Meet Abi

Abigail Rainey is an interdisciplinary artist and art educator from May, TX, currently based in Denton, TX. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education in 2020 and her Master’s of Fine Art in Visual Arts from Texas Woman’s University in 2025. As an art educator, Abi has worked with students in a variety of settings including grade school and university classrooms, and led workshops for art institutions, conferences, retreats, and other gatherings. Her work has been exhibited nationally in solo and group exhibitions, including spaces such as Dallas Contemporary, 500X Gallery, the Janette Kennedy Gallery, the Leslie Powell Gallery, and the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center. Abi’s honors include the Virginia Chandler Dyke Scholarship, for which she was the sole recipient for the School of Arts and Sciences at Texas Woman’s University. She was also selected for the Experiential Student Scholars Program for an arts-based research project grant, also at Texas Woman’s. In 2024, Abi won the first prize for the 13th Biennial Artist Book Competition held by the University of North Texas Libraries. Abi is currently an Adjunct Professor at Texas Woman’s University and North Central Texas College, where she enjoys teaching foundations.