Girl Dinner: Emerging Artists Group Exhibition
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This is Abbozzo Gallery’s second annual group exhibition comprised of both local and international emerging artists. In preparation for this exhibition, our team was inspired by the emergence of girl trends that started within the realm of social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram and eventually crept into real life during the second half of 2023.
If you are unfamiliar with the term “girl dinner” but have noticed a sudden increase in bow accessories and ballet flats, you were witnessing social media’s “girl” trends making their way into mainstream society. Girl dinner as we know it started as a trending sound on TikTok saying, “this is my dinner…I call this girl dinner”. The sound soared in popularity, got remixed with music and was overlaid on countless videos of unconventional dinner plates filled with mismatched snacks, each post consisting of a different combination of its creator’s personal favourites. Many journalists and critics have written about the current girl trend cycle and what its rise to prominence in pop culture tells us about the current state of feminism.
Our ambition for this exhibition is to give emerging artists a platform to share their intimate experiences of girlhood through their practice. The combination of artists and mediums in this group exhibition is meant to echo the delightful varieties that make up a quintessential girl dinner.
Artists included are: Alana Kinsey, Alicia Gimeno, Charlotte Blake, Ehiko Odeh, Holly Stapleton, Hyun Young Yang and Katie Butler.
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What punctuates the Girl Dinner trend is a sense of play, often accompanied by an air of self-aware nostalgia and camp. Girl dinner calls for a celebration of self-indulgence and an appreciation of the beautifully quaint moments of the everyday.
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Alana Kinesy
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Alana Kinsey, a bit of pizzazz, 2023 Sold
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Alana Kinsey, ballet flat resurgence, 2023 Sold
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Alana Kinsey, behind closed doors, 2023 Sold
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Alana Kinsey, breakfast in bed, 2023 Sold
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Alana Kinsey, coastal grandmother core, 2023 Sold
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Alana Kinsey, cool girl ledge, 2023 Sold
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Alana Kinsey, coquette coffee, 2023 Sold
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Alana Kinsey, cottagecore tablesetting, 2023 Sold
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Alana Kinsey, gah!, 2023 Sold
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Alana Kinsey, good morning!, 2023 Sold
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Alana Kinsey, hygge bakery, 2023 Sold
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Alana Kinsey, it's what's underneath that matters, 2023 Sold
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Alana Kinsey, latte + croissant, 2023 Sold
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Alana Kinsey, leaving a mark, 2023 Sold
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Alana Kinsey, midnight snack, 2023 Sold
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Alicia Gimeno
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Charlotte Blake
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Ehiko Odeh
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Holly Stapleton
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Hyun Young Yang
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Katie Butler
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