My work uses painting to explore fragmentation, unstable space, and the tension between image, structure, and physical presence. Through layering, revision, and improvisation, I build semi-abstract compositions that move between familiarity and disorientation, suggesting charged psychological and spatial conditions rather than fixed scenes. Recently, I have also been thinking about how paintings relate to one another to create a larger perceptual field beyond the picture plane.

Bio

Abby Zhang is a Bay Area–based painter whose work explores memory, perception, and psychological atmosphere through layered, semi-abstract images. She received her MFA in Painting from Pratt Institute in 2021, recently participated as a resident artist at Art Bias, completed a residency at Kala Art Institute and Vermont Studio Center, and has been selected for an upcoming residency at the Torrance Art Museum this summer.