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Pat Allen
Early Life: Patricia B. Allen was born in 1952 in West Orange, New Jersey. She was raised in the Roman Catholic faith. Her mom was diagnosed with cancer and died when she was 15 years old. Her dad was a functioning alcoholic for most of his life. [ Allen, P. B. (1995). Art is a Way of Knowing. Boston, MA: Shambhala Publications.] Education: Pat Allen received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Tufts University, a Master’s Degree from Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont, and a Doctorate from Union University. Allen became a licensed Art Therapist 1977. [Allen, P. (2013). The Virtual Studio of Pat B. Allen [Personal website]. Retrieved from http://www.patballen.com/index.html] Professional Memberships: Pat Allen belongs to many professional associations including; American Art Therapy Association, New England Art Therapy Association, Illinois Art Therapy Association, Southern California Art Therapy Association, the International Expressive Art Therapy Association, Chicago Artist’s Coalition, Women’s Caucus for Art, and Jewish Women’s Artist Network. Her current level of participation in these associations is unknown today. However, Allen held office in a few of these associations early in her professional career. [Allen, P. (2013). The Virtual Studio of Pat B. Allen [Personal website]. Retrieved from http://www.patballen.com/index.html] Influences: Allen was influenced by Margaret Naumburg, Florence Cane, and Carl Jung. [ Allen, P. (2001). Art Making as Spiritual Path: The Open Studio Process as a Way to Practice Art Therapy. In J. A. Rubin (Ed.) Approaches to Art Therapy Theory & Technique (pp. 178-190). New York, NY: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group.] Allen was also influenced by the work of Shaun McNiff, Bob Ault and Elizabeth Layton. Her religious background in Judaism plays a large role in her art therapy practices. [ Allen, P. B. (1995). Art is a Way of Knowing. Boston, MA: Shambhala Publications.] Contributions to Art Therapy: Pat Allen developed the Open Studio Approach. This approach includes three stages; setting an intention, actively creating artwork, and writing about the result. <ref.[ Allen, P. (2001). Art Making as Spiritual Path: The Open Studio Process as a Way to Practice Art Therapy. In J. A. Rubin (Ed.) Approaches to Art Therapy Theory & Technique (pp. 178-190). New York, NY: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group.] Allen also advocates for art therapy and the well-being of society. [ Pat B. Allen (2011) Special Issue on the Social Action and Advocacy Paradigm in Art Therapy: The Lens of Art Therapy Opens Larger Still, Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 28:2, 48-49, DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2011.579892] Allen uses her open studio approach to facilitate spiritual connection with local communities. [Ferrelly-Hansen, Mimi. (2001). Spirituality in Art Therapy; Living the Connection. pp.23 Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers] Allen inspires others to directly experience art making as means to expressing themselves authentically. [McNiff, Shaun (1998). Art-Based Research. pp.123, 124. London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers] Allen also taught several graduate level art therapy courses in Chicago. [ Allen, P. (2013). The Virtual Studio of Pat B. Allen [Personal website]. Retrieved from http://www.patballen.com/index.html] Preferred media: Allen enjoys using watercolor, pastels, acrylics, paper mache, found objects, and student grade watercolor paper. She uses a mixed media approach to complete 2D and 3D artwork. [ Allen, P. B. (1995). Art is a Way of Knowing. Boston, MA: Shambhala Publications.] Where is she now? Allen is currently living in California and travelling to teach art therapy workshops. [ Allen, P. (2013). The Virtual Studio of Pat B. Allen [Personal website]. Retrieved from http://www.patballen.com/index.html]