Abigail Humphries

Art Rooted in Emotional Connection.

Abigail's paintings are created with sand and acrylic. Her work explores the essence of the human form. Over the past two decades, Abigail has developed a distinctive technique—layering sand and acrylic to create richly textured, large-scale works.

At the heart of Abigail’s practice is a fascination with the subtle nuances of human interaction and body language. Her paintings feature anonymous, featureless figures, deliberately rendered to invite viewers to project their own stories and emotions onto each piece. This universality transforms every painting into an “opening line”—a prompt for curiosity, empathy, and personal reflection.

Abigail describes her creative process as both meditative and transformative. For her, painting is a way to distill complex feelings and fleeting moments into visual form, capturing the quiet power of human connection without the need for explicit detail.

Abigail’s sensitivity to composition and narrative is deeply informed by her background in photography. She holds a First Class Honours degree in Photography from Derby University, where she was influenced by leading figures in British contemporary photography. This foundation grounds her work in both traditio...

Photography - 1st Class Honours Degree
Foundation in Art

The Other Art Fair London - October 2025
H-Art
Hammond Galleries
Greenstage Gallery
RHS Malvern
Ragley Hall
Ludlow Assembly Rooms