About Deborah Stevenson
Deborah Stevenson was born in Washington, DC. She grew up in Tokyo, went to high school in Baltimore, and got her BA from Sarah Lawrence College in New York. She lived for many years on the West Coast, and returned to the East Coast, where she lived in Brooklyn, NYC until 2015, when she relocated to the coastal town of Belfast, Maine.
Artist Statement:
"My first medium is oil, and I have been a painter for nearly 30 years. I began composing collage pieces in earnest 5 years ago, working with material in magazines, books, newspapers, etc.
My influences include the pioneer collage/surreal artists: Braque, Ernst, Hannah Hoch, Joseph Cornell, Magritte, to name a few, as well as the German Expressionists in all media. Other influences in visual media include masters in film and photography, both contemporary and classical.
A life-long interest in Eastern philosophy and Jungian psychology have contributed to my fascination with allegory and symbology. Themes that recur in my work express metaphorically my exploration of concepts of power, beauty, the Feminine, and mysterious archetypal conjunctions.
The work arises in an ‘automatic’ way; I do not set out with an objective or goal in my mind when I sit down to make something. The images compose themselves spontaneously as I mix and move the masses of paper around on the table in front of me. I feel as though my eyes and hands facilitate the ‘arrival’ of the pictures that I make. More than anything else, the process requires of me that I pay attention, and to be in a receptive state, so as to be ready to capture the dialogue."
Exhibitions:
2016
Group Show: Paper Cuts 2 - Redux Gallery, Alameda, CA
Featured Artist: Jet Fuel Review Winter issue - http://www.jetfuelreview.com
Featured Artist: Cults of Life 4 - collage zine
2015
Catalogue release - to be announced
Interview: http://www.collativepro.com/collative-spotlight-deborah-stevenson-artist/
Featured artist - Yew Journal Fall Issue http://yewjournal.com
Featured artist - Jet Fuel Review Anniversary Edition
Group Show - 1067 Mind Invasion, Hastings UK
Group exhibit, Counter Culture Gallery, Saginaw, MI
http://kolajmagazine.com/content/content/collage-exhibitions/cool-age-at-counter-culture-arts-collective/
Solo photography exhibit, Belfast Co-op, Belfast, ME
2014
ResidencyVermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2013:
Solo Exhibition, Pillow Café and Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2012:
Group Exhibition, “Strange Glue,” Weston, MA
Solo Exhibition, Green in Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
Solo Exhibition, Gnarly Vines, Brooklyn, NY
2010:
Group Show, “Lotta Art”, School 33, Baltimore, MD
Solo Exhibition, Open Studio, Baltimore, MD
2009
Group Show, MAP Annual, School 33, Baltimore, MD
2008
Solo Exhibition, Hamilton Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2006
Group Show, Shelley Hall Gallery, Bend, OR
2004
Solo Exhibition, Soap Lake Art Museum, WA
2002
Solo Exhibition, Two Bells Gallery, Seattle, WA
2000:
Group Exhibition, “Structures,” Seattle Museum of Art, Seattle, WA
Group Exhibition, “Art Bash,” Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Group Exhibition, Chow Foods, Seattle, WA
1999:
Group Exhibition, Baas Gallery, Seattle, WA
Solo Exhibition, Elliot Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA
Group Exhibition, Atlas Restaurant, Seattle, WA
Group Exhibition, “Art Bash,” Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
1998:
Group Exhibition, COCA Annual, Seattle, WA
Solo Exhibition, Card Café Gallery, Seattle, WA
Group Exhibition, Jitterbug Gallery, Seattle, WA
Pacific Northwest Annual, Bellevue Art Museum, WA
Group Exhibition, “Art Bash,” Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Solo Exhibition, Hopvine Tavern, Seattle, WA
Group Exhibition, Five Spot Restaurant, Seattle, WA
1997:
Solo Exhibition, Card Café, Seattle, WA
Group Exhibition, Chow Galleries, Seattle, WA
1996:
Group Exhibition, Chow Galleries, Seattle, WA
1994:
Solo Exhibition, Sky Visions Gallery, Seattle, WA
Solo Exhibition, Hi Spot Café & Gallery, Seattle, WA
Solo Exhibition, Vivace Café & Gallery, Seattle, WA
1992
Art Walk, Seattle, WA
1986-89
Solo Exhibition, Zerrien Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
