PORTFOLIO
SCULPTURE
STATEMENT
Inspiration for my work strives from everyday life, and events and how we make our own connection because as human beings we look for these connections. It is a process that helps me move forward and perhaps the audience it captures. I resonate with profound artists like Louise Bourgeois and Frida Kahlo, who explore themes of human experience, identity, and resilience and their ability to translate these themes into visual and visceral forms, motivates my approach to sculpture, mixed media, and storytelling.
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My creative process serves a pathway for personal growth and transformation, fostering a connection to earth, cosmos and community through shared values, traditions, and rituals across diverse cultures. Integrating these practices into my art creates a dialogue about human experiences and emotions, helping to cultivate understanding. I invite viewers to engage in themes of struggle and resilience, soul and the ego, love and fear; reflecting on the cycles of life that shape our shared journey. My layering process, from materials to symbols help weave my stories and serve as cathartic release for me, and I encourage viewers to confront and examine their own emotions and experiences. The layers are woven into each of us and help propel our transformation.
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I believe there is beauty in vulnerability and strength in our shared struggles. Acknowledging the mysteries we cannot fully understand allows us to unite in empathy and embrace these complexities together. Ultimately, my art is a dialogue- a safe place that brings new meaning to symbols we have already established relationships with and creates new deeper interpretations. It is a place where emotions intertwine, mindfulness flourishes, and the belief in our collective strength transcends the challenges we face. In the face of uncertainty, we move forward together.
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Bio:
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Deborah started as a muralist and received a grant for Women’s Art Institute Studio Intensive/MCAD(Minnesota College of Art & Design), where she was involved with the WARM- Women Art Resources of MN). She was drawn to Arizona, after painting her rock imagery and started showing her work out in at the Creative Center of Scottsdale, but soon left for the beauty of Sedona. Deborah, now resides in Tucson AZ.
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(The artist does commissions & donates her work to raise money for Breast Cancer Events, Children's Theatre, and
Make a Wish foundation and Humane Society).
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Current Member Associations:
SAWG Southern AZ Watercolor Guild
​Saddlebrooke Fine Arts Guild
Saddlebrooke Pottery Guild
WARM - Womens Art Resources of MN
Banfill-Locke Cntr for Arts MN
Womanmade Gallery-Chicago
Sedona Arts Center- AZ
Northern Az Watercolor
Southern AZ Watercolor
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Juried Exhibits and Exhibitions:
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2025 Tucson Jewish Community Center Wellness Gallery, 'A Celebration of Sculpture' Aug 14-Sept 14
2025 Sedona Arts Center "Big Gay Art Show", Sedona AZ, June 6-July 25
2025 Steinfeld Gallery "Cabaret", Warehouse Arts Gala, April 5-May 24
2025 Urban Narratives, Bushwick Gallery, Brooklyn NY, April 3
2025 "Hope", Sub Art Magazine, International Online Exhibition, Spirit Guide
2024 One Image No Limits, SB Fine Arts Guild, Awarded
2024 Southern AZ Watercolor Guild "Great Escapes" Awarded
2023 "Balloons Over 66" Lincoln Art Institute, Lincoln IL
2022 "Artoberfest", Salem Arts Association Galleries, Salem MA;
2022 "Political Storm", Las Laguna Art Gallery Online Expo, Laguna Beach CA;
2022 "What Sedona Means to Me"; Sedona Art Center; Awarded
2022 “High Energy / Soothing” LAI Lincoln Art Institute
2021 Texture and Tones, Lincoln Art Institute
2021 "Transitions": Group show Lincoln Art Institute
2020 Magic & Dreams Sedona Art Center
2020 Sedona Art Center Members 40 th Juried show
2019 Sedona Art Center 39th Annual, Awarded
2019 Opening reception Feb. 7 Research & Discovery Solo Show
2018 WARM Women's ART Resources of MN Presents "Roots and Fruits" College of St.Catherine, St. Paul MN
2016-2017 WARM Women Art Resources of MN "Self Portraits" Tractor Works Building MPLS Opening
2016 Creative Center of Scottsdale Az
2015 Cambridge MN, Trilogy of Textures Fall Fine Art Show NEMAA, Group Show
2014 Fall Fine Arts Show Solar Arts Building NE Mpls
2013 Relocated to India for six month period
2012 Edina Art Fair
2012 "Where Art Thou?" Achieve Services Gala silent auction
2012 AAW Art-a-Whirl Grain Belt
2012 Banfill-Locke Center for Arts - Awarded
* Out of Country Bangalore India Relocation approx 1yr
2011 Heart of the Beast Puppet Mask Theater- “ Dreams of Winter”
2011 Bethesda Hospital Group Show
2011 Women's Building St. Paul Show Resurfacing solo show
2011 The Women's Art Instititute
2011 "Temporality" WARM Artists, Grain Belt Bottling House, MPLS
2011 Special Event Women's Art Institute Scholarship Fund Benefit Sale Northrop King Gallery Minneapolis
2010 Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts - Best of Show - Leap of Faith
2010 Bloomington Art Center WARM Member Exhibition
2009 Fall Fine Art Show NEMAA Art Quinox , Dia de los Muertos Altered Esthtics
2010 Bloomington Art Center Members Show, Awarded
2009 Art Per Chance MPLS Institute of Arts
AAW Art-A-Whirl, St. Paul Art Crawl Tilsner Building
2009 Altered Esthetics. Juried show Mpls MN “The Struggle Within”
2009 Spiritual Art Show - Kolbe Center of Pope John Paul II
2008 Muddy Mo, Omaha NE, Awarded
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SOLO SHOWS/MUSEAMS
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MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids MN "Layered Interpretations" Solo ShoW
​Paul Whitney Larson Art Gallery U of M - Hidden Details
University of St. Cloud Atwood Gallery, Solo Show - Research and Discovery
Foot in the Door IV Mpls Institute for the Arts
Art Per Chance Mpls Institute of Arts
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EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
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BS Illinois State University; BS Comprehensive Art
MCAD studio Intensive Program
Studio Study MCADMn College Art & Design
NTPI (National Personal Training Institute PT Nutrition
Certification PT
Certification Nutrition
CPR/AED
Heart Saver /Save a Life MNSCU-Multi Regional Training, Certf #AHA#0407297986
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
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Artist/Painter/Mural Painting/Special Events
Murals /Faux work/Trend Specialty Décor
Fine Art Fundraising/Special Event Planning: (Please con tact artist if you have an event for nonprofit)
Teaching/ Pre-K through Adult Brooklyn Park and Rec. Brooklyn Park MN Department of Education. Dist. 279 para
Education Minnesota, Short Call Substitute Pre K-adult Lic. #569051-0001
NEMAA Member/ (mnartists.org or nemaa.org)
WARM Women’s Art Resources of MN Programming
Classic Creations, owner operator commercial murals, faux painting, special event planning
Home and Garden Show Minneapolis Convention Center
Brooklyn Park and Recreation Arts (Teaching and Special Events)Community Activity Center, Brooklyn Park Historical Farm, Dist. 279 Osseo Area Schools Para Professional No Child Left Behind (English/Math)
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ATTWOOD GALLERY
MACROSTIE ART CENTER
