Allen ran away from a strict religious household as a teenager and moved to New York City where he was discovered on the streets of Soho. Later, he suffered severe carpal tunnel, so now he makes his ...

Alma Allen is on view at Blum & Poe through February 28, 2015. Photos: Alma Allen Has Come a Long Way Not Yet Titled, 2014 by Alma Allen Bronze 16 x 9 x 10 inches Courtesy of the artist and Blum & Poe ...

The sculptor Alma Allen likes to say that he’s been doing the same thing since he was 10 years old. Having started making sculptures when he “could first hold a knife or a screwdriver,” he ...