; International Museum of Art and Science, McAllen TX
International Titian Portrait Competition; Forte Monte Ricco, Pieve di Cadore (BL)
SPS FACE 2024 60th Annual Open Exhibition; The Garrison Chapel, London
2023
3rd Annual Members’ Juried Art Show; International Museum of Art and Science, McAllen TX
The State Fair’s 2023 Fine Arts Exhibition; Fine Arts Building, St.Paul MN
2020
Student Juried Show; Groot Gallery, Northfield MN
2019
Small Works; Depot Gallery, Red Wing MN
2017
Senior Retro Exhibition; Perpich Center for the Arts Education, Golden Valley MN
Awards
2024
Excellence Prize for “A Landscape” | Titian Portrait Competition
Third Prize for “Francesca” | Titian Portrait Competition
Publications
2025 image of sculpture featured in Corriere della Sera (national newspaper, IT), accompanying article on The Path to Paradise exhibition at Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
2021 Chapel talk on The Veiled Christ; Boe Chapel, St.Olaf College
2020 featured in The Quarry, a literary and fine arts magazine at St.Olaf College