Gabby Long is a painter and ceramic sculptor based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Long studied Ceramics as a Post-Baccalaureate Student at Colorado State University, and earned her BFA in Painting and minor in Outdoor Recreation from Asbury University. Long's work has been exhibited nationally and lives in private collections in the U.S., Canada, and Japan.
Information from the past and present show in everyday life and influence dreams of the future. My work emerges as I investigate the complex and sometimes nonsensical connections between lived-in places, experienced social dynamics, and the imprint of nature. My studio practice hangs suspended between my unanswered questions and the truths and certainty I find in color and shadows. Compressing and expanding drawings of land and organic patterns, architecture, and memories, I build my work with canvas, clay, and light.
Education
2024-2026 Ceramics Post Baccalaureate, Colorado State University, CO
2021 BFA in Painting, minor in Outdoor Recreation and Leadership, magna cum laude, Asbury University, KY
Exhibitions
2026 (upcoming), GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Art on Loan: Biome 2, exhibition and honorarium, The One Water Building, Fort Collins, CO
Contemporary Clay 2026, juror: Eric Serritella, The Art Center, Grand Junction, CO
Small For Summer + Fall Exhibit, Half Crown Creative, Fort Collins, CO
Afterimage, Solo Exhibition, Dinghy Rig, K102 A, Fort Collins, CO
The Mudflat Cup Show: National Juried Exhibition, juror: Chandra DeBuse, Mudflat Studio, Boston, MA
32nd Annual NCECA Cup Sale, donated cup, Huntington Place Convention Center, Detroit, MI
2025 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Curfman Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
Sharing Mythologies, juror: Dewitt Cheng, L7 Gallery, Bellingham, WA
In My Space: Functional Craft for the Home, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
Put a Lid on it: Lidded Vessel Invitational, juror: Jessica Hong, Belger Arts Center, Kansas City, MO
Poolside, Jag Gallery, Key West, FL
Summer Art Markets, two juried markets, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
20th National Juried Exhibition, juror: Nancy Lim, AXIS Gallery, Sacramento, CA
3 Wishes, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR
Survey, Solo Installation, Pawnee National Grassland, CO
Frequency, I Like Your Work Podcast, online
Contemporary Art Survey, juror: Steven J. Yazzie, The Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO
Petrichor 3rd Anniversary Show, The Center for Creativity, Fort Colins, CO
2024 Mugshot: Artistic Drinking Vessels, Arvada Center, Arvada, CO
DreamLand, 40 West Arts, Lakewood, CO
2023 Biome, Solo Exhibition, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts,
The Museum of Contemporary Art Flagstaff, Flagstaff, AZ
The Surreal World, Found:Re Contemporary, Phoenix, AZ
Ceramics Exhibition, The Coco-Op Makerspace, Flagstaff, AZ
2022 Art Walk Exhibition, The HeArt Box Gallery, Flagstaff, AZ
Artist In Residence Showcase, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde, AZ
Sip & Shop, Flora and Fauna Amor, Winchester, KY
2021 Entropic Daydream, Solo Exhibition, The Blue Gallery, Wilmore, KY
2020 University Open, LexArts, Lexington, KY
Artist of the Month, Good Foods Co-Op, Lexington, KY
2019 Junior Showcase, The Blue Gallery, Wilmore, KY
Sophomore Showcase, McCreless Fne Art Building, Wilmore, KY
2017 High School Art Exhibit, Polvino Family Art Center, Nicholasville, KY
Professional Experience
2026- Studio Assistant, Aitor Lajarin-Encina, Fort Collins, CO
current
2025- Studio Assistant, Del Harrow, Fort Collins, CO
current
2025- Studio Assistant, Sanam Emami, Fort Collins, CO
current
2026 Teaching Assistant, Brooke D'Onofrio, Summer Session, Colorado State University
2026 Tour Manager, Artstream Nomadic Gallery, 25th Anniversary Tour with Justin D'onofrio, Lisa Orr, and Lorna Meaden.
Eastern Michigan University and Kalamazoo Institute for the Arts.
