Our Story
Abigail Ogilvy Gallery exhibits contemporary art with a heavy emphasis on concept driven artwork by emerging to mid career artists located across the country. The gallery primarily focuses on paintings, but also exhibits a range of other media including photography, sculpture, mixed media, digital prints, drawings and much more. AOG aims to expand the Boston art scene by seeking out strong artists who have yet to be recognized or show in the area. Since opening in 2015, the gallery has hosted over 30 exhibitions. Owner Abigail Ryan and Director Allyson Boli are dedicated to developing each artists' career, while acting as an accessible platform for the appreciation and promotion of contemporary art in Boston.
Abigail Ryan, the owner of Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, graduated from Dartmouth College with a B.A. in Art History, and later continued her arts studies at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in New York City. Ogilvy works to educate and activate Boston’s arts community. She has been recognized by Mayor Martin J. Walsh as a leader in Boston under his SPARK council, she also serves on the Board of Directors at Artists for Humanity as well as the 2018 Artcetera Committee. Ogilvy was previously on the Massachusetts State Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the Steering Committee at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In addition to her passion for the arts, Abigail coaches middle school lacrosse and field hockey.
Allyson Boli, the Director of Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, graduated from the University of Vermont with a B.A in Art History and minor in Business Administration. Prior to joining the team at AOG, she worked in New York City at The Metropolitan Museum of Art as the Development Assistant for Events. Boli’s background in art history was enhanced by time she spent abroad in Florence giving tours of the art and architecture in the Duomo, and two summers working at a contemporary art gallery on Nantucket. Most recently Ally curated a group show called Domestic Memory which was reviewed by Art New England. She is currently a Museum Council member at the Museum of Fine Arts and recently juried an art exhibition at the Providence Art Club. In her spare time, Boli volunteers at Dana Farber Cancer Institute as an ambassador and enjoys visiting her family on Cape Cod.
