|
Debra Buchanan - "Searching for Solace" Oil Painting
$1,300.00
Availability:
In stock
SKU
122707
Searching for Solace
16 x 20 inches, Oil on handkerchief linen adhered to aluminum composite panel.
I collaborate designing and illustrating glass mosaics for a local mosaic artist. I also help her select glass. In 2022, The Year of Glass, I’ve used a background of stain glass channeling my experience with glass. I have used metallic and iridescent paints which are challenging to work with as the paints are temperamental, the results however are magical. I was imagining Rapunzel and the Brothers Grimm as I composed this work placing a broken but mended heart across her chest. Her search for the meaning of solace is up to the viewer to interpret as they wish.
Debra Buchanan
Debra Buchanan's keen observational skill, attention to detail and compositional acumen infuses her work with aesthetic ingenuity. Exquisite rendering is the hallmark of this accomplished artist. Whether in oils, pastels, graphite, or charcoal, her technique is extraordinary. She ardently carries on the still life and portrait traditions established by seventeenth century masters, imbuing her own modern spin into her work. She carries her work into the contemporary realm of design sensibility while mastering old world techniques.
Buchanan's works have been exhibited in numerous galleries such as The Toledo Museum of Art's Collector's Corner as well as being awarded a plethora of awards nationally, regionally, and locally including Best of Show, Roots of Diversity Multicultural Exhibition, Toledo, Ohio, Third Award, Purchase Award, and the Molly Morpeth Award for Painting at the Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, and First Place Works on Paper, 71st Annual Ohio Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, Ohio to mention a few.
Debra Buchanan earned a Master's in Education degree from Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio and a B.F.A. degree from Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio. She studied in Italy for a summer with renown painter Patrick Betaudier.
Education
2004 Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, Master's in education, Curriculum/Teaching
1993 Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio, BFA, Illustration/Advertising
1979 Louisiana Tech University, European Study Program, Italy, Greece, France
Awards
2024 Honorable Mention, NOWOH Exhibition, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
2023 Waite High School Distinguished Alumni Award in the field of Art and Community Service
2023 Best of Show, NOWOH Exhibition, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
2023 First Place, Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Swanton, Ohio
2022 Best of Show, First Place, and Second Place, Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Swanton, Ohio
2022 Finalist, Martha's Vineyard Drawing Prize Competition, Martha's Vineyard, MA
2022 Honorable Mention, 100+5 Exhibition Toledo University Center for the Visual Arts, Toledo, Ohio
2021 Finalist, Martha's Vineyard Drawing Prize Competition, Martha's Vineyard, MA
2021 Best of Show and First Place, Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Swanton, Ohio
2019 Finalist, Martha's Vineyard Drawing Prize Competition, Martha's Vineyard, MA
2019 Third Place, Findlay Art League's Fall Exhibition, Findlay, Ohio
2018 First Place, Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, Ohio
2017 Second Place & Honorable Mention, Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, Ohio
2016 First Place & People's Choice, Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, Ohio
2015 First Place Works on Paper, 71st Ohio Annual Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, Ohio
