Luciana Abait

Luciana Abait is an Argentine artist. She was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and studied drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, and printmaking at the in Buenos Aires. Abait immigrated to the United States in 1997. She has exhibited in Europe, Asia, Latin America, the United States, as well as numerous museums and international art fairs. She lives and works in Los Angeles, California, and is a resident artist at the 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica.

Career From 1997 though 2005 Luciana lived in Miami, Florida, where she was the artist in residence at Oolite Arts Center (formerly known Art Center South Florida). In 2005 Abait relocated to Los Angeles, California. Abait participated in the first SUR:Beinnial in 2011 that took place at Cerritos College Art Gallery, Bluebird Art House, and Rio Hondo College Art Gallery. The artist is dedicated to exploring Anthropocene and climate change engages in thorough research, venturing into the most remote locations to meticulously document the state of the environment.

Selected exhibitions 2023 - Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California, Hilliard Art Museum, University of Louisiana Lafayette 2022 - Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California Museum of Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks, California, Brand Library, Glendale, California 2012 - Lehigh University, Lehigh, Pennsylvania 2005 - Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 2001 - Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago University of Miami, Bascon Palmer Eye Institute,

Awards and nominations 2024-25 LL Stewart Fellowship, Oregon State University, OR 2013–2023, Artist in Residence, 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, California 2021, Art Lives Here, Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles, California 1999–2005, Artist in Residence Oolite Art Center (formerly Art Center South Florida) Miami, Florida 2015, Santa Monica Individual Artist Fellowship - Year 2016 2005, ArtBank, Purchase Award/Grant, Miami- Dade Art in Public Places, Miami, FL 2000 Florida Individual Artist Fellowship Program, Honorable Mention, Tallahassee, FL