Elena K. Abbott, Ph.D., is a creator and collaborator dedicated to exploring creativity, cultivating craft, and creating connection across genres and mediums.

Artist
Historian
Publishing Professional

Image of great blue heron, collaged from found paper, from original artwork "By the Sea" by Elena K. Abbott
Image of a barred owl, collaged from found paper, from original artwork "Through the trees" by Elena K. Abbott

ARTWORK

  • Image of PNW artist Elena K. Abbott's paper collage depicting a view of mountains across an ocean strait

    Across the Strait, repurposed paper collage, 18x24

  • Image of great blue heron taking flight against a backdrop of ocean and sky

    By the Sea, repurposed paper collage and acrylic, 18x24

  • Collage depiction of mountains beyond a turquoise river, a yellow potentilla shrub in the foreground

    Across the River #1, repurposed paper collage and cold wax, 11x14

  • Under the Aspens, repurposed paper collage, 9x12

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MEET ELENA

Smiling image of Elena K. Abbott in white polka dots blouse and blue blazer against a navy blue background

Elena is a creative spirit who wears many hats.​​ She is a fine arts collage and mixed media artist based in Washington State, a historian of the American anti-slavery movement, and a publishing professional & founder of INK BLOTTER.

She thrives in the process of bridging creative freedom and rigorous execution.

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BEACONS OF LIBERTY

International Free Soil and the Fight
for Racial Justice in Antebellum America 

(Cambridge University Press)

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