2026 NCECA Gallery Assistant, volunteer, Artstream Nomadic Gallery, Detroit, MI
2026 Teaching Assistant, Sanam Emami, Spring Semester, Pottery III, IV, and V, Colorado State University
2025 Teaching Assistant, Sanam Emami, Fall Semester, Pottery I, II, III, IV, and V, Colorado State University
2025 NCECA Gallery Assistant, volunteer, Artstream Nomadic Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
2025 Teaching Assistant, Sanam Emami, Spring Semester, Pottery III, IV, and V, Colorado State University
2024 Teaching Assistant, Sanam Emami, Fall Semester, Pottery II, Colorado State University
2024- Ceramics Studio Technician, Colorado State University
2026
2023- Custom Fabrication Wood Shop Team, building + shipping, Xylem Design & Pedestal Source, Fort Collins, CO
2025
2023 Pottery Instructor, Intro to Ceramics, Coco-Op Makerspace, Flagstaff, AZ
2022- Ceramics Studio Manager, Coco-Op Makerspace, Flagstaff, AZ
2023
2021- Shipping, Retail, and Ceramics Studio Technician, Kentucky Mudworks, Lexington, KY
2022
2021 Teaching Assistant, Margaret Park-Smith, Spring Semester, Pottery I, Asbury University
2020- Ceramics Studio Technician, Asbury University
2021
2019- Social Media Manager and Curator, The Hiccup Coffee Shop, Wilmore, KY
2021
2019 Bookkeeper, The Alternative Jewelry Shop, Nicholasville, KY
2019 Gallery Installation Team, volunteer, LexArts, Lexington, KY
Grants/ Awards/ Residency
2026 Artist-In-Residence, Art Farm Nebraska, Marquette, NE
2026 The President's Art Prize, exhibition and honorarium, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
2025 Honorable Mention awarded by Steven J Yazzie, Contemporary Art Survey, The Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO
2024 Award of Excellence, 40 West Arts Gallery, Lakewood, CO
2023 Artist Opportunity Grant, The National Endowment for the Arts and Arizona Commission on the Arts
2022 Artist-In-Residence, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde, AZ. Taught two public
workshops and donated three paintings to the Western National Parks Association.
2021 Senior Merit Award from the Asbury University Art + Design Department
2017- Dean’s List, Asbury University
2021
Projects/ Publications/ Workshops
2026 Hand Building Workshop: Sculptural Planters with Gabby Long, Smokestack Pottery, Fort Collins, CO
2026 Reciprocity, clay facilitator and installation team, collaborative ceramic birdbath workshop with the Human Dimensions of
Natural Resources and Pottery Departments at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
2025 Building a Narrative Through Repetition, artist talk with Sanam Emami, The Global Village
Museum of Arts and Cultures, Fort Collins, CO
2025 Glom Collective, Founder + President. glomcollective.com
2025 Material Research in Ceramics, presenter, The Celebration of Undergraduate
Research and Creativity, Colorado State University
2024- Colorado State University Pottery Guild, student-run organization that
2026 applies for grants to fund visiting artists and students attending NCECA
2024 Bud Vases and Blooms, workshop + artist talk, Dirt and Bloom Flower Farm, Fort Collins, CO
2023 Valentine's Day Art Pop-Up, Culture Connection AZ, Flagstaff, AZ
2023 Sgraffito Workshop, The HeArt Box Gallery in Flagstaff, AZ
2022 Pinch Pots at Tuzigoot, public clay workshop at Tuzigoot National Monument, Clarkdale, AZ
2022 Paint-A-Long, public painting workshop at Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde, AZ
2021 Imagination as a Force for Good, Panelist, SEARCH Advancing Scholars, Asbury University
2021 Inheritance, published drawings and ceramics, The Asbury Review, Asbury University
2021 Dear Artists, organized and curated an open call to showcase student work in the Asbury University Student Center
2020 Collaborative Expressions, organized a campus-wide art project reflecting on 2020.
Financially supported by the Art + Design and Counseling Departments, Asbury University
2020 KR255 Canoe Race poster, commissioned by The Explore Kentucky Initiative
2019 KR255 Canoe Race poster, commissioned by The Explore Kentucky Initiative
2016 The Swanky Animal Coloring Book, self-published coloring book
Press