Abigail Albano-Payton

Abigail is an Afro-Filipina artist whose work focuses on the underrepresented and dismissed. She aims to create art that provides an homage to comfort, as well as raises questions about social class, race, culture, and identity. Her body of work ranges from large-scale paintings of BIPOC experiences to intimate multimedia representations of individuals who share the same struggles of disenfranchisement. Abigail is a graduate of the Laguna College of Art and Design with a BFA in Drawing and Painting. Her first picture book will publish with HarperCollins in 2025.