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Andrew Abbott

Brooklyn,

My American parents were living in Nova Scotia when I was born in 1979 so I am of mixed nationalitie...

About the artist

Andrew Abbott

Joined In 2012

(519 Followers)

About the artist

Andrew Abbott

Joined In 2012

(519 Followers)

ABOUT
EDUCATION

My American parents were living in Nova Scotia when I was born in 1979 so I am of mixed nationalities. We moved to Boone, North Carolina, that's where I grew up, in the beautiful Appalachain mountains. I attended the University of North Carolina (Wilmington / Charlotte) earning a Bachelors degree in Studio art. After graduating...... I got a job as a janitor at a YMCA in Maine. I lived next in a rooming house in Savannah, Georgia for a while, where I painted some 11.5 x 14 inch acrylic paintings on paper and worked in a grocery store. I joined the army in 2004 as a medic. I wanted to see what it was like. It was good exercise to say the least. I did some 8.5 x 11 on paper during that time. After that I had enough money to pay off my college loans and move to San Juan, Puerto Rico. I painted more 8.5 x 11 paintings and hung out on the beach. Next I went to Canada and did lots of strange jobs through the W.W.O.O.F. organization. After that I wanted to find a way to make a living as an artist. I have since been doing that. I currently live with my wife Natalia in Brooklyn and am represented by Moberg Gallery.

UNC Wilmington/Charlotte