Allan McCollum, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Allan McCollum

American artist

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1944

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession: painter, sculptor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Allan McCollum is a contemporary American artist who was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1944, and now lives and works in New York City.
In 1975, his work was included in the Whitney Biennial, and he moved to New York City the same year.
In the late 1970s he became especially well known for his series, Surrogate Paintings. He has spent over fifty years exploring how objects achieve public and personal meaning in a world caught up in the contradictions made between unique handmade artworks and objects of mass production, and in the early 1990s, he began focusing most on collaborations with small regional communities and historical society museums in different parts of the world.
His first solo exhibition was in 1970 and his first New York showing was in a group exhibition at the Sidney Janis Gallery in 1972.