Disciplines: Interdisciplinary Arts

Abbey Luck

Disciplines: Interdisciplinary Arts
Region: Los Angeles, CA
Residencies: 2016

Abbey Luck is a writer,director, and animator. She has worked in the animation industry for more than 15years and currently runs a boutique animation studio called Prone. She was a writerand storyboard artist for Disney’s Pickle and Peanut and Comedy Central’s Jeff and Some Aliens. Her client list also includes Esquire, MTV Films,Genentech, and Chanel. Her short films have played in Animation Block Party,Ottawa Animation Festival, Slamdance, Cinequest, and New Orleans Film Fest. Shehas received fellowships from MacDowell and the Jerome Foundation for her work. Luck also dabbles in installation art.She has a permanent installation in Meow Wolf Santa Fe called The Infinity Spa. Shelives in Los Angeles with her husband, two kids, and a very friendlypitbull.

While at MacDowell,Abbey started work on PigWife, her first graphic novel, which will be released in 2026. She alsoedited a new comics anthology called FingerCakes, available September 2023.

Studios

Adams

Abbey Luck worked in the Adams studio.

Given to the MacDowell Association by Margaret Adams of Chicago, the half-timbered, stuccoed Adams Studio was designed by MacDowell Fellow and architect F. Tolles Chamberlin ca. 1914. Chamberlin was primarily a painter, but also provided designs for the Lodge and an early renovation of the main hall. The studio’s structural integrity was restored during a thorough renovation in…

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