Abigail DeVille

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Abigail DeVille
Abigail DeVille
Born1981 (age 39–40)
New York City, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationPratt Institute
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
Alma materFashion Institute of Technology
Yale University
Known forLarge sculptures and installations

Abigail DeVille (born 1981) is an artist who creates large sculptures and installations, often incorporating found materials from the neighborhoods around the exhibition venues.[1][2] DeVille's sculptures and installations often focus around themes of the history of racist violence, gentrification, and lost regional history.[3][4][5][6][7] Her work often involves a performance element that brings the artwork out of its exhibition space and into the streets; DeVille has organized these public events, which she calls "processionals", in several US cities, including Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and New York City.[8][9] Deville likes using her own family as inspiration for her art work. Abigail DeVille decided to use her grandmother because of her vibrant figure to help her articulate ideas from the neighborhoods the Bronx.[10] Deville likes that her art work is unique, as many people see trash as useless to them DeVille sees an opportunity.[11]

Early life and education[]

DeVille was born in New York and lives and works in the Bronx, New York. DeVille tries to grab attention to information from history that no one knows about or give much care or thought into the history of the group of people through the light of violence.[12] She attended High School of Art & Design (1999)Cooper Union Saturday Program. [13] After she had graduated with her B.F.A and M.F.A she now teaches in Maryland Institute College of Art to help spread her ideas and uniqueness in sculptures to many other students.[14] Pratt Institute (2000) and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2007). DeVille earned a B.F.A. from the Fashion Institute of Technology (2007) and an M.F.A. from Yale University (2011). She has attended residencies at the Studio Museum in Harlem (2013–2014) and the International Studio and Curatorial Program, Brooklyn (2012).[15][16]

DeVille was in the reality television series, Artstar (2006), the first art-based reality show.[17]

Solo exhibitions[]

  • 2016 - Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, NYC[18]
  • 2017 - No Space Hidden (Shelter), Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA[19]
  • 2018 - The American Future, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, OR [20]
  • 2020 - Light of Freedom, Madison Square Park Conservancy, New York, NY [21]

Awards[]

DeVille has received awards from the Joan Mitchell Foundation (2012), the Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund of the New York Community Trust (2012), and Creative Capital (2015).[22][16] In 2015, she also received the Obie Award for design for her work as a scenic and costume designer on Prophetika: An Oratorio, a production at La Mama Experimental Theatre Club.[23] Rome Prize (2017-2018),[24]

References[]

  1. ^ The Stuff of Life, Urgently Altered, Holland Cotter, August 28, 2014, New York Times, Retrieved April 15, 2016
  2. ^ "Abigail DeVille". Art21. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "In Profile: Abigail DeVille". frieze.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "Abigail DeVille's Harlem Stories – Art21".
  5. ^ Cotter, Holland (December 24, 2015). "'If You Leave Me Can I Come Too?' A Show Whose Subject Is Death". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Cotter, Holland (March 16, 2016). "Are All-Women Shows Good or Bad for Art?". The New York Times.
  7. ^ "Abigail DeVille – America – Art Matter". November 10, 2015.
  8. ^ Kaplan, Isaac (August 1, 2016). "Abigail DeVille Aims to Disrupt Centuries of New York Gentrification". Artsy. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  9. ^ McGlone, Peggy; McGlone, Peggy (September 12, 2014). "A piece of D.C.'s 5x5 public art festival panned by local residents". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  10. ^ "Artist Spotlight: Abigail DeVille | Broad Strokes Blog". NMWA. January 10, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  11. ^ "In Profile: Abigail DeVille | Frieze". Frieze. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  12. ^ "Abigail DeVille: Homebody - Exhibitions - Andrew Edlin Gallery". www.edlingallery.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  13. ^ [1]
  14. ^ "Abigail DeVille – GROUND". sites.usc.edu. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  15. ^ Studio Museum in Harlem Announces 2013–2014 Artists in Residence, ArtForum, Retrieved April 15, 2016
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "Abigail DeVille | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University". www.radcliffe.harvard.edu. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  17. ^ Herriman, Kat (June 1, 2016). "10 Years Later, a Look Back at Art's First Reality Show". Creators, Vice Magazine. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  18. ^ "Abigail DeVille". Creative Capital. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  19. ^ "Abigail Deville No Space Hidden Shelter".
  20. ^ "Artist Abigail DeVille's Critique of the American Paradox".
  21. ^ "Abigail DeVille: Light of Freedom".
  22. ^ "Creative Capital – Investing in Artists who Shape the Future". creative-capital.org.
  23. ^ Obie Awards, 2015 Winners.
  24. ^ Chuck Close/Henry W. and Marian T. Mitchell Rome Prize, [2].
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