#abigail deville

Installation view of Brand New Heavies, Pioneer Works, New York City.

Fault Lines: Abigail DeVille

Sculpture that investigates contradictory symbolism.

Photo by Olympia Shannon / Dan Bradica Studio.

The Observatory, 2021, steel, chicken wire, plastic tarp, seven-channel video installation

Celebrating Black: Abigail DeVille

2.19.21 Good Afternoon! Thank God it’s Friday! We are Celebrating Black cause it’s Black History Month of course. I found one black creative, Abigail DeVille is bringing her own creativity into the art world.    Hope you enjoyed the video and I hope to find more on this artist too! Enjoy your Friday, be safe, be healthy, and be blessed!     Featured image: ICA Miami  

Abigail Deville is a Bronx-born contemporary artist that focuses on bringing attention to the forgotten stories and narratives through the use of her location specific installations. Her works focus on these stories that are lost in the process of gentrification and racist violence and policies. 

With projects that take up to months of preparation, Deville conducts intensive research and finds the raw materials for her installations on site. She quoted, “One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.” Through her artwork, she contemplates on her connection to the world and universe around her.

Despite the long time it takes for her to finish her pieces, Deville has numerous stacked up under her portfolio. She has created numerous stage sets such as, “Intersection 2014,” and “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” as well as video/performance pieces such as, “Harlem Stories.” Whether it be stage sets, videos, paintings, or installations, Deville aims to reclaim personal narrative and incite the “invisible conversations you have with yourself inside.” 

“Hands Up” - Atif Ateeq and Roopa Vasudevan (2015)