google-site-verification: google5f6a8ea3f8a46a7d.html Steven M Allen Biography | San Francisco | SMAart Gallery & Studio
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Passion

Throwing has always been Steve Allen’s first love in clay. Despite the many creative turns his artwork has taken over the years, he has never strayed far from the wheel. It’s rare to find any of his work that doesn’t include a thrown element. Steve’s work is a cross section of techniques developed over more than thirty years that includes figurative, steampunk, books, trains, toys, whimsical animals, functional pottery, painting and Raku. Many of these items touch on identity, personal history, social, political and environmental concerns.

Machinist to sculptor

Steve began a career as machinist in 1983 and worked in the machining trades until 2005. His love for throwing pottery began in 1985 at the Salt Lake Art Center and for sculpting while an undergrad at San Francisco State University, 2001-05. Steve received an MFA from San Francisco State University in 2008. His ceramic sculpture can be found in many private and permanent collections including the de Young Museum, Ceramics Research Center, and Lincoln Public Library. He is an award-winning sculptor and has shown his work nationally and internationally. He creates a variety of artwork from functional pottery to complex sculptural installations.

Steven M Allen Steampunk Dog sculpture in black clay
Bottle

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Living the dream
Steve opened SMAart Gallery & Studio
  • at 1045 Sutter in 2012
  • at 3135 24th St in 2020
  • at 832 Sutter in 2022
to fulfill a longtime dream of having a place to

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