2015 People's Choice & Second Place, Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, Ohio
2011 Molly Morepeth Canaday Award for Painting, 93rd Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
2010 Leonardo da Vinci Award, Salon de Refuse Exhibition, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
2009 Second Place, A Different Perspective, Findlay Art League, Findlay, Ohio
2009 Picasso Award & Honorable Mention, Prizm Member's Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, Bowling Green State University, Toledo, Ohio
2005 Third Award, 87th Toledo Area Artist Award, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
2005 Hancock Youth Leadership Award & Award of Merit, 29th Annual Juried Show, Findlay Art League, Findlay, Ohio
2004 Purchase Award, 86th Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
2003 Best of Show & Second Place, Roots of Diversity Multicultural Exhibition, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo
2002 Award of Merit, The Healing Power of Art, Lexington Art League, Lexington, Kentucky
2002 Award for Outstanding Art, Skokie 40th Annual Art Festival, Skokie, Illinois
2002 Second Place, Salon de Refuse Exhibition, Toledo, Ohio
Publications
2024 Dayton Metro Library, Reimagining works, 2024, ISBN:978-0-9707679-6-7
2023 BG Independent News, Bowing Green, Ohio July 15, 2023
2023 Featured Artist, American Frame
2022 Toledo Blade, Sunday, June 26
2022 American Frame Website, Featured Artist November 2022
2021 Toledo Museum of Art's digital Winter 2021-2022 Catalog
2021 Toledo Museum of Art, arTMAtters, Winter/Spring 2021
2021 Draft Diaries podcast interview WGTE
2019 Toledo Museum of Art's catalog
2016 Toledo Blade, Thursday, November 3, 2016, Around Town
2011 Toledo Blade, August 28, 2011
2011 Toledo Museum of Art, Artmatters, September-December 2011
2011 Toledo Museum of Art, Artmatters, January-April 2011
2011 Toledo Museum of Art, Late 2011 Exhibition Brochure
2011 93rd Toledo Area Artist 2011 Exhibition Catalog, Toledo Federation of Artists & Toledo Museum of Art
2010 The City Paper, November 10, 2010
2010 The Perrysburg Journal, June 2010
2005 Toledo Blade, January 28, 2005
2005 The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, May 2005
2001 The City Paper, September 2001
Exhibitions
2024 Richmond Art Museum 126th Annual Exhibition by Indiana and Ohio Artists, Richmond, Indiana
2024 Ohio Artist Registry Exhibition Columbus Metropolitan Main Library, Columbus, Ohio
2024 American Artists Professional League 96th Grand National Exhibition
2024 Allied Artists of America 111th Annual online Exhibition
2024 16th Annual Northwest Ohio Community Exhibition, Bowling Green State University Fine Art Center, Bowling Green, OH
2024 Allied Artists of America Associate online Exhibition
2023 19th Annual Bryn Du Art Show, Bryn Du Mansion, Granville, Ohio
2023 77th Annual Ohio Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, Ohio
2023 Allied Artis of America 110th online Exhibition
2023 16th Annual Northwest Ohio Community Exhibition, Bowling Green State University Fine Art Center, Bowling Green, Ohio
2023 Swanton Fine Art Competition, Swanton, Ohio
2022 76th Annual Ohio Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, OH
2022 TFAS 100+5: Juried Regional Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
2022 Time Will Tell Exhibition, Ashland University, Ashland, OH
2022 Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Gold Club, Swanton OH
2022 Martha's Vineyard Drawing Prize Competition, Martha's Vineyard, MA
2022 Chasing Ghosts VII, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2021 Martha's Vineyard Drawing Prize Competition, Martha's Vineyard, MA
