Maura Allen Archives - Coors Western Art

“There are stories all around us—the best are closest to home.” The American West — both real and romanticized — is the center of Maura Allen’s work. Starting on location at ranches and rodeos, she magically weaves past and present, Old West and new, to create original contemporary paintings, sculpture and fine art glass pieces. She is drawn to iconic silhouettes — strong graphic elements for telling big stories.

Maura grew up in Northern California around the corner from Stanford University where the historic Eadweard Muybridge stop-action images of a running horse were taken and now displayed. Seeing that image as a young girl made a lasting imprint. She studied Latin/Classical Studies at Stanford, learning how iconic figures, myth and moments shape and define a culture. Two-plus decades ago, she began chronicling the American West with ranchers and wranglers as her trusted guides and realized many of the same cultural forces are at play.

Her work is included in museum, corporate and private collections, sold in top galleries, and has been featured in dozens of publications. Maura serves on the Board of Trustees at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg, AZ and on the Board of Directors of photolucida, a Portland, OR-based photography non-profit with national reach.

Maura Allen

Riding the Ridgeline

Serenity

Family Reunion

Ameha | Summer Dreaming

Oh What a Run!

Forever a Maverick

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