Gattor, Allie

Allie Gattor is a self-taught visual artist based in Montreal. Her work combines drawing techniques and a variety of mediums such as pen, pencil, ink and watercolours. She works with different formats, from tiny to lifesize. The artist draws her inspiration from her personal experiences, everyday life and observation. Boredom, anxiety, joy, absurdity, naivety, excess, and cats are recurring themes in her work. Allie Gattor’s creative process begins with the observation of everyday life, dreams or books. The artist is captivated by the marginal and subtle aspects of certain situations, emotions and people. While her drawings are reminiscent of children’s book illustrations of another era, Allie Gattor’s work can be surprising, combining playfulness and innocence with dark humour. Particularly drawn to the strangeness of the human condition, the artist transposes the situations or emotions she experiences and witnesses onto paper to create an imaginary world filled with a plethora of deadpan characters. Her work conveys feelings of anxiety, frustration and boredom, always with a playful touch.