2021 Swanton Fine Art Competition, Swanton, OH
2020 A Touch of Color Exhibition, Fuller Art House, Sylvania, Ohio
2020 76th Ohio Annual Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, Ohio
2020 100+3 Toledo Federation of Artists, 20 North Gallery, Toledo, Ohio
2019 Inaugural Martha's Vineyard Drawing Prize Competition, Martha's Vineyard, MA.
2019 38th Annual Michigan Fine Art Competition and Exhibition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI
2019 Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, OH
2019 12th Annual NowOh Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, Bowling Green State University, BG, OH
2019 Findlay art League's Open Fall Exhibition, Findlay, Ohio
2018 Art Now Drawing, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Ohio
2018 Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, Ohio
2018 Fuller Art House Invitational, Sylvania, Ohio
2018 Findlay Art League's Open Fall Exhibition, Findlay, Ohio
2017 The Chautauqua National Juried Exhibition, Order & Chaos, Richmond, Kentucky
2017 Prizm Art-a-Fair Invitational Exhibition, One SeaGate, Toledo, Ohio
2017 Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, Ohio
2016 Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, Ohio
2016 The Artist Kitchen Invitational Exhibition, Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, Ohio
2016 7th Annual NOWOH Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, Bowling Green State University, B. G., Ohio
2015 93rd Annual All-Media Exhibition, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2015 71st Ohio Annual Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, Ohio
2015 Ohio State Fair Fine Art Exhibition, Cox Fine Art Center, Columbus, Ohio
2015 People on Paper, Community Gallery, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
2015 Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, Ohio
2014 7th Annual NOWOH Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, Bowling Green State University, B. G. Ohio
2012 Now Wow Project II, National International Juried Exhibition, Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, Ohio
2012 5th Annual NOWOH Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, Bowling Green State University, B. G. Ohio
2011 93rd Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
2011 Toledo Museum of Art Community Gallery, Prizm Creative Community, Toledo, Ohio
2010 Salon de Refuse, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo Parkwood Gallery, Toledo, Ohio
2009 A Different Perspective, Findlay Art League, Findlay, Ohio
2009 NOWOH Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2009 Member's Show, Prizm Creative Community, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, BGSU Bowling Green, Ohio
2008 90th Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
2008 Spring Exhibition, Lima Art Space, Lima, Ohio
2007 Garden Exhibition, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo Parkwood Gallery, Toledo, Ohio
2007 Faces Exhibition, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College, Perrysburg, Ohio
2007 Faculty Exhibition, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College, Perrysburg, Ohio
2006 Faculty Exhibition, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College, Perrysburg, Ohio
2005 29th Annual Juried Show, Findlay Art League, Findlay, Ohio
2005 Art on the Mall, Toledo University, Toledo, Ohio
2005 Group Exhibition, Parkwood Gallery, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
2004 Faculty Exhibition, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College, Perrysburg, Ohio
2004 86th Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
2004 5X7 Group Show, Eberly Center, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
2003 85th Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
2003 16th Annual Roots of Diversity Multicultural Exhibition, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
2003 The Black Swamp Arts Festival, Bowling Green, Ohio
2002 Great Lakes Pastel Society Regional Exhibition, Birmingham, Michigan
2002 15th Annual Roots of Diversity Multicultural Exhibition, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
2002 The Healing Power of Art National Exhibition, Lexington Art League, Lexington, Kentucky
2002 Solo Show, Franciscan Center, Lourdes University, Sylvania, Ohio
2002 Salon de Refuse Exhibition, 20 North Gallery, Toledo, Ohio
2001 The Nude 2001 National/International Exhibition, Lexington Art League, Lexington, Kentucky
2001 2nd Annual Photography Exhibition, Turning Point Gallery, Washington DC
2001 83rd Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
2001 Solo Show, SeaGate Gallery, Toledo, Ohio
2001 Art on the Mall, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
2000 Harrisburg 72nd Annual National/International Exhibition, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
2000 Studio Artist Exhibition, 20 North Gallery, Toledo, Ohio
2000 Solo Show, Franciscan Center, Lourdes University, Sylvania, Ohio
2000 Award Winners Group Show, Angelwood Gallery, Grand Rapids, Ohio
2000 Art on the Mall, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
Collaborations
2023 Bowling Green Senior center, Bowling Green, Ohio, Collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my designs were commissioned as a glass mosaic mural completed by Gail Christofferson
2023 Sylvania, Ohio Bridge design, Sylvania Ohio Collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my designs were commissioned as a glass mosaic mural completed by Gail Christofferson
2022 Brightview Senior Living, Virginia, Collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my concept and design was commissioned as a mural
2022 Facebook Data Center, New Albany, Ohio, Collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my concept and design was commissioned as a mural
2022 Bowling Green State University Alumni Center, Bowling Green, Ohio, Collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my concept and design was commissioned as a mural
2022 Franklin Park Mall, Toledo, Ohio, Collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my concept and design was commissioned as a mural
2021 Detroit Institute of Art, for the Macomb Library my design was selected and implemented by glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson
2021 New Mexico, Albuquerque Government Offices, my design concept was selected and implemented as a mural by glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson
2021 Our House, Ypsilanti, Michigan, my design was selected and implemented as a 5 x 12-foot mural by glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson
2020 Simpson Garden Park, Bowling green, Ohio, my design executed in glass by Gail Christofferson as a sculpture in the park
2019 Facebook Data Center, Bend, Oregon, working in collaboration with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my design was selected and installed as a mural 6 x 12 feet
2019 Mentor Library, Mentor, Ohio, my design was selected and implemented by glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson
2019 Facebook Data Center, New Albany Ohio, my second design was selected and installed as a 8 X 12-foot mural by glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson
2018 Facebook Data Center, New Albany, Ohio, working in collaboration with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my design was selected and installed as a mural 6 x 14 feet.
