UW HEALTH
"Art has always been a joyful hobby for Allana Randall. When she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2020, it became a vital outlet for her emotions during a difficult journey.
Several of her paintings are now on display in the Cancer Symptom Management Clinic at the UW Carbone Cancer Center, including a piece at the reception area that features the word “RESILIENT” interwoven with flowers. She also designed colorful window decals for treatment rooms in that wing."
CAP TIMES
"Allana Randall never planned on starting a business. But a cancer diagnosis — and the art she made during her treatment — led Randall to create, sell her work and raise money at the same time.
Her online shop, Ten By Ten Gallery, features her art on stickers, greeting cards, hats and pins. For every sale Randall makes, she donates $1 to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society."
WKOW TV
The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center says a Middleton cancer survivor's hobby picked up during her treatment has come "full circle" and turned into a career.
Now, some of her work is also featured in the Cancer Symptom Management Clinic at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center. She's also designed window decals for treatment rooms in that wing.
Randall said she never planned to become a professional artist, but she's thankful.
“It’s a life path I never would’ve chosen, but I feel very grateful for where I am and being able to give back through my artwork,” she said.
UP NORTH NEWS
“It’s really emotional for me because it does feel like it’s come full circle,” she shared. “Chemo is such a terrible thing to go through, so if there’s any little bit of brightness I can give, it makes me so happy to be able to do that.”
Randall, who’s been in remission since November 2021, also attends local art fairs to show her work and meet other cancer survivors of people impacted by the disease.
“It’s a life path I never would’ve chosen, but I feel very grateful for where I am and how I’m able to give back,” she said.
MADISON MAGAZINE
“I’ve always been artistic and I’ve always loved painting and doing creative things,” says Randall. “I’ve really enjoyed watercolors, it’s been something I’ve been doing for years. That’s mostly what I started working in with chemo on weeks I wasn’t feeling great. I also was very immunocompromised when I was going through chemotherapy, so it was nice to do artwork and stay inside, stay safe, but also be creative and productive.”
Her 10 x 10 Gallery grew organically out of this experience with cancer and art. The name 10 x 10 pays homage to her favorite stationary stores in Taiwan: 9 x 9.
NBC 15 NEWS SEGMENT
In 2018, Allana Randall moved to Taiwan to teach English. But her adventure abroad soon took her back to Wisconsin after a cancer diagnosis in December of 2019.
Randall moved home to Middleton with her family and began treatment in 2020, undergoing chemotherapy for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. While in treatment, Randall used her love of art and painting as an outlet.
“It helped me a lot through my treatment because I would have a good week, then I would have a bad week,” she said. “On my good weeks, I could paint and have more energy to do that.”
Painting also gave her something safe she could do during the pandemic, right at home.
WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL
THE 10X10 COLLECTIVE: Located on the Capitol Square, this event features live music, coffee, baked goods, plants, apparel, art, and more! All vendors are hosting the market collectively and donating a portion of sales to a fund of their choice. This market focuses on giving back in more ways than one!