Callum Abbott’s practice unfolds through a deeply intuitive, process-driven approach to drawing. Working spontaneously and abstractly, his drawings emerge without a predetermined outcome, exploring composition, mark-making, and negative space. Over time, recurring motifs have surfaced; checkerboards, bold black squares, mushroom-like forms, and hieroglyphic symbols, interwoven within organic, gestural marks. Rooted in life drawing, self-portraiture, and a childhood of cartooning, Abbott’s experimental approach matured through a fascination with performance and the intersections of drawing, collage, and sculpture. Found materials and collage have introduced new dimensions of colour and composition, while sculptural works extend his two-dimensional investigations into the physical space, confronting viewers with a tangible presence. Influences resonate from Dada and Surrealism, resulting in work that is subtly informed by art history, revealing a practice that is at once playful, exploratory, and visually enigmatic.

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Born in Blackpool, 1990, Abbott lives and works in Baldock, Hertfordshire.

Callum Abbott is a visual artist whose practice spans abstract drawing, collage, sculpture and experimental performance. His practice is underpinned by a commitment to drawing, narrative exploration, and performative engagement, continually expanding the boundaries of abstract visual expression through collaborative and site-responsive projects.