Artist Bio
Deborah Rich was born in Dallas, Texas and lived there until she was 12 years old. She has lived in Chicago and Evanston, Illinois, and Crystal Bay, Nevada. Currently she spends her time in Northern California's Lake Tahoe area and in Baja California Sur, Mexico.
From an early age Deborah enjoyed drawing and coloring her pictures with pencil and crayons. As a young girl she loved coloring books. Her freshman year in high school she was introduced to painting. Junior year in high school she received a Gold Key Scholastic Art Award for Achievement in Art and a Certificate of Merit in the Evanston-Lake Shore Area Regional Exhibition. Encouraged by her high school art teacher Deborah majored in Painting and Art History and received a Bachelor Degree in Arts from California State University. She has studied watercolor painting with Norma Carder - Sierra College in Sacramento, California and oil painting with California artist Gregory Kondos, www.gregorykondos.com, Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, Nevada.
She has been painting, exhibiting and selling her artwork both in the United States and Mexico. Deborah is a painter who likes different mediums - acrylic, oil, and watercolor. She draws preliminary sketches of the subject she is going to paint in pencil or charcoal, then she draws or paints the image on her watercolor paper, canvas or wood surface. Her style is realistic or representational and her palette contains bright colors. The ideas and inspiration for her paintings come from her imagination or from life experiences with animals, people, and places. The bright colors and designs of Mexico have influenced Deborah's recent artwork.
Deborah is affiliated with North Tahoe Arts in Tahoe City, California, is a current member of the exhibit committee, and has been an artist in the juried studio tour and exhibited in the gallery for ARTour 2008, ARTour 2005, and ARTour 2002. www.northtahoearts.com
She is affiliated with the Eastcape Artists Group in Los Barriles, Baja California Sur, Mexico, www.eastcapearts.com.
Deborah's artwork is on exhibit in Northern California, Scottsdale, Az, and Baja California Sur, Mexico:
Wee Gallery of Fine Art, International Artist Competition and Exhibition 2011, 7010 E Main Street, Scottsdale, Az, Exhibit January 1 - February 1, 2012, Winner of Exceptional Merit Award "Lake Tahoe - Kings Beach", www.weegalleryfineart.com
Eastcape Artist's Studio Tour, Monday - February 13, 2012 - 10 AM to 4 PM, Los Barriles, Baja California Sur, Mexico
"Everyday Objects", Juried Community Art Exhibit, Truckee Donner Recreation & Parks District Community Recreation Center, 8924 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, Ca - Opening Reception Friday, October 14, 5:00 - 7:00 PM, Exhibit October 4, 2011 - January 31, 2012
Los Barriles, Baja California Sur, Mexico in the Los Barriles Visitor's Information Center, the Salon de Cortez in the Palmas de Cortez Hotel, Cafe Maria, and Otra Vez Restaurant
"People - Places -Things" - Solo Show - Main Gallery - North Tahoe Arts, 380 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City, Ca, Exhibit August 3 - 28, 2011, www.northtahoearts.com
Art Kudos International Juried Art Competiton and Exhibition 2010 at www.artkudos.com - click on - view all archived exhibitions, 2010 exhibition, exhibition finalists - page 4 - "Flower Girl", Exhibit August 15, 2010 - August 15, 2011
18th Annual Festival de Artes, Hotel Palmas de Cortez, Los Barriles, B.C.S., Mexico, 10 AM - 4 PM, April 3, 2011
"Sierra Bear", North Tahoe Arts Main Gallery, 380 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City, Exhibit March 2 - March 27, 2011
"Truckee Weather" Juried Art Exhibit, Truckee Donner Recreation Parks District Community Recreation Center, 8924 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, Ca, February 1 - May 31, 2011
Visions Gallery, Second Annual Small Works Show, on Benito Juarez, Todos Santos, BCS, Mexico, December 2, 2010 - January 7, 2011
"Truckee Exposed" Juried Community Art Exhibit, Truckee Donner Recreation & Parks District's Community Recreation Center, 8924 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, Ca, October 1, 2010 - January 31, 2011
Colina del Sol 2nd Annual Art Show, Asociacion de Artes, Sunday, December 12, 2010, 9 AM - 3 PM, Los Barriles, B.C.S., Mexico
"Bold Expressions" 55th International Juried Open Exhibition - Northern California Arts, Inc., Sacramento Fine Arts Center, 5330 B Gibbons Drive, Carmichael, Ca, Exhibit October 5 - 30, 2010
Los Barriles, Baja California Sur, Mexico in the Los Barriles Visitor's Information Center, the Salon de Cortez in the Palmas de Cortez Hotel, Cafe Maria, and Otra Vez Restaurant 2010
Commissions:
Sandy Simon, Salon de Cortez, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 2009, "Mexican Still Life", Acrylic on Canvas
Christine Coburn, Tygh Valley, Oregon, 2003, "Autumn Leaves", Watercolor
Luce Merrit, Santa Barbara, California, 2000, "Mexican Woman with Blankets", Oil on Canvas
Bowels, Sugar Bowl, California, 1994, Floral Cabinet Design, Acrylic on Wood Cabinets
Kit Rich, Sacramento, California, 1992, "Sacramento, California", Watercolor