2018 First Federal Bank, Sylvania, Ohio, working in collaboration with glass mosaic artist, Gail Christofferson, my design was commissioned and installed as a glass mosaic window treatment.
2018 First Presbyterian Church in Maumee, Ohio, working in collaboration with glass mosaic artist, Gail Christofferson, my design is being commissioned and installed as a window hanging 2 x 11 ½ feet
2018 Abe's Garden Alzheimer Facility, Nashville Tennessee, my design was selected and installed by glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson as a 3 X 5-foot mural
2018 Maumee Valley Hospital South, Dayton, Ohio, collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, and the Dayton Arts Commission selected my design installed as a glass mosaic mural 10 X 24 feet
2017 Southeast Branch Library, Dayton, Ohio, collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my design was commissioned and installed as a mural 10 X 15 feet
2017 Kroger's Grocery, Waterville, Ohio, collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my design was commissioned and installed as a mural 10 X 19 feet
2017 Washtenaw and Monroe County Youth Centers, YAAW, Ann Arbor & Monroe Michigan, my designs for Obelisk sculpture collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson were constructed for the youth centers
2016 Perrysburg Cancer Center, Perrysburg, Ohio collaborating with glass artist Gail Christofferson my design was commissioned and installed as a glass mosaic mural window treatment, 4 panels, 24 x 74 inches each panel
2015 Lorain Public Library, Lorain, Ohio, collaborating with glass artist Gail Christofferson, my design was commissioned and implemented as a 5 X 10-foot glass mosaic mural.
2015 Dayton Public Library, Kettering Branch, Kettering, Ohio collaborating with glass artist Gail Christofferson, my design was commissioned and installed as a glass mosaic mural, 6 x 9 feet
Gallery Representation
TMA Store, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
Art Related Employment / Service
Instructor for workshops and classes in painting, drawing, mixed media, collage for various organizations including Art Supply Depo, Prizm Creative Community, Toledo Artist Club, Port Clinton Artist Club
Developed and implemented "Knitting for the Needy" after school program at Larchmont Elementary with Toledo Public Schools, teaching sixth grade students how to knit scarves which were then donated to the battered women's shelter at the YWCA
Served as a board member at Spectrum Friends of Fine Arts, volunteering as the Chairperson for Education and Ways and Means Committee, and curating shows
Assistant to portrait artist Leslie Adams 2015 to present
Adjunct Drawing instructor at Owens Community College 2004/2007
Art instructor at Horizon Science Academy, Toledo, Ohio 2012/2013
Free-lance artist working for clients such as Fahlgren Advertising Agency, Keidan's Jewelers, Toledo Zoo
Publications
The City Paper, September 6-12, 2001: Matthew Weiderhold, "While many artists concentrate on one medium, Buchanan explores many tackling new forms until she conquers them. Once comfortable with her tools, Buchanan demonstrates bravado, playing light against shadow much like Kathe Kollwitz or photographer Margaret Bourke-White. Her creativity seems to ooze from her body."
The Weekly, 3-30-00: Rebecca Golden, "Debra Buchanan has two works in the show. "Red Plaid Shirt," a pastel portrait depicting a man in a red plaid shirt. His piercing brown eyes gaze warily at the world through black-rimmed glasses. His dark hair is graying in a way people refer to as distinguished. Through the red plaid of the title shirt is perfectly rendered - indeed, the medium really lends itself to creating the texture of flannel - it seems as though this man would feel much more at home in a three-piece suit, complete with power tie. Something in his steady gaze conveys an authority belied by his attire. The portrait compels attention and is worthy of a second glance."
The Toledo Blade, 8-17-00: Rebekah Scott, "Soft textural decorative handmade paper creations. They are neat, beaded and threaded, shadow-boxed and utterly professional."
20 North Gallery 2000: Peggy Grant, Art Director, "Debra Buchanan can be counted on to go far in the realist realm of painting. She holds an impressive record of awards and commissions for such a young artist. Her hauntingly beautiful black and white charcoal drawings are simply stunning."
