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| Debra Joy Groesser Nebraska artist, Debra Joy Groesser (b. 1957, Margate, Kent, England) received her BFA degree in art in 1978. She has studied with such renowned artists as Kevin MacPherson, Scott Christensen, Kim English, John Cosby and Kenn Backhaus. Debra is passionate about plein air painting in oils. Her landscape paintings have garnered national recognition and awards. Being outdoors in God’s creation, whether in her perennial garden, in the mountains or by the sea, provides her endless inspiration. She strives to capture mood, emotion, atmosphere and a sense of place in her work. Debra is a signature member of the American Impressionist Society, American Plains Artists and Plein Air Artists Colorado and an associate member of Oil Painters of America. Debra has also illustrated three children's books. Her work has been featured in several issues of American Art Collector Magazine and most recently, in the November/December issue of Art of the West magazine. Debra's artwork hangs in numerous corporate and private collections nationally and internationally. Recent and upcoming juried and invitational exhibitions: • American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition, October 2011 (also 2005, 2007-2010) • Door County (Wisconsin) Invitational Plein Air Festival and Exhibition, July 2011 (also 2008, 2009, 2010) • Plein Air Arists Colorado Juried Exhibition, Denver CO, June 2011 Honorable Mention Award in 2010 • Salon International 2011 Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention for Artistic Excellence Award in 2011 and 2009, San Antonio, Texas, (also accepted into Salon International 2008) • Laguna Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Beach CA, October 2010 • American Plains Artists National Juried Exhibition, Great Plains Museum, Lincoln NE, Sept-Nov. 2010 • Solo Exhibition, Mountainsong Galleries, Ocean Ave, Carmel CA, May/June 2010 • Carmel Art Festival, Carmel, California, May 2010 (also 2009, 2008) Honorable Mention Award in 2009 • Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Biennial Art Auction, Montgomery AL, February 2010 (also 2008, 2006) • Nomadas del Arte “The Southwest en Plein Air”, Southwest Gallery, Dallas TX, April 2010 (and 2009) • Two Person Exhibition with Stan Herd, SouthWind Gallery, Topeka KS, November/December 2009 • “Natural World Observed 2009”, Juried Exhibition, Tweed Museum, Duluth, MN, October 2009 • Oil Painters of America Western Regional Juried Exhibition, Kirkland, WA, August 2009 • Estes Park Plein Air, Painting the Parks, Estes Park Colorado, August 2009 • Plein Air Artists Colorado Juried Exhibit, Denver CO, July 2009, First Place Award for Signature Members • “Far and Near Horizons: World Tour of Contemporary Landscape Artists” June 2008 to June 2010 • “Inspirations from Rimrock Ranch” National Wildlife Museum, Jackson WY, 2007 • Viewpoint 2007 National Juried Exhibition, Cincinnati OH, November 2007 • Oil Painters of America Central Region Juried Exhibition, Topeka, KS, Sept. 2007 (and Chicago, 2005) “My greatest satisfaction in being an artist comes from successfully connecting with people on an emotional level through my artwork. My challenge is to create a sense of place and to render my subjects in such a way that the viewer will feel the emotions I felt as I painted... what attracted me to the subject in the first place.“ – Debra Joy Groesser |
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