Abbey Rawson is a multidisciplinary artist based in South Australia. She explores history, nature, curiosities, anthropomorphism, folklore and storytelling as a visual artist, a writer, an animator, an illustrator and a theatrical improviser.
Abbey graduated from the Bachelor of Visual Arts & Design at ACArts, specialising in fine art printmaking. She is currently studying animation and archaeology, which informs her practice. Abbey completed a six-month Mentorship with Sally Heinrich (a renowned writer & illustrator) and undertook the Creative Incubator Program at TAFESA focusing on illustration and digital processes.
Abbey was awarded the IAF Franz Kempf Printmakers Award, and has travelled to Italy, Scotland & India to learn from master artists and crafts people through The Helpmann Academy & Carclew House. Abbey has undertaken improvised theatre workshops for four years, and is a teacher and performer with On The Fly, Story Snorts and Alex & The Babes.
