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ABBIGAYLE POIRIER

Bloomington, IN 

757-604-6775 

abbigaylepoirier.com 

Ig: @abbigaylepoirier 


 

EDUCATION 

2024    MFA Painting, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN 

2020    BA, magna cum laude, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 

 SOLO EXHIBTIONS

2025 In-between, Thyne Gallery, Jasper, IN

2024 My Mother’s Tongue, Grunewald Gallery, Bloomington, IN

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (two-person shows are marked with **) 

2023 50/50, 411 Gallery, Columbus, IN 

2023   32nd Annual Juried Group Show, Bowery Gallery, Juror: David Cohen(art critic), New York City, New York 

2023   Mind Mirror, Racecar Factory, Indianapolis, IN 

2022   Recess, John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN 

2021   Winter Open, Accrete Art Collective, Bloomington, IN 

2021   Home Theater (side gallery), Racecar Factory, Indianapolis, IN 

2020   6th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Oxford Arts Alliance, Juror: Steven Harvey (Steven Harvey Fine Arts Project) PA 

2020   A Works on Paper Exhibition, The In Art Gallery, Juror: Elisa Jensen (instructor at New York Studio School), Online Art Exhibition 

2020   Nature, Art Room Contemporary Gallery, Online art exhibition 

2020   National Juried Exhibition, Batesville Area Arts Council, Juror: Eric Freeman (painter, poet, photographer and art critic), Batesville, AR, 

2019   Polarity**, Andrews Gallery, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 

2019   Catron Scholarship Exhibition, Andrews Gallery, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 

 

AWARDS + GRANTS: 

2023   Mary Jane McIntire Endowed Fellowship, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 

2022   Mary Jane McIntire Endowed Fellowship, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 

2020   Merit Scholarship, Mount Gretna School of Art, Mount Gretna, PA 

2019   Catron Scholarship, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA  

TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 

Adjunct Professor, Richard Bland College of William and Mary, Petersburg, VA

2025 Drawing II, Spring section

Art History I, Spring Section

Portfolio Development, Spring Section

2024 Arts Appreciation, Fall (two sections)

Art History II, Fall Section

Drawing I, Fall Section

Adjunct Professor, Indiana University Prison Arts Initiative, Bloomington, IN 

2024 Introduction into Watercolor, Summer Section

Narrative Drawing (Intermediate), Spring Section

Foundations Drawing, Spring section

2023   Foundations Drawing, Spring section & Fall section 

2022 Foundations Drawing, Fall section 

Associate Instructor, Instructor of Record, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 

2024 Painting 1, Spring section 

2023 Painting 1, Fall section 

Foundations Color Theory, Spring section & Summer section 

2022 Foundations Color Theory, Fall section 

Foundations Drawing, Spring Section 

2021 Foundations Drawing, Fall Section 

   

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 

2023 Curriculm Coordinator, Indiana University Prison Arts Iniative, Bloomington, IN 

Program Director, Indiana Univeristy Prison Arts Iniative, Bloomington, IN 

Painting Guild Vice President, Indiana Univeristy, Bloomington, IN 

2022 Painting Guild Vice President, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 

 

CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE: 

2023  Away From Here, John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN 

2023   Free to Wonder, Bloomington City Hall, Bloomington, IN 

2022   Recess, John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN 

 

RESIDENCIES/ GALLERY AFFILIATIONS + COLLECTIONS: 

2020   Mount Gretna School of Art, Intensive Program with Elizabeth Flood, Ty Smith, Jay Noble, Alex Cohen, Clintel Steed, Mount Gretna, PA 

2019   Drawing Marathon, New York Studio School Intensive Program with Graham Nickson, Charity Baker, Seth Beker,  New York City, NY 

2019 President’s Collection, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 

 

CONFERENCES, PUBLICATIONS + ARTIST TALKS: 

2024 Guest Artist Talk, Richard Bland College of William and Mary, Petersburg, VA

2024 Guest Artist Talk, Kenyon College, Mount Vernon, OH

2023   IUPAI Interview, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 

2023   IUPAI Guest Speaker, Arts and Humanities Council Annual Conference, French Lick, IN 

2021   Guest Speaker for Capstone 3rd year Class, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, Zoom Call