Abigail Willett is a multidisciplinary artist born in Dalton, Georgia, currently living and working in Savannah, Georgia. She will receive her BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2025. Her work is currently on view at the Reeves House Visual Arts Center.
As a woman born and raised in the rural south, the lived female experience is central to my studio practice. Through this lens, I explore relationships, childhood, identity and memory to better understand my regional perspective. I employ multidisciplinary practices, from installation to painting, in order to create spaces, portraits and nontraditional landscapes that serve as tools to convey my experiences. Recognizable southern imagery is depicted in a vibrant color palette, drawing viewers in. At the same time, they are confronted with the religious commands, complacent tradition, passive phrases and gendered objectivity that litter the southern landscape. I aim to create conversations surrounding the role of southern women through my work, while also engaging with women from similar backgrounds and providing images where they can find themselves.