Allison Carol Schmocker

Artist | Writer | Creator

Allison Carol Schmocker (she/her) is a Wisconsin-raised, Chicago-based artist and writer. She is queer, a creative, and a researcher (in that order). She utilizes poetry, acrylic, watercolor, and embroidery to weave the universal stories we share to the unique experience of womanhood. As a self-described creator, she focuses on creating conversations with art, bringing to the forefront an open dialogue about gender/sexual identity, reproductive health access, representation in medical illustration, and the connection women share with our bodies. She is a recent recipient of the 3Arts Make A Wave award. Previous works have been displayed at the Chicago Fine Arts Salon, DragonFly Gallery, Agitator Gallery, Light Space & Time Art Gallery, Milwaukee Art Museum, and the Neville Public Museum. She is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago.

Artist Resume

Group Exhibitions

2025

  • “Figures” Group Exhibit, Chicago Fine Arts Sallon | Chicago, IL

  • “I AM Woman” Group Exhibit, DrangonFly Gallery | Chicago, IL

  • “Figurative” Group Exhibit, Light Space & Time Art Gallery | Online

  • “Women’s Labor as Art and Resistance” Group Exhibit, Agitator Gallery | Chicago, IL

  • “All Women” Online Group Exhibit, Light Space & Time Art Gallery | Online

2015

  • Student Exhibition, Milwaukee Art Museum | Milwaukee, WI

  • Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District Art Competition, Neville Public Museum | Green Bay, WI

Publications

2025

  • Hysterectomy & A Lovely Crash, Poems, wildscape. | Online

  • Red/Blue State Dilemma, Comic, Agitator Gallery | Chicago, IL

Performances

2024

  • Christmas in America 2020, Poem, Agitator Gallery | Chicago, IL

Awards & Grants

2025

  • Self Portrait, Special Recognition for Excellence in Art, Light Space & Time Art Gallery | Online

  • Heart, Special Recognition for Excellence in Art, Light Space & Time Art Gallery | Online

2024

  • Make A Wave, 3Arts | Chicago, IL

2015

  • Silver Medal, Student Art Competition, Milwaukee Art Museum | Milwaukee, WI

  • Honorable Mention, Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District Art Competition, Neville Public Art Museum | Green Bay, WI

Commissions & Collections

2024

  • Purple and Yellow, Windy City Accessibility | Chicago, IL

  • Cow, Private Collection | Chicago, IL

2023

  • Cow II, Private Collection | Chicago, IL

2021

  • Cow (reproduction), Private Collection| Chicago, IL

Current Role

2024-present

  • Senior Research Analyst, Market Research & Advertising | Chicago, IL (Remote)