Abby Galvin is an intermedia artist based in Phoenix, AZ. Her participatory and sometimes collaborative practice explores methods of education and information exchange within and between institutions whose structures are often opaque and intensely hierarchical, such as a school, a prison, and a live-in manufacturing plant. Her work privileges these practices of information-sharing as a potential assertion of the collective power of low-wage laborers.
Abigail Galvin
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts | Arizona State University
1001 S Forest Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287
Email: asgalvin@asu.edu
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Education
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2022 Master of Fine Arts, Intermedia, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
2016 Bachelors of Fine Arts, Department of Art and Art History, College of Liberal Arts,
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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Major – Art and Art History
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Minor – Biomedical Science, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science, Colorado State University
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Minor – Spanish, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State University
Academic Appointments
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2023 Faculty Associate, Pictorial Investigations (2D Design and Color Theory) & Introduction to Textiles
School of Art, Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
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2022 Faculty Associate, Introduction to Digital Media
School of Art, Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
2021 Faculty Associate, 3-D Design
School of Art, Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
2020 Faculty Associate, Foundation Drawing
School of Art, Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
2019 Research Assistant for Mikey Foster Estes
School of Art, Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Professional Appointments
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2019-2021 Personal Research Assistant for Artist Gregory Sale
Assistance in grant writing, accounting, and artistic research
2013-2015 Exhibition Coordinator
Curfman Gallery, Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
2015-2017 Lead Preparator
Curfman Gallery, Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
Solo Exhibitions
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2022 We Need To Talk, Solo Thesis Exhibition, Step Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe
2018 *Points of Contact, Bean Cycle Roasters, Fort Collins, CO
2016 Keeping Mum, Mini Gallery, Colorado State University, Ft Collins
Group & Collaborative Exhibitions
*2 person exhibitions
**Collaborative works
2023 43rd Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition, Dobson Gallery/ Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ (Juried)
Play, Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ (Juried)
2022 Spin the Vote, Harry Wood Gallery, AZ State University, Tempe, AZ (Collaboration)
Galbut Prize Exhibition, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2021 **Undoing Time, ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
TAG Exhibition, Step Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
Nathan Cummings Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2020 Roadside Attraction: Now It’s Political, Phoenix/Tempe AZ
2019 Video Night, ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
2018 How it Is/What it Is, Half Crown Creative, Fort Collins, CO
**Blanket Fort Collins, Half Crown Creative, Fort Collins, CO 2017
Common Wealth, Half Crown Creative, Fort Collins, CO
2017 *Bare Skins, The Shed, Fort Collins, CO
2016 Student Art Exhibition, Curfman Gallery, Fort Collins, CO (Juried)
Personal Geographies, The Merchant Room, Fort Collins, CO
Performances:
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2022 A Processor’s Guide to Stress Innoculation, Step Gallery, Arizona State University
2021 **How to Run a Prison Store, Undoing Time Exhibition, ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
Comprehensive Plan of Knowledge Transfer of Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich to New Users, Step Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2020 Walk The Mile, Roadside Attraction Exhibition, Tempe, AZ
Awards, Honors, & Residencies
2022 GPSA Jumpstart Research Grant, Arizona State University
2021 Nathan Cummings Travel Award (Grant)
First Place Award, Nathan Cummings Exhibition
2019 Graduate College Fellowship, Arizona State University
Special Talent Award (Scholarship), Arizona State University
2018 Resident Artist, Half Crown Creative, Fort Collins, CO
2017 Honorable Mention, Student Art Exhibition, Colorado State University Purchase Award, Colorado State University
2016 Honorable Mention, Student Art Exhibition, Colorado State University
Popular Choice Award, Student Art Exhibition, Colorado State University
2015 Merit Work-Study Award, Colorado State University
Honorable Mention, Biennial Art and Science Exhibition, Colorado State University