Alida Wilkinson
Biography

Alida (Allie) Wilkinson was born and raised in New York City and received a B.A. in Visual Arts from Bowdoin College. Her works have been exhibited in galleries across the United States, notably at Slag Gallery, Pen + Brush Gallery, Deanna Evans Projects, and Corridor Gallery. Her debut solo show in New York will open at Slag Gallery in January 2022. She has been an artist in residence at the Byrdcliffe Residency (NY, 2021) and the 77Art Residency (VT, 2019). Her ink paintings are held in private collections in the United States, France, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. She currently lives and works in Brooklyn.

Wilkinson uses liquid ink and water to render both figurative and abstract subjects on translucent mylar. Ink dries on the surface of mylar and water evaporates, leaving an imprint of organic, chaotic forms. This unpredictable medium reinforces the themes of human volatility and vulnerability that are central to Wilkinson’s work. Wilkinson expands the possibilities of mylar, intended to be two dimensional, by designing her works as translucent objects that can both live on the wall and hang in space. Her installations incorporate ambient light and the air currents created by passing bodies, which endow the work with a quality of breath.