Nina Chanel Abney

Nina Chanel Abney is an American painter based in New York. Born in Harvey, Illinois in 1989, she studied studio art and computer science. Her paintings address race, gender, politics and pop culture, and her work is held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. She has designed covers for The New Yorker and worked on design collaborations with Jordan and EA Sports. In 2022 Abney co-founded GODA, a platform intended to bridge fine artists and Web3, and she was selected by Yuga Labs to make Super Punk World, the first release in its CryptoPunks artist residency. Her 2024 exhibition LIE DOGGO at Jack Shainman Gallery's The School introduced her first sculptures. In 2025 The Elbow Church in Amersfoort presented Heaven's Hotline.