BIO
EDUCATION
ALLEGRA GIDDINGS IS AN ARTIST, CURATOR, AND CERTIFIED YOGA TEACHER BASED IN DENVER, COLORADO. BLENDING ART, COMMUNITY, AND EMBODIED PRACTICE, SHE CURATES IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES THAT INVITE PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWN, RECONNECT WITH THEMSELVES, AND EXPERIENCE CREATIVITY AS A SHARED PRACTICE RATHER THAN A PERFORMANCE OR COMMODITY.
DRAWING FROM BACKGROUNDS IN PHOTOGRAPHY, PAINTING, FASHION DESIGN, CURATORIAL PRACTICE, AND YOGA, HER GATHERINGS WEAVE TOGETHER CREATIVE EXPRESSION, BREATH, MOVEMENT, CONVERSATION, AND RITUAL. EACH EXPERIENCE IS THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED TO CULTIVATE PRESENCE, GENUINE CONNECTION, AND ACCESSIBLE WELLNESS FOR PEOPLE SEEKING DEEPER COMMUNITY, CREATIVITY, AND BELONGING.
MEDITATION IS THE FOUNDATION OF HER CREATIVE PROCESS. BEGINNING EACH PROJECT FROM STILLNESS, SHE EXPLORES THEMES OF BELONGING, SUSTAINABILITY, BEAUTY, AND OUR RELATIONSHIP TO ONE ANOTHER. WHETHER CREATING ARTWORK OR FACILITATING GATHERINGS, HER WORK IS AN INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE AND TO REMEMBER THAT CREATIVITY, CONNECTION, AND HEALING ARE NOT LUXURIES, BUT ESSENTIAL PARTS OF BEING HUMAN.
MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
2017 - 2021 BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN FASHION DESIGN
WITH FOCUSES IN INTERRELATED MEDIA, SUSTAINABLE CURATION, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
ONLINE BIZ ACADEMY
2024 ART BUSINESS CERTIFICATE
THE RIVER YOGA
2026 YOGA TEACHER 200 HR CERTIFICATION
EXHIBITIONS
UNION HALL
2026 DENVER, COLORADO
DENVER ART MUSEUM
2026 DENVER, COLORADO
BIENNIAL OF THE AMERICAS
2025 DENVER, COLORADO
GREEN SPACES
2025 DENVER, COLORADO
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART HOLIDAY THEATER
2024 DENVER, COLORADO
SLUMBERLAND FESTIVAL
2024 PORT JERVIS, NEW YORK
DENVER ART SOCIETY
2023 DENVER, COLORADO
WEST END GALLERY
2021 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PUBLICATIONS
HOSTED BY BIENNIAL OF THE AMERICAS, GIDDINGS CURATES "LIBERATION MOVEMENT" — TWO WEEKS OF CREATIVE CULTURAL POP-UP EVENTS LOCATED IN A DEFUNCT PILATES STUDIO.
GIDDINGS' "LIBERATION MOVEMENT" FEATURED IN ARTICLE COVERING BIENNIAL OF THE AMERICAS
GIDDINGS' "LIBERATION MOVEMENT" FEATURED IN ARTICLE COVERING BIENNIAL OF THE AMERICAS
VOYAGE DENVER, 2025
GIDDINGS OFFERS A PORTRAIT OF HER JOURNEY THUS FAR— SHARING HOW HER CREATIVE PRACTICE HAS GROWN ACROSS MEDIUMS, HOW SHE NAVIGATES ITS CHALLENGES, AND HOW SHE ENVISIONS ART’S ROLE IN CONNECTION, COMMUNITY, AND RICH LIFE EXPERIENCE.
GIDDINGS CONTRIBUTED AS STYLIST AND FASHION DESIGNER ASSISTANT FOR THIS EDITORIAL PHOTOSHOOT, CAPTURING MATILDA MARGINAL'S "ANGRY CANDY" ALTERNATIVE BRIDAL COLLECTION.
GIDDINGS' COLLECTION "PARADISE ON EARTH" WAS FEATURED IN AN ARTICLE COVERING THE "LAWLESS FASHION" SHOW.
GIDDINGS' COLLECTION "PARADISE ON EARTH" WAS FEATURED IN AN ARTICLE COVERING THE "LAWLESS FASHION" SHOW.
AWARDS
2026 RYT 200 SCHOLARSHIP WITH THE RIVER YOGA
2025 ARTIST RESIDENCY WITH RAG FX AND GREEN SPACES
2023 ARTIST RESIDENCY AT DENVER ART SOCIETY
2017 - 2021 ABIGAIL ADAMS MERIT SCHOLARSHIP