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
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SELECT EXHIBITIONS 2026 - May 21 - 24 / FOCUS ART FAIR - TERAVARNA GALLERY, GROUP, 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 GALLERY, Bombay 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
COLLECTIONS (Partial Listing) The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New York, NY
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 Rome, Italy 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
(Partial Listing) Sep 1973 - May 1974 - Heinz Scholastic Award $1,000 Need Grant $250 Eductional Opportunity Grant $500 Need Grant $300 Sep 1971 - May 1972 - Carnegie-Mellon University, Painting & Sculpture Dept. - $1,153 Sep 1970 - May 1971 - Carnegie-Mellon University, Painting & Sculpture Dept. - $1,000, Need Grant- $200 Sep 1969 - May 1970 - Carnegie-Mellon University, Painting & Sculpture Dept. - $3,050, Need Grant- $250 |