Abi paints to portray the culture and wildlife of the American West. Her early training began as a young child when her artist mother, Susan Gutting, trained at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, allowed Abi to work alongside her in the studio. She has also studied at the Frye Museum in Seattle, WA under Barbara Benedetti-Newton, Glacier National Park under Phil Starke, and the Scottsdale Artist School, under artists Ray Roberts, Bruce Greene, and Greg Beecham. In 2013, she was named one of Southwest Art Magazine’s 21 Under 31 Young Artists to Watch. While Abi’s love of art is inherited from her mom, and her growth as an artist cultivated by Susan, Abi’s love of animals and the American West was fostered by her time spent working with her veterinarian father through her teens and into her early twenties. The memories from those experiences are rich and contribute to Abi’s vision for her art. She looks forward to a lifetime of growth and opportunity as an artist.
Abi currently lives in the beautiful mountains of northern Idaho.
EXHIBITIONS
2019
Night of Artists Show and Sale – Briscoe Western Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
March in Montana Auction – Great Falls, MT
Out West Art Show and Sale – Great Falls, MT
American Miniatures Show – Settlers West Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2018
Night of Artists Show and Sale, Briscoe Western Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
Russell First Strike Auction, Great Falls, MT
Out West Art Show, Room 282, Great Falls, MT
2017
Miniatures by the Lake – Coeur d’Alene Galleries
Pride of the Rodeo Solo Show – Coeur d’Alene Galleries
Night of Artists, Briscoe Western Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
Out West Art Show, Great Falls, MT
Yellowstone Art Museum 49th Annual Art Auction, Billings, MT
2016
Coeur d’Alene Galleries’ Miniatures by the Lake Show
Art for Horses Show and Sale, Parker, CO
2015
Coeur d’Alene Galleries’ Miniatures by the Lake Show
Art For Horses Show, Lakewood, Colorado
Heart of the West Live Auction, Coeur d’Alene Resort, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Icons of the West show, Dana Gallery, Missoula, Montana
Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Spirit Art Show, Cheyenne, Wyoming
2014
Bosque Art Classic, Bosque Arts Center, Clifton, Texas
Coeur d’Alene Galleries’ Miniatures by the Lake
Trailside Galleries Masters in Miniatures Show, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Featured Artist at Coeur d’Alene Galleries
Best and Brightest Show, Scottsdale Artist School
2013
Coeur d’Alene Galleries’ Miniatures By The Lake
2012
Scottsdale Artists School Best and Brightest Show, Scottsdale, AZ
2011
Planet Bronze Gallery Miniature Show, Bozeman, MT
Cowboy Artists of America Week – Scottsdale Artists School Scholarship
Planet Bronze Gallery Miniature Show, Bozeman, MT
2010
American Royal Juried Art Show and Sale
Juried Show at Art on the Green, Coeur d’Alene, ID
2008
Best and Brightest show, Scottsdale Artist School
2007
Best and Brightest show, Scottsdale Artist School
Oil Painters of America 16th Annual National Juried Exhibition
2006
Best and Brightest show, Scottsdale Artist School
“It Was a Very Good Year”, Richard Schmid show and auction, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Best and Brightest show, Scottsdale Artist School
PUBLICATIONS
Southwest Art Magazine 21 Under 31 Young Artists to Watch
AWARDS
Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine Quick Finish Award, Out West Art Show, Great Falls, MT
Six time award winner of Top 15% – BoldBrush Online Competition
Finalist Master Artist – Art Muse Online Competition
2nd in Miniatures, Best and Brightest Show, Scottsdale Artist School
First Place, Contemporary Fine Art International Monthly Challenge