All sales on original artwork are final. No discounts apply.
16 x 20 inches, Oil on handkerchief linen adhered to aluminum composite panel.
I collaborate designing and illustrating glass mosaics for a local mosaic artist. I also help her select glass. In 2022, The Year of Glass, I’ve used a background of stain glass channeling my experience with glass. I have used metallic and iridescent paints which are challenging to work with as the paints are temperamental, the results however are magical. I was imagining Rapunzel and the Brothers Grimm as I composed this work placing a broken but mended heart across her chest. Her search for the meaning of solace is up to the viewer to interpret as they wish.
Debra Buchanan
Debra Buchanan's keen observational skill, attention to detail and compositional acumen infuses her work with aesthetic ingenuity. Exquisite rendering is the hallmark of this accomplished artist. Whether in oils, pastels, graphite, or charcoal, her technique is extraordinary. She ardently carries on the still life and portrait traditions established by seventeenth century masters, imbuing her own modern spin into her work. She carries her work into the contemporary realm of design sensibility while mastering old world techniques.
Buchanan's works have been exhibited in numerous galleries such as The Toledo Museum of Art's Collector's Corner as well as being awarded a plethora of awards nationally, regionally, and locally including Best of Show, Roots of Diversity Multicultural Exhibition, Toledo, Ohio, Third Award, Purchase Award, and the Molly Morpeth Award for Painting at the Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, and First Place Works on Paper, 71st Annual Ohio Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, Ohio to mention a few.
Debra Buchanan earned a Master's in Education degree from Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio and a B.F.A. degree from Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio. She studied in Italy for a summer with renown painter Patrick Betaudier.
Education
2004 Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, Master's in education, Curriculum/Teaching
1993 Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio, BFA, Illustration/Advertising
1979 Louisiana Tech University, European Study Program, Italy, Greece, France
Awards
2024 Honorable Mention, NOWOH Exhibition, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
2023 Waite High School Distinguished Alumni Award in the field of Art and Community Service
2023 Best of Show, NOWOH Exhibition, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
2023 First Place, Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Swanton, Ohio
2022 Best of Show, First Place, and Second Place, Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Swanton, Ohio
2022 Finalist, Martha's Vineyard Drawing Prize Competition, Martha's Vineyard, MA
2022 Honorable Mention, 100+5 Exhibition Toledo University Center for the Visual Arts, Toledo, Ohio
2021 Finalist, Martha's Vineyard Drawing Prize Competition, Martha's Vineyard, MA
2021 Best of Show and First Place, Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Swanton, Ohio
2019 Finalist, Martha's Vineyard Drawing Prize Competition, Martha's Vineyard, MA
2019 Third Place, Findlay Art League's Fall Exhibition, Findlay, Ohio
2018 First Place, Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, Ohio
2017 Second Place & Honorable Mention, Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, Ohio
2016 First Place & People's Choice, Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, Ohio
2015 First Place Works on Paper, 71st Ohio Annual Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, Ohio
2015 People's Choice & Second Place, Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, Ohio
2011 Molly Morepeth Canaday Award for Painting, 93rd Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
2010 Leonardo da Vinci Award, Salon de Refuse Exhibition, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
2009 Second Place, A Different Perspective, Findlay Art League, Findlay, Ohio
2009 Picasso Award & Honorable Mention, Prizm Member's Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, Bowling Green State University, Toledo, Ohio
2005 Third Award, 87th Toledo Area Artist Award, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
2005 Hancock Youth Leadership Award & Award of Merit, 29th Annual Juried Show, Findlay Art League, Findlay, Ohio
2004 Purchase Award, 86th Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
2003 Best of Show & Second Place, Roots of Diversity Multicultural Exhibition, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo
2002 Award of Merit, The Healing Power of Art, Lexington Art League, Lexington, Kentucky
2002 Award for Outstanding Art, Skokie 40th Annual Art Festival, Skokie, Illinois
2002 Second Place, Salon de Refuse Exhibition, Toledo, Ohio
Publications
