Exhibition - Under Audit II by Tabitha Abbott

Gallery 110 presents the exhibition Under Audit II, the second in a series of striking exhibitions by Tabitha Abbott, a contemporary oil painter who masterfully uses themes inspired by nature to capture the experience of life as an artist working in the field of regulatory auditing.

Abbott’s visual arrangements are inspired by audit evidence and pinned insects, most easily recognized by the monochromatic pattern captured within a rectangular form on each piece-a symbolic representation of a time-stamp, capturing the moment when the piece was completed.

The artist spent her early adult years fully immersed in the operational processes of Fortune 100 companies, although her Masters degree in accounting was originally intended to garner a part-time role to support her pursuit of art. As a newlywed and sole earner, she struggled with the reality of successfully supporting a household on a single income.

Throughout years of burnout, Abbott continued to create-and her experiences during this time inspired her strong artistic voice. Contrasting natural forms with unforgiving grids, Abbott asks viewers to question how creative minds can survive as the cost of living continues to rise across the nation.