Luciana Abait is an Argentine artist. She was born and raised inBuenos Aires,Argentina, and studied drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, and printmaking at theNational School of the Arts [es] in Buenos Aires.[1] Abait immigrated to the United States in 1997.[2] She has exhibited in Europe, Asia, Latin America, the United States, as well as numerous museums and international art fairs.[3] She lives and works in Los Angeles, California, and is a resident artist at the18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica.[4]
From 1997 though 2005 Luciana lived inMiami,Florida, where she was the artist in residence at Oolite Arts Center (formerly known Art Center South Florida). In 2005 Abait relocated toLos 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.[5] In 2019 Luciana exhibited withLos Angeles World Airports where she debuted her exhibition titledA Letter to the Future. A phrase taken from a plaque dedicated to the glacier namedOkjokull which also included text inscribed by Icelands most prominent writerAndri Snaer Magnason, "stating that within the next two hundred years all glaciers will follow the same path". Okjokull became known as the first melted glacier due to climate change in 2014.[6] 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.[7]
2022 ArtNight Mini-Grant, City of Pasadena, California[17]
2021,Art Lives Here, Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles, California[8]
Projecting Possibilities Grant, Culver City Arts Foundation, Culver City, California
Quick Grant, Center for Cultural Innovation, San Francisco, California 2020Shares, Grant for Limited Edition, Oolite Arts, Miami, FL
Quick Grant, Center for Cultural Innovation, San Francisco, California
2016, Santa Monica Individual Artist Fellowship Award[18]
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 2000Florida Individual Artist Fellowship Program, Honorable Mention, Tallahassee, FL[19]
