Deb Lawrence is a contemporary artist who recently moved to Hudson, NY. She lives and works in the heart of the historic art and antique district in an art centric loft she calls her “Art Dwelling.” In addition to creating paintings and other innovative works in her expansive art studio, she hosts intimate events with art collectors, curators, artists, fashionistas and design professionals in order to collaborate and grow in today’s interconnected art world. Lawrence has developed a substantial body of work and is known for her ability to combine drawing, painting, and collage in decidedly authentic ways, which has attracted a significant following. In a fitting nod to sustainability, she paints, manipulates, and collages previously loved materials, including antique linen sheets, marred canvas, recycled brown paper lawn bags, as well as cotton and linen garments that come to her bearing a story and a soul. Inspired by nature and reminiscent of Matisse’s cutouts, hand drawn and painted collaged elements serve as stepping stones in her Walk In The Park, Take A Hike, Jump in the Lake, and Nature Bathing series. Utilizing oil paint, oil stick, wax crayons, and acrylic spray her work portrays an intuitive, intentionally naïve quality, replete with spontaneous mark making, splotches of color, and simple overlapping forms, portraying an organic quality which feels lively and personal despite their abstract quality. She is particularly inspired by the diverse practices of Rose Wiley, Katherine Bradford, Rosemarie Trockel, Joe Bradley, Paul Klee, Miro, and the quilters of Gees Bend. Layered, pieced and creased, Lawrence’s work deals with the beauty of blemishes and our struggle to feel comfortable in our own skin amidst the unpredictable world around us. “It’s the creases and imperfections that create the patina and soulfulness I strive for in my paintings and in life.” Deb Lawrence received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, where she grew up, her Doctorate from CWRU in Cleveland, OH, and a studio art mentorship with Gerald Vandevier, Professor Emeritus, Cleveland Institute of Art. She has exhibited widely throughout the United States, including solo shows and gallery representation in NYC, Atlanta, and Cleveland, and her work has been acquired by private and public collections. About the Artist: Deb Lawrence was born in the US and raised in the artsy college town of Ann Arbor, Michigan. As a child, she painted with oil paints, built pots on a potter’s wheel, etched on metal with acid, silk screened, carved linoleum blocks, learned to weave on large looms, and even tried her hand at marble sculpting. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and her Doctorate from CWRU, along with a mentorship in studio art from Gerald Vandevier, Professor Emeritus, Cleveland Institute of Art. She has exhibited throughout the United States including solo shows and gallery representation in NYC, Atlanta, and Cleveland, and her work has been acquired by private and public collections. Solo Exhibitions:2025 Upcoming Group Exhibition, opening August 9, Hudson, NY2025 Group Exhibition Costello Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ2024 Ritz Residencies Group Exhibition, Avec Art Consulting, Philadelphia, PA2024 No Name Gallery, Group Exhibition, Chestnut Hill, PA2024 Group Exhibition Costello Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ2023 Avec Art Consulting, Phoenixville, PA2022 Solo Exhibition, Take A Hike, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA, June 25-August 29th.2019, Solo Exhibition: Shelter, September 12-October 27 Cheryl Hazan Gallery, TriBeCa, NYC2019 Solo Exhibition, VOLTA Art Fair, (postponed) during Armory Week, NYC, Pier 90, Cheryl Hazan Gallery2016 Uneven Edges, Solo Exhibition, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, Tribeca, NYC2007 Solo Exhibition, One Woman One Art, Opus Gallery, Woodmere, OhioGroup Exhibitions:2022 Group Exhibition, Pique, September 2022, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA2021 Group Exhibition, 2021, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA2021 Posner Fine Art, Artsy Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA2021 Costello Gallery, Group Exhibition, Scottsdale, AZ2021 Chester Open Studio Exhibition, Chester County, PA2020 Cause for Environmental Change, Bonfoey Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio2019, Art On Paper International Art Fair,March 7-March 10, 2019, Armory Week, NYC, Pier 36 Cheryl Hazan Gallery2018 Artists