billabigail@gmail.com
insta: @abbybillart

Abby Bill has been teaching art at her alma mater, Mishawaka High School, for over a decade where she teaches, painting, jewelry, and design fundamentals. She recently completed her MFA in Painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in their Low Residency program. (2023) Watercolor became her primary medium during her time at Indiana University in Bloomington where she took plein air painting classes and soaked up the beautiful architecture and landscapes of the campus. 

Abby's work is centered on the intimate relationship between people, plants, and hormones. She is interested in the cyclical growth and decay that consumes the life of both species.

Currently she is taking a year off of teaching to stay home and take care of her new baby boy, Milo!

CV

• Mitchell Junior High Teacher of the Year-2014

• National Arts Education Association- 2011 to Present

• Indiana State Teachers Association- 2011 to Present

• Gay Straight Alliance Sponsor- 2017-Present

• Fine Arts Academic Coach 2019-Present

• School City of Mishawaka Teacher of the Year RunnerUp 2019

• National Gold Key Scholastics Educator-2019

• School City of Mishawaka Teacher of the Year Winner-2020

• South Bend Museum of Art: Featured Artist-2020

• School of the Art Institute of Chicago: FEMME - A Women's History Month Celebration Gallery-2022

• South Bend Museum of Art, Around the Bend- 2022

• Ox-Bow School of Art, resident- 2022

• South Bend Museum of Art, Around the Bend- 2024