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Artist: Gregory L. Abbott (American, b. 1945)
American painter. Abbott was born in Bakersfield, California. Abbott describes desire of painting as an "inborn feeling." Abbott worked as an artist as well as an interior designer, often using the walls and ceilings of his interiors as surfaces to paint on. His works were highly influenced by Surrealism after attending the opening exhibit of the Surrealists in Los Angeles County Museum. Abbott attended Brigham Young University until transferring to California College of Arts and Crafts where he received both his BA and MFA.