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Catalyst coach Abigail Wilson carving a woodblock in her sunny studio, with rows of prints drying behind her
my name is abigail.

hello

I am an avid creator and symmathecist, driven to illuminate and nurture evolving connections. My formal education is in fine art and language, and my lust for knowledge and experience has brought me through the industries of manufacturing, education, retail, and technology - as well as through much of our country's wilderness. Through these contexts, I discovered my love and aptitude for emergent strategy and reading between the lines. Over and over again, I have transformed myself so as to better approach opportunity and manifest my values.

I now seek to share that magic with you.

We as a species are moving toward an ecological understanding of our role in the evolution of vast systems. We are grappling with the realization that our culture and governance have often prioritized exploitation, made struggle a necessity, and rewarded heartlessness.

In all facets of my work, I seek to recapture the initial sense of community and possibility which we all carry in childhood, and to breathe life into the values of reciprocity and right livelihood. 

 

Through my art and my teaching, I engage with the creative process as community healing, expansion of consciousness, and a bridge to a better world.

*symmathecist n : an active participant in an evolving system of learning parts. coined by Nora Bateson

skills are the mechanism of change

our world reflects the world we know how to make

growing into an ecology of the spirit

offering teas, tinctures, and more to heal body, spirit, and soil

grown organically in Crozet, VA

a few notables

site reliability architect

with CFA Institute

main stage speaker

at Dynatrace PERFORM Conference

owner | baker

of Abilicious Bakery

Abigail Wilson looking at giant sequioas Redwood National Park.jpeg
speaking

Dynatrace PERFORM Conference  (main stage speaker)

Creative Mornings: Rooted hosted by The Bridge PAI watch

Women in STEM Conference with CWIT and UVA Research Foundation (panelist)

Sustainable Agriculture Conference with Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (panelist)

Slow Money Annual Fundraising Event (featured speaker)

credentials

Sacred Plant Traditions: Foundations of Herbalism (9-month apprenticeship)

Natural Heritage Committee of Albemarle County: member

Team Dynamics Facilitator : conflict resolution and embodied problem solving

Usui Reiki Practitioner : Levels 1 and 2; hands-on healing modality

Permaculture Design Course with Geoff Lawton (in progress)

McGuffey Art Center: member 

Feminist Union of CVille Creatives : former executive member

BFA in Printmaking and Spanish: UNC Chapel Hill

SAFe: Scaled Agile Framework: process architect

publications

Mala Leche #4, submissions of note  read

Mala Leche: Window to Another Realm, curated by Kori Price  read

Kincentricity, catalog of visual art and essays  see more

Mala Leche #1, premier issue of quarterly zine  read

Red Clay Press, place-based poetry collection

A woodblock print by artist and educator Abigail Wilson, showing a beseeching woman rendered through a contour map

artist cv

2024

Power of Plenty: Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville VA

 

2023

Uncovering/Apocalypse: The Little Museum at the Fralin Art Museum, Charlottesville, VA

2021

Inside the Artist's Studio: Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville VA

Kincentricity: Welcome Gallery, Charlottesville VA 

Teeny Tiny Trifecta 4: Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville VA

Mala Leche: In Celebration of Community: Studio IX (with the Feminist Union of C'Ville Creatives), Charlottesville VA

2020

Inside: online (with the Feminist Union of C'Ville Creatives), Charlottesville VA

Teeny Tiny Trifecta 3: Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville VA

Cracked: online (as part of Incubator Residency), Charlottesville VA

40 UNDER 40: Shenandoah Valley Art Center, Waynesboro VA

69: 3rd International Erotic Print Exchange: espacio Belleartes, Caceres Spain

2019

New Member Showcase: McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville VA

Women's Work: McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville VA

Queen Charlotte Celebration: The Bridge PAI, Charlottesville VA

Ltd.: Endeavor RVA, Richmond VA

older

The Premier: CitySpace Gallery (with the Feminist Union of C'Ville Creatives), Charlottesville VA

JulFest: The Space, Charlottesville VA

Into the Cards: The Nightlight, Carrboro NC

Shadows and Light: The Fuse, Carrboro NC

Dynamism: University Place, Chapel Hill NC

Thesis Showcase: University of Chapel Hill Art Department, Chapel Hill NC

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