a b o u t

Abigail had ambitions of becoming an opera singer and joining the circus whilst growing up, and although neither of those ended up working out too well, she still enjoys both.

She began drawing with ink and painting with watercolor. She has developed a taste for flat digital coloring, however, and only gets a craving for paint now and again.

Her inspirations range from Edgar Allen Poe to Lewis Carroll to Dr. Seuss. Her greatest artistic influences have been Arthur Rackham, John William Waterhouse, and Edward Gorey.

Any spare time that's not spent basking in darkness or watching re-runs of The Addams Family, she is creating art for private clients, illustrating books, and spending time with her favorite long-leggity beasts, ghouls, ghosts and various other things that go bump in the night.

P u b l i s h e d W o r k :

Ink Magazine - Interior illustration - March 2009
Ink Magazine - Interior illustration - May 2009
Pentacle Magazine - Interior illustration February 2009
Third Eye Games - Concept art - February 2009'Sikeston - Volume 1 - by Holly Messinger' - Chapbook/short novel interior illustrations - May 2009
Rejected Quarterly - Cover - Fall/Spring 2009Myths & Legend - Cover - eMagazine Volume 1 2009Tinna's Promise - by Miranda Mayer - Novel cover illustration second edition - Summer 2010Tinna's Might - by Miranda Mayer - Novel cover illustration second edition - Summer 2010Digital Artist Magazine Issue No.11- Tutorial and interior illustrations - August 2010Crow Toes Quarterly - Interior illustration - August 2010Spectrum 18 - Interior illustration - 2011Black Lantern Magazine Issue No.5 - Cover illustration - 2011CROW Magazine - Cover Illustration - 2011'Midnight Phantasmagory: A Collection of Horror Inspired Illustrations' - Two interior pieces - October 2011

G a l l e r i e s :
The Poe Museum: Abigail LarsonRichmond, Virginia(Solo show, December 2009)
Gallery Nucleus "Curiouser and Curiouser: Art Inspired by Alice in Wonderland"Alhambra, California(February - March 2010)
Anderson GalleryRichmond, Virginia(Juried exhibition, April 2010)
The Museum of American Illustration at the Society of IllustratorsNew York, New York(Juried exhibition, May 2010)
IC15: Edison Place Art Gallery: Illustrators Club of Washington DCWashington DC(Juried exhibition, May 2010)
Art Dimensions GallerySt. Louis, Missouri(July 2010)
Gallery Nucleus "Power in Numbers"Alhambra, California (2010)
The Poe Museum: Abigail LarsonRichmond, Virginia(Solo show, December 2010)
Halloweentown "A Tribute to The Haunted Mansion II"Los Angeles, California(Two pieces, June 2011)
"October Shadows"Creature Features - Mountain View MausoleumAltadena, California(One piece, October 2011)
Gallery 5 "Carnival of Five Fires"Richmond, Virginia(Solo show, October 2011)
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E d u c a t i o n :
Degree: BFA
College: Virginia Commonwealth University
Department: Communication Arts
Concentration: Drawing and IllustrationYears: 2006-2010