The Brooklyn Rail

Terry Allen is a visual artist and songwriter who occupies an utterly unique position straddling the disparate, and usually distant, worlds of conceptual art and country music. His work has been exhibited widely both nationally and internationally and includes numerous public sculptures. He has worked extensively in both theater and radio and has recorded 13 albums of original music. He lives in Santa Fe, NM and Austin, TX with his wife, actor and writer, Jo Harvey Allen.