Abbey Coogan is a Brooklyn-based artist interested in using and exploring the things people leave behind. She graduated with her BFA in General Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art in August of 2024. Her work focuses on psychological explorations of the body and interiors, through her miniatures, paintings, drawings, and collages. She has shown work through the Shoreline Art Gallery, MxCC Gallery, the Sheila & Richard Riggs Gallery, and the Fanny Fox Decker Gallery. She is currently based in Brooklyn, New York, where she resides with her partner and their dog.

EDUCATION

2020–2024: Maryland Institute College of Art, BFA in General Fine Arts 

2018–2019: Wesleyan University

2016–2017: New York University

EXPERIENCE

2017-present: Multi-Media Artist, Abbey Coogan Art

2025-present: Creative Lab Mentor, Free Arts NYC

2025: Freelance Studio Assistant, Sze Studio

2017–2020: Sales Associate and Classroom Teacher, Michaels Craft Stores

2017: Assistant Director, Creative Director for NYU’s production of Happily

EXHIBITIONS

2024: ArtWalk, Fanny Fox Decker Gallery, Baltimore, MD

2024: Open House, Lazarus Hallway Gallery, Baltimore, MD

2024: Select Work Show, Lazarus Hallway Gallery, Baltimore, MD

• Select work chosen by faculty to display for visiting accepted students and their families

2022: Wiggle Room, Fred Lazarus IV Center, Baltimore, MD

2020: MxCC Oil Painting, Middletown, CT

2020: MxCC Design, Middletown, CT

2016: Future Choices Shoreline Art Show, Lyme, CT

AWARDS

2024: MICA Dean’s List, 4.0 GPA

2020–2024: Transfer Merit Scholarship, $112,000 over four years

2016: CAC Outstanding Arts Award