EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, June 2020
University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication
Concentration in Photojournalism
Certificate in Film Studies
EXPERIENCE
Jessica HIll Photography, Content Manager and Photography Assistant, September 2024-Current
The Oregonian, Visual Journalist and Social Media Producer, July 2024-September 2024
The Columbian, Photojournalist, December 2022-current
Street Roots, Photojournalist, November 2022-current
Naked Peach Boudoir Photography Content Manager and Photography Assistant, November 2022-November 2023
The Willamette Week, Photographer, June 2022-current
Video is the Future, Studio Manager and Video Producer October 2021-January 2023
CSC Strategic Consulting, Marketing and Social Media Intern, May 2020-July 2020
Align Magazine, Editor-in-Chief, November 2018-June 2020
Billboard Magazine, Photo Intern, June 2019-September 2019
The Break, Intern, June 2019-September 2019
assisting EXPERIENCE
Columbia Sportswear, Photo Operations Department, May-July 2024
Naked Peach, November 2022-January 2024
Condé Nast, “Watch A Day at Portland’s Best Mexican Restaurant”, Production Assistant, July 2022
Crypt TV, Office Production Assistant, May 2021-August 2021
Tillamook, “Scoop Creamier”, Stand-in, March 2022
The Luna Collective, “Issue 19 - Still Woozy Cover”, Photo Assistant, November 2022
ICNCLST for Nike, Production Assistant, October 2021
The Hollywood Reporter “Succession” Cover Shoot, Production Assistant, July 2019
Milk Bad Gyal Feature, Production Assistant, July 2019
Billboard Lizzo Cover Story, Production Assistant, August 2019
Billboard Lil Nas X Cover Story, Production Assistant, August 2019
Interview Noah Jupe Feature, Production Assistant, July 2019
Exhibitions
2024
“Selfies & Self Care”, Radius Art Studio, Portland, Oregon
2023
“Contemporary Portraiture”, The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, TX
“Pride Gallery at the Waterfront”, Portland, Oregon
“2023 Summer Pride Gallery”, at Q Center, Portland, Oregon
“Big Pride, Little Art”, at Radius Art Studio, Portland, Oregon
“My Buddy Dorothy”, Portland, Oregon
“Unlearning” Curator and Featured Artist, at Family Photo Studio, Portland, Oregon
2022
“Video is the Future Art Show”, Portland, Oregon
“Photo Shoot: 2022”, at Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2019
“Back to School Bash”, Eugene, Oregon
“All Sizes Fit”, Eugene, Oregon
“Kids Next Door Art Collective, Euphoria Show”, Thousand Oaks, California
“Sonder iii”, New York, New York
“Lawrence Hall Film Festival”, Eugene, Oregon
2018
“Blue Plant Collective”, Eugene, Oregon
“Lithium Magazine, Malala Event”, Boston, Massachusetts
“Kids Next Door Art Collective, Nostalgia Show”, Los Angeles, California
“Kids Next Door Art Collective, Liberación”, Los Angeles, California
“That Portland Show “, Portland, Oregon
“Kids Next Door Art Collective, LBGTQIA*”, Los Angeles, California
“Kids Next Door Art Collective”, Los Angeles, California
“All Sizes Fit”, Eugene, Oregon
“Sonder ii”, Brooklyn, New York
2017
“The Sonder Exhibit”, Brooklyn, New York
“Fantastical Gardens”, Eugene, Oregon
AWARDS
Favorite Photos of 2022, The Willamette Week, 2022
PRINT & ONLINE FEATURES
“The Pets Issue”, Willamette Week, 2024
“What Happened in Hoover Jail”, Willamette Week, 2024
“Portland Has Designated Spaces to Just…Be”, Willamette Week, 2024
“The City Denied a Portland Family’s Request to Chop Down a Douglas Fir. Last Week, the Tree Slammed Into Their Home.”, The Willamette Week, 2024
“Free Wellness Exam at OHSU Leaves Powerlifting Senior With a $377 Bill for Pneumonia Vaccine”, The Willamette Week, 2024
“Nine Trans Portlanders Share Their Dating Experiences”, Willamette Week, 2023
Give!Guide Cover Issue, Willamette Week, 2023
“Portland Marchers Demand Merkley Call for Cease-Fire in Gaza”,Willamette Week, 2023
“CymaSpace brings music to deaf and hard-of-hearing communities”, Street Roots, 2023
“Eight Moms, One House, and a Road Map Out of Drug Addiction”, The Willamette Week, 2023
“Meet the First Dozen Portland City Council Candidates to Throw Their Hats in the Ring”, The Willamette Week, 2023
“Gallery: The Thing NW 2023”, The Luna Collective, 2023
“Cosette “Cozy” Hardman, Believed to Be Oregon’s Only Deaf Tattoo Artist, Says Communication Is Key in Her Profession”, Willamette Week, 2023
“Magic Tavern dancers striking to be second unionized club in US”, Street Roots Cover, 2023
“Get to Work the Oregon Way”, For University of Oregon’s MBA program featured in The Willamette Week, 2023
“Where to get help”, Street Roots, 2022
“Where to give help”, Street Roots, 2022
“Drop Dead Gorgeous”, Willamette Week, 2022
“Explore Portland’s Plant-Based Paradise for a Day” Willamette Week, 2022
“Saraveza’s Sophisticated Spinoff, Bad Habit Room, Is Back Following a Lengthy Pandemic Closure”, Willamette Week, 2022
“PHOTOS: Pickathon Returns From Two Years in the Wilderness”, Willamette Week, 2022
“Chef Erik Van Kley Has Made Arden a Wine Bar Worth Seeking Out for Its Food as Much as Its Bottle List”, Willamette Week, 2022
“Beloved Burmese Farmers Market Stand Rangoon Bistro Has Finally Become a Full-Blown Restaurant”, Willamette Week, 2022
“Treefort Festival Takes Over Boise, Idaho”, Melodic Mag, 2021
“Pom Pom Squad Explores Heartbreak with EP, Ow”, Heart Eyes Magazine, 2019
“Raffaella Talks Growing up in NYC, Billie Holiday, and Working as a Woman in the Music Industry”, Pink Things Magazine, 2019
INTERVIEWS
“Meet Allison Barr, CanvasRebel, 2024
“Local Portland photographer raises money for social issues one click at a time”, KATU TV, 2023
“Luna Sweetheart: Allison Barr”, The Luna Collective, 2022
“Arts and Culture Storytime”, KWVA, 2019
“ARTIST FEATURE: Allison Barr”, Ramona Mag, 2019
“Allison Barr: Authenticity Through Images”, Fluorescent Magazine, 2019
“Ethereal Photographer, Allison Barr”, Pink Things, 2018
“A Love Letter to NYC”, The Light Leaks, 2017