Allan Chow's Online Portfolio

The Artist

Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Allan Chow resides in Kansas
City, Missouri, where he received his BFA in Illustration from the Kansas
City Art Institute. While apprenticed to an illustrator/painter, Allan
learned new painting techniques, but more importantly, became inspired
to pursue a career as a fine artist. Allan’s earliest work features cityscapes
and landscapes from his native country.

His Paintings

Allan paints with a palette knife, applying thick impasto in brilliant
colors found only in dreams. His emotions and passions pour through his
spontaneous yet controlled brushstrokes, creating a three-dimensional experience
for his audiences. During his exhibitions, viewers find it difficult to
resist the temptation to touch his paintings. Allan has established a national
following with his sophisticated style and obvious passion for painting.

Represented by the Leopold Gallery in Kansas City, Missouri and Strecker
Nelson Gallery in Manhattan, Kansas, Allan is a highly regarded painter
of abstracted landscapes of the Kansas City skyline, the Flint Hills and
San Francisco – all inspiring subjects. Allan’s eye-catching red stamp
graces each of his paintings, setting them apart from other works on gallery
walls.

Allan’s original paintings and prints belong to prestigious Kansas City-area
collections such as H&R Block; the Kansas City Royals; BKD; Lewis,
Rice and Fingersh Law Firm; the Overland Park Convention Center; the University
of Kansas Medical Center; University of Missouri-Kansas City; Russell Stover
Candies; and the Kauffman Foundation. His work hangs in private collections
in Kansas City, Seattle, California, Hong Kong and Malaysia. Allan has
received awards from the Societies of Illustrators of Los Angeles, New
York and Korea, and he has been featured in the Kansas City Star, The Artist’s
Magazine, Living the Artist’s Life by Paul Dorrell and Visitation Church:
A Century of Faith.

Just for fun

When Allan isn’t painting, he teaches, competes, performs and participates
in social salsa dancing events locally and nationally.