O'Delle Abney
Phone: 646-539-9622 / Email: [email protected] 

SHORT BIOGRAPHY
After getting his Masters Degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 1974, he was quickly picked up by the King Pitcher Gallery in Pittsburgh, who placed his work in prominent collections like Jones and Laughlin Steel, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Industries and Bidwell Cultural Center.  He then moved to New York in 1977 where his work was placed in the collection of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

He then started Abney Galleries, an artist collective, in Soho in 1992. then moved to Chelsea in 2001 where he opened World Fine Art Gallery for the next 10 yaers.  The gallery closed its doos in 2010 and he becamae an artist agent and continues to live and create his art in New York.

August 2021 he was picked up by the Bery Campbell galler for a trial representation to examine marketability tthrough their gallery, that ened in October 2022.

12/08/2021 PROMOTIONAL LISTINGS BY BERRY|CAMPBELL.
1. Berry | Campbell - http://berrycampbell.coom/artist/O'Delle_Abney/works
2. ArtNet.com - http://artnet.com/artists/odelle-abney
3. Artsy.net - http://artsy.net/artist/odelle-abney/works-for-sale
4. Incollect.com - http://incollect.com/artists/o-delle-abney-paintings-art
5. Widewalls.ch - https://www.widealls.ch/artists/odelle-abney/artworks

SELECT EXHIBITIONS

2026 - May 21 - 24 / FOCUS ART FAIRTERAVARNA GALLERY, GROUP, NY
2026 - Jan 27 - 31  /  PICTOR GALLERY – 10th ANNUAL WFA GUEST EXHIBITION, GROUP, NY
2025 – Aug 19 – 23, / BLUE MOUNTAIN GALLERY – 2nd ANNUAL WFA GUEST EXHIBITION, NY

 2025 – Jan 21 – 25 / PICTOR GALLERY – 9TH ANNUAL WFA GUEST EXHIBITION – Group, NY

 2024 – Aug 20 – 24 / BLUE MOUNTAIN GALLERY – 1ST ANNUAL WFA GUEST EXHIBITION, NY

 2024 – Jan 23 – 27 / PICTOR GALLERY – 8th ANNUAL WFA EXHIBITION – Group Show, NY

 2023 – Jan 24 – 28 / PICTOR GALLERY – 7TH ANNUAL WFA EXHIBITION – Group Show, NY

 2022 - Jan 31 - Feb 06, / PICTOR GALLERY - 6th Annual WFA Exhibition - Group Show, NY

 2019 - Jul 30 - Aug 03,  / NOHO | M55 Gallery - 5th Annual WFA Exhibition -  Group Show, Y

 2019 - Jan 09 - Feb 03,  / LICHTUNDFIRE- Abstract Connectivity - Group Show, New York, NY

 2018 - December  /   PHOENIX GALLERY - Online Interview - New York, NY

 2018 - Aug 14 - Aug 08  / NOHO | M55 Gallery - 4th Annual WFA Exhibition -  Group Show, Chelsea , NY

 2017 - Aug 01 - Aug 05  / NOHO | M55 Gallery - 3rd Annual WFA Exhibition - Group Show, Chelsea , NY

2016 - Jun 14 - Jul 19  / PHOENIX GALLERY- 2nd Annual WFA Exhibition  - Group Show, Chelsea, NY

2015 - Jul 07 - Jul 12  /  PHOENIX GALLERY - 1st Annual WFA Exhibition - Group Show, Chelsea, NY

2015 - Jan 20 - Feb 13  /  PELAIDES GALLERY - Small Works Show - Group Exhibition, Chelsea, NY

 2015 - Dec 16 - Jan 23  /  SKYLIGHT GALLERY - "Contemporary Visions" - Group Exhibition, Chelsea, NY

 2015 - Dec 2 - 4 / PAUL KOLKER GALLERY - Contemporary Visions - Group Exhibition, Chelsea, NY

 2013 - Nov 25  / PHOENIX GALLERY - Cocktail Fund raiser Benefit - guest artist - New York, NY

 2013 - Jul 20 - Jul 27   /  SPACEWOMB GALLERY - Transformation - Group Exhibition - New York, NY

 2013 - Mar 22 - Apr 30 / SERENFIPITY MICRO GALLERY - World Fine Art Group - New York, NY

 2012 - Sep 01 - Sep 15  / BRENDA TAYLOR GALLERY, World Fine Art Group - Group Exhibition - New York, NY

 2012 - Aug 28 - Aug 31  / BRENDA TAYLOR GALLERY, (Solo Exhibition) - New York, NY

 2012 - Jul 14 -  Sep 27  / BERKELEY COLLEGE GALLERY - World Fine Art Group - Brooklyn Campus, NY

 2012 - Jan 02 - Jan 28  / BERKELEY COLLEGE GALLERY - (Solo Exhibition) - New York, NY

