10/01/2026
We’re so excited to officially kick off our artist program in Olde Kensington! This October, we’re bringing two incredibly talented creators to our Gallery Wall.
Seeing how talented these two are and how well their work complements each other, it was no wonder to learn that Allison 燕 Carl and mad dog studio are friends and collaborators. Now we can’t wait to have both of their beautiful prints featured in our space!
Come see their work in person at our Kensington Location. Scroll to see their work & read their bios ➡️
Allison Yan (燕) Carl is a Chinese-American illustrator from Philadelphia, PA. She is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) with a BFA in illustration. When she’s not drawing, you can find her roller skating, rock climbing, or reading horror novels.
Madeleine Conover is a Chinese American adoptee and artist. Her images and sculptures explore her ideas of Asian American diaspora and her adoption due to China’s former one-child policy. Her recent work focuses on her later discovery of her biological family and building community with adoptees.
Conover was raised in Washington, DC by a single mother. She received an MFA in Printmaking from the Tyler School of Art & Architecture and a BA in Studio Art and Sustainable Food & Farming from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her work has been included in solo and group exhibitions in Philadelphia, Western Massachusetts, New York City, and the Bay Area. She has participated in artist residency programs at Ceramics School, Directangle Press, Pyramid Atlantic Art Institute, Second State Press, Kala Art Institute, and Wassaic Project.
Based in Philadelphia, she teaches printmaking and ceramics classes. She also recently started her own small risograph publishing press, Mad Dog Studio.
