Deborah’s abstract paintings are explorations of bold colors based on intuitive interpretations of her own feeling states.
Deborah’s work has been featured in the literary publication ‘OtherVoices’ and with York Universities Trauma and Attachment Report as well as within the context of Healing Art as a featured artist with the Lily Wheel Slide Studio-Artists Healer Circle an online blog about artists who use Art to help others heal.
Education:
Bachelor Fine Art- University of Calgary (Double major in Photography and Drawing)
Selected Exhibitions:
2020
2020, March, Encounters, International Group Exhibition, Chelsea Old Town Hall, London, UK
2017
2017, March, Mundos Encontrados, Eka & Moor Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain,
2017, Alberta Society of Artists, ASA, 85 years celebration, BRIDGES Travelling Exhibition, Leighton Center, Western GM Art Gallery, Drumheller, Crows Nest Pass Art Gallery, Canada
2016
2016, June 17th- July 09th, Connections, (Juried Group Show) Ruberto Osteberg Gallery, Calgary, AB, Canada
2015
2015, November, Solo Exhibition, Mysterious Works on Paper- Obras misteriosas en papel, Espacio Cultural Abierto, Madrid, Spain
2015, May 9-June 14, Annual Juried Members Exhibition, Leighton Centre, Calgary, Alberta
2015, May-July, ASA, NEW WORKS Exhibition, Walter Dale Theatre Edmonton, Alberta
2015, Feb-March, solo show, TENGINGAR-Connections and Contrasts in Iceland, (VAAG) Visual Arts Alberta Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
2014
2014, November, Selected Works-Edinburgh Art Fair, Edinburgh, Scotland
2014, May 7 & 8th, Breathe Exhibition, London, UK, WhitePeaks Gallery, Electricians house venue, Trinity Buoy Wharf.
2014, March 03-April 03, The Passion Series- A Solo Exhibition, VASA, ST Albert, Alberta
2013
2013, November, In the Round, Graven Feather Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2013, July 18th-August 27th, The Alberta Society of Artists’s (ASA) Artist’s Choice, Ruberto Ostberg Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2013, June Tip Your Hat Fundraiser, Dade Art & Design Lab, Calgary, Alberta
2013, June, Square One, St Albert Art Gallery, St Albert, Alberta
2013, May-Sept, The City of Calgary Public Art Program-Open Spaces, located at the Centre Street LRT Platform, Downtown, Calgary, Alberta
2013, March 08-April 02, ASA, New Members Show, Art Point Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2013, Jan 04th-Jan 26th, Blues, Evanescence Gallery, High River, Alberta
2012
2012, Dec 02-29 , Winter Group Show, Resolution Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2012, Sept-Oct, ASA Artists Choice, Lougheed House Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2012 July-August, Summer Group Show, Resolution Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2012 June- August ASA Passages, Lougheed House Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2012 June-July Who Art Thou show, Evanescence Gallery, Alberta
2012 June-July, Inspired by Travel, juried show, Leighton Centre, Calgary, Alberta
2012 May-July Solo Show featuring Latest Abstracts, The Higher Ground, Calgary, Alberta
2012 Love Lies Bleeding, juried show held in conjunction with the Elton John Ballet, Calgary, Alberta
2012 Sketchbook Project & Things Found Series, Brooklyn New York Art Library, NewYork, USA
2012 Blues Java Selection, Virtual Gallery Exhibition, Women’s Art Museum Society Of Canada
2011
2011 Home & Hearth show, Evanescence Gallery, Alberta
2011 Drawing Connections, Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy
2011 Who Art Thou? show, Evanescence Gallery, Alberta
2011 Building A Mystery juried show to coincide with the World Premier Sarah McLachlan Ballet, Calgary & Edmonton.
1990’s and earlier
1990 Featured Artist; Series of Self Portrait Mixed Media Drawings, Devonian Gardens Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1988 Selected Photos Exhibited, Gulf Canada Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1988 Collage Plus,The Little Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1988 Selected artist in Survey Alberta 88, Olympic Arts Festival Event, Calgary, Alberta
1987 The Little Gallery Photo Show, University Of Calgary
1985 First Place and Honourable mention CAF National Photo Contest
Public Art:
Indefinite Arts Society Street Pole banners Project, Calgary, Sept 2015
City of Calgary, Electrical Box Program, Scheduled Installation date fall of 2015
Residencies:
2015, Sept-Oct Artist Residency, Joya: arte & ecologia residency, Velez Blanco, Almeria, Spain
2014 Spring- Artist Residency at Gullkistan, Laugarvatn, Iceland
2013 Nov-Dec- Self Directed Residency, Paris, France
2013 Summer – Artist Residency with Platform Gallery & Studios, Ottawa, Canada
Publications:
August 2013,The Alberta Flood Rose Project,(Book), Photographer
January 2013, Artists In The Raw, A Visual Journey that captures working artists of Alberta in their private and intimate spaces, book published through Blurb, author Deborah Catton. http://www.blurb.ca/b/4108538-artists-in-the-raw
February 2012 Feature Artist Interview with York University Trauma and Attachment Report. http://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/arts/images/
July 2012, Feature Artist Interview with LillyWheel Slide Studio, Artist Healer Circle, http://www.lilywheelslide.com/2012/07/artist-healer-circle-deborah-catton.html
Spring/Summer 2011 Featured Artist and Interview, ‘Other Voices‘, Literary and Visual Arts Journal
Professional Affiliations:
The Alberta Society Of Artists (ASA) Full Juried Member (Past Calgary Chair)
Visual Arts Alberta/CARFAC National
The Leighton Foundation
Society of Canadian Artists (SCA)
The Centre For Touch Drawing
The Women’s Art Museum Society of Canada (Past Director)
Collections:
Deborah has work in several private and corporate collections worldwide.