Terry Allen

decade

1940s

1960s

Terry Allen moves to Los Angeles to attend Chouinard Art Institute.

Terry Allen and Allen Ruppersberg meet on the first day of school at Chouinard.

Terry Allen earns his BFA from Chouinard.

Terry Allen, Allen Ruppersberg, and a group of friends from Chouinard cofound Gallery 66, a cooperative gallery in Los Angeles that operates for one year.

Terry Allen’s wife, Jo Harvey Allen, is one of the waitresses at Allen Ruppersberg’s project Al’s Cafe.

Terry Allen sells his first record, Going to California, as a “side dish” at Al’s Cafe.

1970s

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Terry Allen records a live album at the opening night of Allen Ruppersberg’s Al’s Grand Hotel and spends the night in the “Al Room.”

Terry Allen has a solo exhibition at the Mizuno Gallery.

Terry Allen has a solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

1980s

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Terry Allen composes the music for Lynn Hershman Leeson’s interactive video work Lorna.

Terry Allen composes music for Lynn Hershman Leeson’s work Lorna.

Terry Allen moves to Santa Fe.