About
Brooke Allan
Born in Aviemore, Scotland
Based in Glasgow, Scotland
Brooke Allan is a Scottish artist and graphic designer based in Glasgow but was raised in a tourist hub in the Highlands. She has exhibited across Scotland, exploring themes of rural isolation and local heritage. Her work serves as a reflection of the past and a search for identity - by both highlighting the true nature of working class Highland life, and in searching for her own authentic self through a personal history of creating.
"With my art, I highlight the discrepancy between the commercialized perception of the Highlands, and the lived reality of working-class locals. I aim to give a voice to my actual community, culture and heritage.
Each piece serves as a moment of reflection and examination into the nature of my own identity within the hyper-consumerist landscape of my upbringing. Employing creative techniques handed down to me by my community, I reclaim my relationship to "Scottishness" from the empty simulacra of our history that is sold in tourist gift shops.
My work rejects the profit-driven stereotypes of my home and explores the raw experiences of the people and places that raised me."
Education
HND Graphic Design, City of Glasgow College
Bdes. (hons). Graphic Design, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
Exhibitions
2026 - International Women's Day Exhibition, Burns Street Studios, Glasgow
2025 - Islands: A celebration of Risograph Printing in the Highlands, WASPS Creative Academy, Inverness
2024 - People without Labels, The Dream Machine, Glasgow
Awards
2024 European Cultural Academy - Partial Scholarship to study in Venice