2024 Dayton Metro Library, Reimagining works, 2024, ISBN:978-0-9707679-6-7
2023 BG Independent News, Bowing Green, Ohio July 15, 2023
2023 Featured Artist, American Frame
2022 Toledo Blade, Sunday, June 26
2022 American Frame Website, Featured Artist November 2022
2021 Toledo Museum of Art's digital Winter 2021-2022 Catalog
2021 Toledo Museum of Art, arTMAtters, Winter/Spring 2021
2021 Draft Diaries podcast interview WGTE
2019 Toledo Museum of Art's catalog
2016 Toledo Blade, Thursday, November 3, 2016, Around Town
2011 Toledo Blade, August 28, 2011
2011 Toledo Museum of Art, Artmatters, September-December 2011
2011 Toledo Museum of Art, Artmatters, January-April 2011
2011 Toledo Museum of Art, Late 2011 Exhibition Brochure
2011 93rd Toledo Area Artist 2011 Exhibition Catalog, Toledo Federation of Artists & Toledo Museum of Art
2010 The City Paper, November 10, 2010
2010 The Perrysburg Journal, June 2010
2005 Toledo Blade, January 28, 2005
2005 The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, May 2005
2001 The City Paper, September 2001
Exhibitions
2024 Richmond Art Museum 126th Annual Exhibition by Indiana and Ohio Artists, Richmond, Indiana
2024 Ohio Artist Registry Exhibition Columbus Metropolitan Main Library, Columbus, Ohio
2024 American Artists Professional League 96th Grand National Exhibition
2024 Allied Artists of America 111th Annual online Exhibition
2024 16th Annual Northwest Ohio Community Exhibition, Bowling Green State University Fine Art Center, Bowling Green, OH
2024 Allied Artists of America Associate online Exhibition
2023 19th Annual Bryn Du Art Show, Bryn Du Mansion, Granville, Ohio
2023 77th Annual Ohio Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, Ohio
2023 Allied Artis of America 110th online Exhibition
2023 16th Annual Northwest Ohio Community Exhibition, Bowling Green State University Fine Art Center, Bowling Green, Ohio
2023 Swanton Fine Art Competition, Swanton, Ohio
2022 76th Annual Ohio Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, OH
2022 TFAS 100+5: Juried Regional Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
2022 Time Will Tell Exhibition, Ashland University, Ashland, OH
2022 Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Gold Club, Swanton OH
2022 Martha's Vineyard Drawing Prize Competition, Martha's Vineyard, MA
2022 Chasing Ghosts VII, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2021 Martha's Vineyard Drawing Prize Competition, Martha's Vineyard, MA
2021 Swanton Fine Art Competition, Swanton, OH
2020 A Touch of Color Exhibition, Fuller Art House, Sylvania, Ohio
2020 76th Ohio Annual Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, Ohio
2020 100+3 Toledo Federation of Artists, 20 North Gallery, Toledo, Ohio
2019 Inaugural Martha's Vineyard Drawing Prize Competition, Martha's Vineyard, MA.
2019 38th Annual Michigan Fine Art Competition and Exhibition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI
2019 Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, OH
2019 12th Annual NowOh Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, Bowling Green State University, BG, OH
2019 Findlay art League's Open Fall Exhibition, Findlay, Ohio
2018 Art Now Drawing, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Ohio
2018 Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, Ohio
2018 Fuller Art House Invitational, Sylvania, Ohio
2018 Findlay Art League's Open Fall Exhibition, Findlay, Ohio
2017 The Chautauqua National Juried Exhibition, Order & Chaos, Richmond, Kentucky
2017 Prizm Art-a-Fair Invitational Exhibition, One SeaGate, Toledo, Ohio
2017 Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, Ohio
2016 Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, Ohio
2016 The Artist Kitchen Invitational Exhibition, Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, Ohio
2016 7th Annual NOWOH Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, Bowling Green State University, B. G., Ohio
2015 93rd Annual All-Media Exhibition, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2015 71st Ohio Annual Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, Ohio
2015 Ohio State Fair Fine Art Exhibition, Cox Fine Art Center, Columbus, Ohio
2015 People on Paper, Community Gallery, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
2015 Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, Ohio
2014 7th Annual NOWOH Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, Bowling Green State University, B. G. Ohio
2012 Now Wow Project II, National International Juried Exhibition, Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, Ohio
2012 5th Annual NOWOH Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, Bowling Green State University, B. G. Ohio
2011 93rd Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
2011 Toledo Museum of Art Community Gallery, Prizm Creative Community, Toledo, Ohio
2010 Salon de Refuse, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo Parkwood Gallery, Toledo, Ohio