 2011 - Nov 04 - Nov 19  / RUSH ART GALLERYBombay Sapphire, (NY Finalist) New York, NY

 2011 - Apr 13 - Apr 16   / ROGUE GALLERY / Spring Show - Group Exhibition - New York, NY

 2011 - Mar 16 - Mar 20  / THE ARTIST PROJECT- Pier 92, New York, NY

 2010 - 1992  /  WORLD FINE ART GALLERY - Gallery Owner / Director

 

1986  THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY - 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY

1986  Solo Show - CAFE AMERICANO (Solo Exhibition), New York, NY

1985  JAIN GALLERY, New York, NY

1976  Solo Show - UNIVERSITY GALLERY , Penn State University, Philadelphia, PA

               BIENTENNIAL EXHIBITION, Philadelphia Museum, Philadelphia, PA

1975  Group - FACULTY SHOW, Ivy School of Professional Art,  Pittsburgh, PA
              Group - WESTMORELAND COUNTY MUSEUM, Greemsburg, PA
              Group - CULTURAL CENTER, Penn State University, Pittsburgh, PA
              Group - KINGPITCHER GALLERY, Poster & Prints Exhibition. Pittsburgh, PA December
1974  Solo Show - KING | PITCHER GALLERY, Pittsburgh, PA  June
              Group - The Second World Black & African Festival of Art    University Museum - Philadelphia, PA 1973                      
              Group - King Pitcher Gallery - Pittsburgh, PA   Poster, Prints & Presents Exhibition. Dec
1973  Group - THIRD ANNUAL BLACK ARTISTS EXHIBIT,  Selma Burke Art Center, Pittsburgh, PA
1972  Group - CONTEMPORARY PAINTERS SHOW, Schneider Gallery, Rome, Italy
              Group - Arts & Crafts Center - rotating exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA
              Group - Schnieder Gallery -  Rome, Italy (Spanish Steps)
              Group - American Embassy - Tyler School of Art Exhibition, Rome, Italy
1971  Solo Show - PITTSBURGH PLAYHOUSE GALLERY, Pittsburgh, PA
              TV Interview - Life Style - Channel 13, Half hour interview, Pittsburgh, PA
1970  Solo Show  - POINT PARK COLLEGE GALLERY, Pittsburgh, PA
              Group - 16 Black Artists Exhibition Tour - Pittsburgh and surrounding areas.

 

COLLECTIONS (Partial Listing)

The Port Authority of New  York and New Jersey, New York, NY
Jones and Laughlin Steel, Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Industries, W.F. Newton, Office collection
Pennsylvania State University
Ivy School of Professional Art, Morris Kirshenbaum, Director, Pittsburgh, PA
Bidwell Cultural Center, Pittsburgh, PA

 

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Mr. Alfred Hunt / Mr. Charles Lacey / Mr. Malcolm MacGregor / Mr. & Mrs. Jack Sandberg /

Mr. Ronald Coleman / Mr. & Mrs. Richard Nesbitt / Ms. Daphney Hill / Ms. Peggy Rhudar /

Dr. Selma Burke / Mr. & Mrs. Robert Cox / Mr. Nick Cook  Mr. Peter Hanko / Mr. &

Mrs. Ritt & Mary Pitcher - Mr. Charles Sanders

 

TEACHING POSITIONS

Sep. 1974 - Mar 1975 - Ivy School of Professional Art, 

- Instructor" Advanced Figure Analysis

Summer 1969 & 1970 - East Liberty Branch YMCA

- Instructor: Children's Art Classes

Smmer 1971 - Centre Avenue YMCA

- Instructor: Children's Art Classes

 

EDUCATION

Aug 1974 - MFA - Carnegie-Mellon University 

May 1973 - BFA - Carnegie-Mellon University 

Sep 1971 - Jun 1972 - Junior Year - Tyler School of Art in RomeItaly 

Nov 1965 - Feb 1969 - Illustrator - United States Air Force

Jun 1964 - Nov 1965 - Certificate - Ivy School of Professional Art, 

Pittsburgh, PA 

1960 - 1964  - Rankin High School


HONORS AND AWARDS 

(Partial Listing)

Sep 1973 - May 1974 - Heinz Scholastic Award  $1,000  Need Grant $250
Sep 1972 - May 1973 - Carnegie-Mellon University, Painting &Sculpture Dept. $500    

                                      Eductional Opportunity Grant $500  Need Grant $300

Sep 1971 - May 1972 - Carnegie-Mellon UniversityPainting & Sculpture Dept. - $1,153

Sep 1970 - May 1971 - Carnegie-Mellon UniversityPainting & Sculpture Dept. - $1,000, 

                                      Need Grant- $200

Sep 1969 - May 1970 - Carnegie-Mellon UniversityPainting & Sculpture Dept. - $3,050,             

                                      Need Grant- $250