Allison McClay grew up in Portland and received a BFA in illustration from California College of the Arts.

Her paintings all tell pieces of stories, and some are inspired by authors such as Gabrial Garcia Marquez.

Allison enjoys capturing a moment in a narrative and presenting it out of context, isolated from the story that originally inspired it.

She is also working on a graphic novel, "Rook", with the writer Julie Andrijeski.