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Portrait of Abby Elizabeth, contemporary mixed-media and pointillist artist represented by D-Gallerie in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Abby Elizabeth

Contemporary Mixed Media Artist

Abby Elizabeth is a contemporary mixed media artist whose intricate works explore repetition, materials, and social reflection. Represented by D-Gallerie in St. Petersburg, her paintings transform everyday objects into bold visual statements.

Biography

Abby Elizabeth is a contemporary mixed-media artist whose practice is rooted in material exploration and meditative repetition. A graduate of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where she studied crafts, Abby brings the discipline of form and function into her non-traditional artworks.

 

Her signature process is defined by the use of unexpected materials — from toy soldiers to objects discovered at yard sales and flea markets — which shape both subject matter and symbolism. Each work is the result of an intensive, labor-driven practice that often takes weeks or months to complete. Through hundreds of repetitive gestures, Abby creates layered compositions that blur the line between abstraction and meaning, transforming the act of making into a form of meditation.

 

Grounded in themes of purpose and reflection, Abby’s art channels her observations of a chaotic world into bold visual narratives. She views her practice as both therapeutic and purposeful, offering viewers a chance to engage with ideas of justice, order, and resilience. By elevating ordinary materials into extraordinary forms, Abby Elizabeth invites audiences to pause, reflect, and find clarity amid disorder.

Available Works

Education

  • ​Fashion Design, Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA 

  • BA of Fine Arts, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA 

  • Continuing Education: Adobe Illustrator

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2022 - Krause Gallery, New York, NY

  • 2018 - Toy Soldiers, The Speer Gallery at the Shipley School, Bryn Mar, PA

  • 2015 - Subsidized Starvation, Paradigm Gallery+Studio, Philadelphia, PA

  • 2011 - Play, Paradigm Gallery+Studio, Philadelphia, PA

  • 2009 - Waxed, Area 919, Philadelphia, PA

  • 2008 - Art Around Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

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2 Person Exhibitions

  • 2023 - D Gallerie, Flower Brigade: Abby Elizabeth & Kelly Moeykens, St. Petersburg, FL

  • 2020 - Krause Gallery, At First Sight: Abby Elizabeth & Sansik Hong, New York,NY

  • 2019 - Krause Gallery, Abby Elizabeth & Joe Szuki, New York, NY

 

Art Fairs

  • 2022 - The Other Art Fair, Dallas, TX

  • 2022 - The Other Art Fair, Queens, NY

  • 2022 - The Other Art Fair, Chicago, IL

  • 2021 - The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA

  • 2019 - SUPERFINE, Washington DC

  • 2019 - Affordable Art Fair, Showing with Krause Gallery, New York, NY

  • 2018 - SUPERFINE, New York, NY

  • 2017 - SUPERFINE, New York, NY

  • 2017 - AQUA, Square Foot exhibition/showing with Projects Gallery, Miami, FL

  • 2016 - SPECTRUM, Rising Artists, Miami, FL

  • 2016 - AQUA, Square Foot exhibition/showing with Projects Gallery, Miami, FL

  • 2014 - SCOPE, showing with Paradigm Gallery, Miami, FL

  • 2014 - SCOPE, showing with Five Gallery, Basel, Switzerland

  • 2013 - SELECT, showing with Paradigm Gallery, Miami, FL

 

Group Exhibitions

  • 2020 - TEN, Paradigm Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

  • 2018 - Emerging To Established, Krause Gallery, New York, NY

  • 2018 - Small Wonders, Maryland Federation of Art’s Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD

  • 2017 - About Time, Wheaton Arts Gallery of Fine Craft, Millville, NJ

  • 2017 - Pieced Together, Sulfer Studios, Savannah, GA

  • 2017 - Center for Emerging Artists: Members Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA L

  • 2016 - Motif: RAW Arts, The Globe Theater, Los Angeles, CA

  • 2016 - Agriculture Exhibition, Noyes Museum of Art, Hammonton, NJ

  • 2016 - Heads of State, Hamilton Street Gallery, Bound Brook, NJ

  • 2016 - Dock Street Brewery, Philadelphia, PA

  • 2016 - Over The Bridge, Wheaton Arts Gallery of Fine Craft, Millville, NJ

  • 2016 - Signature: RAW Arts, The Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA

  • 2016 - Breaking The Mold, Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA

  • 2015 - Killing The Cure, The Random Tearoom, Philadelphia, PAd

  • 2014 - Reflection/Reconnection, University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA

  • 2013 - Art Unleashed, University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA

  • 2012 - Confidence is NOT a four letter word, Paradigm Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

  • 2011 - Repetition, Rowan University Art Gallery, Glassboro, NJ

  • 2011 - Art is Ageless, New Cortland Education Center, Germantown, PA

  • 2011 - Innovations in Fibers, Cheltenham Arts Center, Cheltenham, PA

  • 2011 - Art Unleashed, University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA

  • 2010 - Inside Twelve, 175 Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

  • 2010 - Art Unleashed, University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA

  • 2009 - 13 months, Area 919, Philadelphia, PA

  • 2009 - Expo 50/50, University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA

  • 2009 - Its All About Art Juried Show, Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art, Newtown, PA

  • 2008 - Skylofts Gallery, Baltimore, MD

  • 2008 - Winter Fine Art and Craft Exhibition, Cheltenham Arts Center, Cheltenham, PA

  • 2008 - Absolutely Abstract, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA

  • 2007 - Redbull Art of the Can Juried Exhibition, Fuel Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

  • 2006 - Emerging Artist Juried Exhibition, Limner Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

  • 2006 - Nancie Mattice Juried Exhibition, Dangenart Gallery, Nashville, TN

  • 2004 - Annual Spring Student Exhibition, Hamilton Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

  • 2004 - Identifying Now: Senior Crafts Thesis Exhibition, Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

  • 2003 - Shadow and Illumination: Annual Crafts Banquet, Dorrance Hamilton Hall, Philadelphia, PA

  • 2002 - Seven Deadly Sins: Annual Crafts Banquet, Dorrance Hamilton Hall, Philadelphia, PA

  • 2001 - Coney Island of the Mind, Annual Crafts Banquet, Dorrance Hamilton Hall, Philadelphia, PA

  • 2000 - Spring Annual Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA

Awards

  • 2016 - Art Kudos International Competition, www.ArtKudos.com

  • 2016 - Cape Cod Museum of Art "Recognized for Breaking the Mold by Mim Brooks Fawcett, Dennis, MA

  • 2009 - Bucks County Gallery of Fine Art “Outstanding Artist Award”, Newtown, PA

  • 2006 - Dangenart Gallery “Nancie Mattice Emerging Artist Award”, Nashville, TN

  • 2000-2004 - University of the Arts “Promising Artist Award”, Philadelphia, PA

Publications

  • 2016 - “Mixed Media Works Take On The American Food System” by Diana Shi
    (http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/mixed-media-pointillist-art-on-american-food-system) 

  • 2015 - Mitchell, Casey. “With Food, A System Critiqued” The Temple News Vol. 94  Issue 7

  • 2015 - Barbara. “Subsidized Starvation: Art From the Heart” www.GMOFreeNJ.com

  • 2014 - “Abby Elizabeth Schmidt.” Studio Visit Magazine vol.27 2014: 176 -177

  • 2011 - Breweron, Don.  “Play. Works by: Abby Schmidt” www.SideArts.com

  • 2009 - Hospedales, Sherri. “Waxed.” Philadelphia Citypaper 18,25

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