biography of Nick ABDALLA (1939)

Birth place: Albuquerque, NM

Addresses: Albuquerque, NM

Profession: Painter, educator

Studied: Eastern N. Mex. Univ., 1957-59; Univ. Ill., Champaign, 1959-60; Univ. N. Mex. (B.F.A., 1961, M.A., 1963)

Exhibited: 16th Exhib Southwestern Prints & Drawings, Dallas Mus. FA, 1966 (C Troop Gal. Award); New Mexico Photographers '1968 & N. Mex. Painting Invitational, 1968, Fine Arts Mus., Santa Fe; 13th & 14th Ann. Sun Carnival Nat. Art Exhib., Art Mus. El Paso, 1968 (first purchase award) & 1969; First Nat. Print & Drawing Exhib., McCray Gal., Western N. Mex. Univ., Silver City, 1969 (first purchase award); Janus Gal., and Tally Richards' Gal. of Contemporary Art, both Taos, NM, 1970s.

Work: El Paso Mus. Art, TX; Roswell Art Mus., NM; Fine Arts Mus., Santa Fe, NM

Comments: Preferred media: mixed media. Teaching: asst. prof. painting & drawing, Univ. N. Mex. 1971-on.