Annabelle Schafer (b. 1996) is a visual artist working in Boston, MA, known for large-scale paintings, prints, and drawings that shift between abstraction and figuration.
Schafer is currently an MFA Painting candidate at Boston University, and holds a BFA in Painting and a BA in Art History from Indiana University (2018). Additionally, she was a resident artist at the Mount Gretna School of Art (2016). Schafer has held solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States, and has been featured in Volume 19 Friend of the Artist exhibition catalog, and Lemonade Always, I Like Your Work exhibition catalog.
Upcoming and current exhibitions
Interwoven
Commonwealth Gallery, Boston, MA
October 23, 2026 - October 31, 2026, a duo show featuring works by artists Annabelle Schafer and Seohyun Kim
Closing Reception October 30th, 2026 6-8pm
855 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215
& again
The Foundry, Cambridge, MA
November 3, 2026 - November 28, 2026, a group show featuring 14 artists in the Boston area
101 Rogers St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Past exhibitions
SOLO AND DUO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Burn, SkyPuppy, Tampa, FL
Toe in the Waters, Guava Jelly Studios, Fredericksburg, VA
2023 Power Wheels Baby, High Dawn Studios, Richmond, VA
2021 Resilience, The Grunwald Gallery of Art, Bloomington, IN
2020 Art for the Journey, Country Club of Virginia, Richmond, VA
Uncomfortable, The Madame, Bloomington, IN
2019 Decorator’s House Show and Gardens, Cornerstone Interiors, Indianapolis, IN
2017 Black Honey, Amy’s Winehouse, Indianapolis, IN
2016 Outdoor Experience, Amy’s Winehouse, Bloomington, IN
ArtSpeak, ArtSpeak, Indianapolis, IN
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 Changing Seasons, Commonwealth Gallery, Boston, MA
Now, One With Everyone, Icebox, Philadelphia, PA
Art@Sloane, Boston University, Boston, MA
A Year in Review, SkyPuppy, Tampa, FL
2025 49th Juried Exhibition, Carolyn M. Wilson Gallery, Tampa, FL
Out Fishing, Gone For A Swim, Carolyn M. Wilson Gallery, Tampa, FL
2024 Free Bottomless Shrimp, Carolyn M. Wilson Gallery, Tampa, FL
2018 Graduating BFA Thesis Exhibition, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington, IN
Chromatose, Gamut Gallery, Evansville, IN
2017 Non-Graduating MFA/BFA Exhibition, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington, IN
Tevin Sleeps, Fuller Gallery, Bloomington, IN
2016 Non-Graduating MFA/BFA Exhibition, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington, IN
I’ll Be Your Mirror, Fuller Gallery, Bloomington, IN
Mount Gretna School of Art Exhibition, PA Chautauqua Hall of Philosophy, Mount Gretna, PA
Domestic Violence Network Fundraiser, Athenaeum Theater, Indianapolis,
Residencies and Awards
RESIDENCIES & AWARDS
2025 James Rosenquist Award, College of Art & Design, University of South Florida
2019 Indianapolis Monthly Issue, 2019 Decorator’s Show House & Gardens, Indianapolis, IN
2018 Harry Engel Scholarship, School of Art, Architecture & Design, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2018 Hutton Honors College Thesis Award, Hutton Honors College, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2018 Hutton Honors College Creativity Grant, Hutton Honors College, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2017 Yale Norfolk School of Art Nominee, Yale University School of Art: Norfolk, New Haven, CT
Painting Area Award, School of Art, Architecture and Design, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2016 Mount Gretna School of Art Residency, Mount Gretna, PA
Mount Gretna School of Art Summer Residency Scholarship, Mount Gretna School of Art, Mount Gretna, PA
Education
2027 MFA in Painting, Boston University
2018 BFA in Painting, with Honors, Indiana University
BA in Art History, with Honors, Indiana University