To Watch, Group Exhibition, Bonfoey Gallery, Cleveland, OH2018 Shape and Water, Group Exhibition, with Matthew Hawtin and Russell Sharon, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, NYC2018 ICFF NYC Fair, with Udo Noger, Matthew Hawtin, and Hunt Slonem, ICFF Jacob Javits Center, NYC2018 State Of Mind, Group Exhibition, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, NYC2018 Art On Paper during Armory Week, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, http://thepaperfair.com/galleries/cheryl-hazan-gallery-art-art-on-paper-ny-20182018 INSIDE, Group Exhibition with Udo Noger, Pancho Luna, Sarah Reynolds, Alexa Meyerman and Kazumi Yoshida, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, NYC2018 During FRONT Triennial: Aspects, Group Exhibition, Bonfoey Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio http://canjournal.org/2018/05/upcoming-exhibitions-at-the-bonfoey-gallery/2018 CAN Triennial Group Exhibition with Julian and Barbara Stanczak, Laurence Channing, Marilyn Farinacci, Andrea Joki, Amber Kempthorn, Deb Lawrence, Erik Neff, Dana Oldfather, Frank Oriti, and Marc Ross, Bonfoey Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio.2017 Graphic Identity, Group Exhibition, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, NYC2017 Summer Group Exhibition, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, NYC2017 After Dark, Group Exhibition with Dana Oldfather, Frank Oriti, Ashley Sullivan and Amber Kempthorn, Bonfoey Gallery, Cleveland, OH2017 Opening Scene, Group Exhibition, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, Ga http://www.marciawoodgallery.com2017 Unstretched, Group Exhibition, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, NYC2016 Uneven Edges, Solo Exhibition, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, Tribeca, NYC http://hamptonsarthub.com/2017/02/17/artist-profiles-paintings-by-deb-lawrence-when-historic-linen-is-anything-but/2016 Biennial, Korea Bojagi Forum, Seoul, Korea, Bojagi: Living Tradition, Invited Artist http://www.koreabojagiforum.com2016 Art Hamptons, Lawrence Fine Art (no relation), NY, June 20162016 Art On Paper, Lawrence Fine Art NYC, NY2015 Art Miami Project, during Art Miami Basel, Lawrence Fine Art, Miami Florida2015 New Voices, Lawrence Fine Art, East Hampton, NY, www.lawrence-fine-arts.com2015 Art Southampton, Lawrence Fine Art, Southampton, NY2015 Art Hamptons, Lawrence Fine Art, Hamptons, NY2015 The May Show, juried exhibition, curated by Tom Huck and Lauren Davies, Cleveland, OH2015 Boston Art and Design 20/21 Art Fair, Lawrence Fine Art, Boston, MA2015 NEO Exhibition, 78th Street Studios, Cleveland, OH2014 Self-Help, Naji, Naji and Tekler Gallery, 78th Street Studios, Cleveland, Ohio2014 Get It Together, CWAL, 78th Street Studios, two person exhibition with Justin Brennan, curated by Daniel Neforos2014 The Steezledorf, curated by Topper Luciani, Paul Longo, and Eoghan Berry, Rox Gallery, NYC, NY2014 Looking Up, curated by Robert Thurmer, director of The Galleries At CSU, Wooltex Gallery, Cleveland, OH2014 Transmitting Emotion, curated by Karl Anderson, director of Forum Artspace, 5th Street Arcades, Cleveland, OH2013 Assembly New York, solo exhibition, Lower East Side, NYC, NY2013 It’s all In Your Head, Wooltex Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio2013 Prepare To Be Surprised, group exhibition, Wooltex Gallery, Cleveland, OH2013 National Juried Mid-Year Exhibition, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH2013 52 Weeks 52 Works, juried, featured artist, AGC, Cleveland, OH2012 Invitational Exhibition, Greenwald Gallery, Cleveland, OH2012 Locally Grown, Juma Gallery, Shaker Heights, OH2012 Juried Arts Quarter exhibition, curated by Barbara Tannenbaum, curator, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH2012 National Juried Exhibition, Brenda Taylor Gallery, Chelsea, NY2012 Area Artist Exhibition, Butler Institute Of American Art, Youngstown, OH2012 52 Weeks 52 Works, juried, featured artist, AGC, Cleveland, OH2011 See Art, Create Art, curated by Mark Cole, curator, Cleveland Museum of Art, Convivium Gallery, Cleveland, OH2011 Cleveland Creates, Cleveland Artists Foundation, Cleveland, OH2011 Fall Exhibition, City Artists At Work, Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH2011 National Juried Mid-Year Exhibition, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH2011 Juried Exhibition, Judy A. Saslow Gallery, Chicago, Ill2010 Invitational Exhibition, Sylvia Ullman American Craft Gallery, Cleveland, OH