2009 A Different Perspective, Findlay Art League, Findlay, Ohio
2009 NOWOH Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2009 Member's Show, Prizm Creative Community, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, BGSU Bowling Green, Ohio
2008 90th Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
2008 Spring Exhibition, Lima Art Space, Lima, Ohio
2007 Garden Exhibition, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo Parkwood Gallery, Toledo, Ohio
2007 Faces Exhibition, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College, Perrysburg, Ohio
2007 Faculty Exhibition, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College, Perrysburg, Ohio
2006 Faculty Exhibition, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College, Perrysburg, Ohio
2005 29th Annual Juried Show, Findlay Art League, Findlay, Ohio
2005 Art on the Mall, Toledo University, Toledo, Ohio
2005 Group Exhibition, Parkwood Gallery, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
2004 Faculty Exhibition, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College, Perrysburg, Ohio
2004 86th Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
2004 5X7 Group Show, Eberly Center, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
2003 85th Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
2003 16th Annual Roots of Diversity Multicultural Exhibition, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
2003 The Black Swamp Arts Festival, Bowling Green, Ohio
2002 Great Lakes Pastel Society Regional Exhibition, Birmingham, Michigan
2002 15th Annual Roots of Diversity Multicultural Exhibition, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
2002 The Healing Power of Art National Exhibition, Lexington Art League, Lexington, Kentucky
2002 Solo Show, Franciscan Center, Lourdes University, Sylvania, Ohio
2002 Salon de Refuse Exhibition, 20 North Gallery, Toledo, Ohio
2001 The Nude 2001 National/International Exhibition, Lexington Art League, Lexington, Kentucky
2001 2nd Annual Photography Exhibition, Turning Point Gallery, Washington DC
2001 83rd Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
2001 Solo Show, SeaGate Gallery, Toledo, Ohio
2001 Art on the Mall, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
2000 Harrisburg 72nd Annual National/International Exhibition, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
2000 Studio Artist Exhibition, 20 North Gallery, Toledo, Ohio
2000 Solo Show, Franciscan Center, Lourdes University, Sylvania, Ohio
2000 Award Winners Group Show, Angelwood Gallery, Grand Rapids, Ohio
2000 Art on the Mall, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
Collaborations
2023 Bowling Green Senior center, Bowling Green, Ohio, Collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my designs were commissioned as a glass mosaic mural completed by Gail Christofferson
2023 Sylvania, Ohio Bridge design, Sylvania Ohio Collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my designs were commissioned as a glass mosaic mural completed by Gail Christofferson
2022 Brightview Senior Living, Virginia, Collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my concept and design was commissioned as a mural
2022 Facebook Data Center, New Albany, Ohio, Collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my concept and design was commissioned as a mural
2022 Bowling Green State University Alumni Center, Bowling Green, Ohio, Collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my concept and design was commissioned as a mural
2022 Franklin Park Mall, Toledo, Ohio, Collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my concept and design was commissioned as a mural
2021 Detroit Institute of Art, for the Macomb Library my design was selected and implemented by glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson
2021 New Mexico, Albuquerque Government Offices, my design concept was selected and implemented as a mural by glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson
2021 Our House, Ypsilanti, Michigan, my design was selected and implemented as a 5 x 12-foot mural by glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson
2020 Simpson Garden Park, Bowling green, Ohio, my design executed in glass by Gail Christofferson as a sculpture in the park
2019 Facebook Data Center, Bend, Oregon, working in collaboration with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my design was selected and installed as a mural 6 x 12 feet
2019 Mentor Library, Mentor, Ohio, my design was selected and implemented by glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson
2019 Facebook Data Center, New Albany Ohio, my second design was selected and installed as a 8 X 12-foot mural by glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson
2018 Facebook Data Center, New Albany, Ohio, working in collaboration with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my design was selected and installed as a mural 6 x 14 feet.
