Black Swan Arts Open 2022, judge profile

Freelance Illustrator and Artist Facilitator

Abbi Bayliss is a digital illustrator and visual artist. Abbi has exhibited with Tate Britain, Lush UK and had a regional exhibition tour of her Black Portraits Project exhibited across the South West to Carnaby street.

Working within Bristol’s Art sectors such as Arnolfini and RWA, she is also a Rising Arts Agency creative and the youngest member of the Visual Arts South West Steering Group.

Alongside this, she is a published illustrator of two children’s books, been commissioned by the BBC and has written podcasts for the National Trust, earning her title by Rife Magazine as one of Bristol’s most influential people under 30.