Deborah Walsh

The independent body of work that I have created over a number of years contains many reflections. Light falling on reflective surfaces, defining form, creating pattern and rhythm, intrigues me. My work begins with source photographs as a roadmap to manipulate and alter the image to create a composition that is aesthetically exciting and meaningful to me. Reflections are used to uncover more detail than what the eye sees naturally; images that might be otherwise missed or overlooked. The “frozen moment in time” is an important element as well as it taps into our shared experiences and emotions and brings narrative into the work. I reveal ideas that photography, expressionism, and abstraction can’t.
I paint what I see, as I see it, in my own way. Cars, motorcycles, bottles, glass, the everydayness of American life are my subjects. I choose representation over abstraction but the abstract qualities of the forms dominate; the shapes, lines, textures, and colors are forever interesting to me. Creatively restless and endless experimentation with style, I continue to explore the relationships between hyperrealism and abstraction.

Syracuse University, BFA, Painting
Syracuse University, MS, Art Education

"2022"
Acrylics
The Galleries of Syracuse
OCPL Central Library

"2022"
50th Anniversary Retrospective
Artist Spotlight
Earlville Opera House

"2022'
Member Show
Schweinfurth Art Center

"2021"
Fine Arts Competition Award Winner
New York State Fair

*2019*
Now I See
Eye Studio Gallery

*2019*
(re) Generation
Everson Museum of Art


*2019*
Docentology
Eye Studio

*2019*
5th Annual Summer Art Gallery Show
Point of Contact Gallery

*2019*
49th Annual Celebration of the Arts
St. David's Church

*2019*
Fine Arts Competition; prize winner
New York State Fair

*2019*
Wanderlust; Art of Deborah and John Walsh
Hospice of CNY

*2018*
48th Celebration of the Arts
St. David's Church

*2018*
As We See It:Art of Deborah and John Walsh
Hospice of CNY


*2017*
47th Celebration of the Arts
St. David's Church

St.*2016*
New York State Fair"
Fine Arts Competition Winner
*2014*
Ignite the Spirit! 20 Women Artists of Central New York
The Tech Garden
235 Harrison Street
Syracuse, NY
*2013*
Liverpool Public Library
As I See It
310 Tulip Street
Liverpool, NY 13088
February 1- 28
*2012*
The Tech Garden
Salon - Strictly Local
235 Harrison St
Syracuse, NY
*2011 Show*
Liverpool...