2018 First Federal Bank, Sylvania, Ohio, working in collaboration with glass mosaic artist, Gail Christofferson, my design was commissioned and installed as a glass mosaic window treatment.
2018 First Presbyterian Church in Maumee, Ohio, working in collaboration with glass mosaic artist, Gail Christofferson, my design is being commissioned and installed as a window hanging 2 x 11 ½ feet
2018 Abe's Garden Alzheimer Facility, Nashville Tennessee, my design was selected and installed by glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson as a 3 X 5-foot mural
2018 Maumee Valley Hospital South, Dayton, Ohio, collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, and the Dayton Arts Commission selected my design installed as a glass mosaic mural 10 X 24 feet
2017 Southeast Branch Library, Dayton, Ohio, collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my design was commissioned and installed as a mural 10 X 15 feet
2017 Kroger's Grocery, Waterville, Ohio, collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my design was commissioned and installed as a mural 10 X 19 feet
2017 Washtenaw and Monroe County Youth Centers, YAAW, Ann Arbor & Monroe Michigan, my designs for Obelisk sculpture collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson were constructed for the youth centers
2016 Perrysburg Cancer Center, Perrysburg, Ohio collaborating with glass artist Gail Christofferson my design was commissioned and installed as a glass mosaic mural window treatment, 4 panels, 24 x 74 inches each panel
2015 Lorain Public Library, Lorain, Ohio, collaborating with glass artist Gail Christofferson, my design was commissioned and implemented as a 5 X 10-foot glass mosaic mural.
2015 Dayton Public Library, Kettering Branch, Kettering, Ohio collaborating with glass artist Gail Christofferson, my design was commissioned and installed as a glass mosaic mural, 6 x 9 feet
Gallery Representation
TMA Store, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
Art Related Employment / Service
Instructor for workshops and classes in painting, drawing, mixed media, collage for various organizations including Art Supply Depo, Prizm Creative Community, Toledo Artist Club, Port Clinton Artist Club
Developed and implemented "Knitting for the Needy" after school program at Larchmont Elementary with Toledo Public Schools, teaching sixth grade students how to knit scarves which were then donated to the battered women's shelter at the YWCA
Served as a board member at Spectrum Friends of Fine Arts, volunteering as the Chairperson for Education and Ways and Means Committee, and curating shows
Assistant to portrait artist Leslie Adams 2015 to present
Adjunct Drawing instructor at Owens Community College 2004/2007
Art instructor at Horizon Science Academy, Toledo, Ohio 2012/2013
Free-lance artist working for clients such as Fahlgren Advertising Agency, Keidan's Jewelers, Toledo Zoo
Publications
The City Paper, September 6-12, 2001: Matthew Weiderhold, "While many artists concentrate on one medium, Buchanan explores many tackling new forms until she conquers them. Once comfortable with her tools, Buchanan demonstrates bravado, playing light against shadow much like Kathe Kollwitz or photographer Margaret Bourke-White. Her creativity seems to ooze from her body."
The Weekly, 3-30-00: Rebecca Golden, "Debra Buchanan has two works in the show. "Red Plaid Shirt," a pastel portrait depicting a man in a red plaid shirt. His piercing brown eyes gaze warily at the world through black-rimmed glasses. His dark hair is graying in a way people refer to as distinguished. Through the red plaid of the title shirt is perfectly rendered - indeed, the medium really lends itself to creating the texture of flannel - it seems as though this man would feel much more at home in a three-piece suit, complete with power tie. Something in his steady gaze conveys an authority belied by his attire. The portrait compels attention and is worthy of a second glance."
The Toledo Blade, 8-17-00: Rebekah Scott, "Soft textural decorative handmade paper creations. They are neat, beaded and threaded, shadow-boxed and utterly professional."
20 North Gallery 2000: Peggy Grant, Art Director, "Debra Buchanan can be counted on to go far in the realist realm of painting. She holds an impressive record of awards and commissions for such a young artist. Her hauntingly beautiful black and white charcoal drawings are simply stunning."
All sales on original artwork are final. No discounts apply.
Write Your Own Review