Skip to main content
• In 1970, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from Syracuse University in New York. Following his graduation, he began to exhibit his sculptures in New York City galleries.
• Predominately a sculptor, Abdell worked with cast and welded bronze and steel and carved stone. During his career, he also worked with oil, acrylic, and mixed media collage.
• In the 1980s, the Price R. & Flora A. Reid Foundation in Wichita, Kansas took an interest in Abdell’s work and facilitated an acquisition of his sculptures by the Wichita Art Museum, Wichita State University, Spencer Museum of Art, and the Kansas State University Art Collection.
Douglas Abdell
United States, born 1947
Place of BirthBoston, Massachusetts
Biography• Abdell currently lives in Malaga, Spain. He shows his sculptures across Europe.• In 1970, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from Syracuse University in New York. Following his graduation, he began to exhibit his sculptures in New York City galleries.
• Predominately a sculptor, Abdell worked with cast and welded bronze and steel and carved stone. During his career, he also worked with oil, acrylic, and mixed media collage.
• In the 1980s, the Price R. & Flora A. Reid Foundation in Wichita, Kansas took an interest in Abdell’s work and facilitated an acquisition of his sculptures by the Wichita Art Museum, Wichita State University, Spencer Museum of Art, and the Kansas State University Art Collection.
Person TypeIndividual
Names
- Douglas Abdell
Bibliography
United States, 1904 - 1972
United States, born Ukraine, 1899 - 1988
