Aurora Abzug

Artist Statement:

My work in painting constructs a visual memoir in which I record my interactions with my interior and exterior environments. My work applies some of the thematic and formal devices used by traditional realist painters to address contemporary (and personal) issues, such as mental illness and eating disorder, the ubiquity of social media and consumer capitalism, and personal identity as a marketable commodity.

Artist Bio:

Aurora Abzug (b. 1997, New York City) received her BA in Studio Art from Bard College, and additional training in academic painting from The Ridgewood Art Institute. She has exhibited at such venues as The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY; San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA; New York Academy of Art, New York, NY; Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, IL; Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons, MD; among many others. She is a 2022 resident at NES Artist Residency in Iceland, a 2019 AXA Art Prize Finalist, and a 2015 American Artists Professional League Future Art Master. She is based in the NYC metro area.