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Installation view of Dare Mighty Things at the Kem and Carolyn Gardner Learning & Leadership Building, Utah State University, Logan, Utah

Dare Mighty Things

Utah State University, Logan, 2025

A 15-panel oil on panel installation completed in 2025 for the Kem and Carolyn Gardner Learning & Leadership Building at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, commissioned through the Utah Arts & Museums Public Art Program.

The work spans three locations within the building — the Learning Stair (7 panels), the Café (5 panels), and the Elevator Corridor (3 panels) — depicting the mountain landscapes surrounding Logan, including the Crimson Trail and Providence Canyon. The largest panel, Dare Mighty Things, measures 25 feet in length. The palette uses bold, high-chroma color to evoke the seasons and the phases of any ambitious undertaking, inviting students and faculty to consider the landscapes they are navigating in their own lives.

Acquired by the State of Utah Art Collection and installed permanently in the Gardner Learning & Leadership Building at Utah State University.

Dare Mighty Things by Abigale Palmer, 2025, oil on panel, 25 feet in length

BYUtv Artful — Season 3, Episode 6

BYUtv, 2022

A feature episode of BYUtv’s Artful series, Season 3 Episode 6, 2022.

The episode follows Abigale’s practice — her plein air process, her studio work, and the role of color in her paintings of everyday Utah landscapes and family life.

Aired on BYUtv and available in the BYUtv archive.

35 Under 35

Finch Lane Gallery, Salt Lake City, 2023

Selected for the 2023 35 Under 35 feature by 15 Bytes, Utah’s Art Magazine, exhibited at Finch Lane Gallery in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The recognition highlights emerging Utah artists under 35 making significant contributions to the state’s arts community. Abigale’s high-chroma landscapes and oversized figurative works were among those featured.

Published in 15 Bytes and exhibited at Finch Lane Gallery, Salt Lake City, 2023–2024.

Press

2026
Painting Sublime: Abigale Palmer and the Living Landscape , Susan Krueger-Barber , 15 Bytes, Utah's Art Magazine
2026
Divine Creation: To See Anew , Richard Bushman , The Center for Latter-day Saint Arts
2025
Abigale Palmer's "Dare Mighty Things" Anchors New Learning Space at USU , 15 Bytes, Utah's Art Magazine
2024
Abigale Palmer at 35×35 , 15 Bytes, Utah's Art Magazine
2022
Artful, Season 3 Episode 6 , BYUtv
2022
Are We Alike? , The Season: Center for Latter-Day Saints Art