In works that merge hyperreal figuration with resin, glitter, and lenticular surfaces, Abdella stages scenes where warmth and danger coexist. Through layered, mixed-media compositions, he reflects on the seasonal performance of comfort and festivity, tracing how sentiment, excess, and artificiality intertwine. Extending his exploration of American visual culture, Abdella reveals how ritual and spectacle in consumer culture smooth over what is tender, anxious, or strange, leaving emotion itself caught beneath the surface sheen.

TREY ABDELLA (b. 1994) lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. His work reckons with the horror and melancholy of the American dream. Blurring the lines between painting, sculpture, and assemblage, he utilizes a number of techniques to create hyperrealist, mixed-media works. Abdella works with acrylic, resin, fiberglass, 3D hologram fans, and other materials and incorporates a variety of found objects such as wigs, fake flowers, toys and Christmas decorations, playing on the illusionistic depth in his scenes. Abdella received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts and his MFA at the New York Academy of Art.

Abdella was featured in the art21 short film Trey Abdella's Miserable Dream which premiered at MoMA in October 2025 as part of art21 at the Movies. 

Solo exhibitions by the artist include: KMAC Contemporary Art Museum, Louisville (2025, upcoming); Vito Schnabel Gallery, New York (2023); David Lewis Gallery, New York (2023); X Museum, Beijing (2022); KÖNIG GALERIE, Seoul (2021); T293 Gallery, Rome (2021); KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin (2021); T293 Gallery, Rome (2019).