About
Whether it be photography, installations, filmmaking, poetry, and more. DeAllen Glenn is a multidimensional artist whose work focuses on the many facets of mental health, seemingly opposing dichotomies, and the human experience. From depression and suicide to nature vs modernity and what it means to be human; Glenn attempts to take his understanding (or lack there of) of existence and turn them into experimental and raw expressions that he presents to the audience.
The exploration and vulnerability of his own mental health have been his most explored subject matter. The sculpture/painting I Never Stopped Dying (2019) is a visually jarring display of his battle and perseverance with suicidal ideation. While his poetry book The Blackest of Black Cats (2023) is a raw and vulnerable insight of his experience during covid that coincided with the revelations of his inner turmoil and trauma that can only occur during the introspection of isolation.
Born in 1996, in Jacksonville, Florida, USA, DeAllen Glenn studied Psychology and Sociology at the University of North Florida from 2014 to 2017 before studying Film Production at the University of Central Florida from 2018 to 2021. He resides in Jacksonville Florida, where he most recently presented work in 2024 at the Jacksonville Photo Festival in collaboration with many photographers curated and organized by the renowned photographer Malcom Jackson.