Deborah Lanino

Biography
Deborah Lanino, born in New York, began her career working as an illustrator, her first published work being the Christmas classic, The Littlest Angel. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Pratt Institute and a Master’s Degree from Argosy University, she also studied art abroad at SACI in Florence, Italy.  Deborah has taught college art for over 10 years at the Art Institute and exhibited her work in numerous galleries and museums nationwide, including bG Gallery, Sturt Haaga Gallery, Range Projects Gallery, The Beverly Hills Art Show, the Napa Institute Art Festival and The Huntington Art Museum. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, St. Petersburg Times, Tampa Bay Times, San Francisco Arts, The Catholic Herald UK, House and Garden UK and Wine Spectator.  Currently, Deborah resides in Los Angeles, where she maintains her art studio.

Recent Review:
“Lanino's contemporary paintings are marked by vibrant hues of blue, purple and yellow: they add a different dimension of light reminiscent of Impressionist art to her canvases."
-  Catholic Herald UK 9/2024

BFA Pratt Institute Honors
MA Argosy Honors
SACI Florence, Italy

2026
"Contemplating California" Range Projects Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Fact Finding" LA Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
"Ardent" LA Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
"Home Grown" LA Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
"Fire" TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Little Angel" Holy Grounds at St. Monica, Santa Monica, CA
"MOFSA Retrospective" - TBA 2026

2025
"Ever Ancient, Ever New: Meditations on the Holy Face" Napa Institute, Art Festival, Napa, CA
"Lux Veritatis" St. Luke's Art Gala. St. Vitus Parish Hall Los Angeles, CA
"Spectrum Gestalt 25" bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
"Duets" LA Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
"Aurora" LA Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
"Greatest Radiant" LA Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
"Factory Fresh" LA Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
"Beaten Path" LA Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
"Habitual" LA Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
"Newman Center Pasadena" St. Philip the Apostle Parish Center, Pasadena, CA
“Spring Awakening” LELA International, Los Angeles, CA

2024 
SOLO EXHIBITION:
"Reimagining: Faith, Hope & Love" Blackfriars Gallery, Berkeley, CA  

2024:
"Spectrum Gestalt" bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
"Honoring the Feminine" Range Projects Gallery, LA, CA
"Finding Joy" Shoebox Arts, LA, CA
"A Bridge for Peace" The Makery, LA, CA 
"Limit...