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Artistic Philosphy

Ideas evolve through experimentation. Materials become metaphor. Stories emerge through discovery.

I believe art is a process of discovery. As an experimental artist, I begin with an underdetermined outcome, allowing intuition, process, and materials to guide the work rather than pursuing a predetermined conclusion. Meaning arrives through the making.

Rather than simply illustrating an idea, I enter into a conversation with it. Working across two- and three-dimensional forms allows one material, image, or unexpected change to lead to the next. The visible evidence of that search is an essential part of the finished work.

My work evolves in cycles of growth, erosion, adaptation, and endurance. I see transformation as an ongoing process of becoming, shaped by curiosity and a willingness to change direction.

I do not want the work to offer a single fixed answer. I want it to create a place where viewers can slow down, see metaphorically, and bring their own memories and interpretations into the story. Art becomes a conversation when discovery remains open to both artist and viewer.

Artist Statement

My work explores transformation, resilience, and the human capacity for change.

Working across painting, sculpture, mixed media, drawing, photography, found objects, and installation, I create visual narratives inspired by the environment, everyday life, and the materials themselves.

I begin with curiosity rather than a fixed conclusion. Through layering, carving, joining, concealing, and revealing, I follow the materials and allow meaning to emerge through the making. Familiar forms and symbols become metaphors for what we carry, what we release, and who we are becoming.

The cycles of the Sonoran Desert - growth, erosion, adaptation, endurance, and renewal - deeply influence my work. These processes mirror the human experience and my continuing interest in identity, memory, struggle, and transformation.

My work invites viewers to look beyond the literal, enter the story through their own experiences, and discover connections that may continue beyond the artwork itself.

Bio

Deborah started as a muralist, painting murals and restoring works around campus at Coffman Memorial Union, University of Minnesota. She 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.

Juried Exhibits and Exhibitions:

2026 Woman Made Gallery Chicago, IL, Exhibition Nov 21 - Dec 19, 2026

2026 Tubac Center of Arts, Tubac AZ, "I Hear Music" Opening Sept 25 - Nov 1

2026 Studio Channel Island, Camarillo CA Opening Aug. 1 - Sept. 12

2026 Collection 2026 International Photo Exhibition, Decode Gallery Tucson Aug 1-29

2026 SCULPT Tucson Jewish Community Art Gallery Exhibition Oct1- Nov 15

2026 Sedona Art Cntr "Freedom"

2026 Sedona Art Cntr "Big Gay Art Show"

2026 "Utterly Profound" International Society of Experimental Artists

2026 Sedona Art Cntr Big Gay Art Show

2026 Herberger Theatre - Phoenix AZ, 'Stranger Things' Exhibit

2026 Herberger Theatre - Phoenix AZ, 'Ordinary Things' Exhibit

2025 Herberger Theatre - Phoenix AZ, 'Tiny Works'

2025 Tucson Jewish Community Center Wellness Gallery, 'A Celebration of Sculpture

2025 Sedona Arts Center "Big Gay Art Show", Sedona AZ,

2025 Steinfeld Gallery "Cabaret", Warehouse Arts Gala

2025 Urban Narratives, Bushwick Gallery, Brooklyn NY

2024 One Image No Limits, SB Fine Arts Guild, Awarded

2024 Southern AZ Watercolor Guild "Great Escapes" Awarded

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

2020 Magic & Dreams Sedona Art Center

2020 Sedona Art Center Members 40 th Juried show

2019 Sedona Art Center 39th Annual, Awarded
2018 Women's ART Resources of MN "Roots and Fruits" College of St.Catherine, St. Paul MN
2016-2017 Women Art Resources of MN "Self Portraits" Tractor Works Building MPLS
2015 Cambridge MN, Trilogy of Textures Fall Fine Art Show NEMAA, Group Show

SOLO SHOWS/MUSEAMS

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

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

BS Illinois State University; BS Comprehensive Art

MCAD Minnesota College of Art & Design Studio Intensive Program

NTPI (National Personal Training Institute PT Nutrition

Certification Personal Trainer

Certification Nutrition

Reiki Holy Fire 2 Certification

CPR/AED