Abbe Kalman

Artist Bio-

People are often asked how old they were when they decided
their future endeavor, their passion for one of the arts. It often happens during an interview with
stars, those that are known for their talent on stage or screen. Most people who were smitten with acting,
music, art, or dance were smitten at an early age. It came with the territory,
a built-in desire. I am no
exception. By the age of 10 I knew just
what I wanted to do and be. I wanted to
be an artist. Not just any kind of
artist. I wanted to be a collagist! What was the impetus for that decision? At that young age, one of my collages was
chosen for a children’s show in honor of the building of Lincoln Center in New
York City. That first award told me that
I could be successful at what I loved to create.

After a long hiatus, school, college, marriage, raising a
family I finally found time to devote to my passion, painting! In the early 90’s I began entering gallery
shows in the New Jersey, New York area. I
won my first gallery award at the Chestnut Ridge New York Art Show and was
given my first solo exhibit. This led to
many juried exhibitions in the North. My
work was displayed at the John Harms Art Center, The Sidney Rothman Gallery,
The Nathan’s Gallery, Custom Touch, and Gallerie 32 in New Jersey. I also started displaying my work at art
festivals. Showing my work at the
Greenwich Village Art Show was a dream come true, as I remember walking through
the show as a teenager and thinkin ... view more »

Abbe Kalman

Artist Bio-

After moving to Florida in the late 90’s I showed my work at
the various street festivals including, Las Olas, Fort Lauderdale, Delray
Beach, Boca Raton, Jupiter, and Stuart, just to mention a few. My art has been juried and exhibited at the
Armory Art Center, WPB, Coral Springs Art Museum, Lighthouse Center for the
Arts, JCC Schuman Gallery, Bailey’s Contemporary Arts Center, and the Southside
Cultural Arts Center, amongst others. I
continue to enter juried exhibits in the South Florida area and am on the Board
of Directors of Women in the Visual Arts.

Affiliations:

Women in the Visual Arts, Boca Raton, FL

Palm Beach Watercolor Society

Juried Exhibitions:

Armory Art Center, WPB, FL

Center
for Creative Education, WPB

Coral Springs Art Museum

JCC
Shuman Gallery, Boca Raton

Lighthouse Center for the Arts, Tequesta, FL

Bailey’s Contemporary Art
Center, Pompano

Southside Cultural Arts Center, Fort Lauderdale

BRIC, Boca Raton