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Artist Statement:
Reflections
"In search of the muse"
These paintings have emerged
from a deep sense of sorrow
and loss that I have
experienced recently. They
helped me in my search for
meaning. May they shed a
small ray of light on you as
well.
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Associations
Member, Texas Fine Arts
Association
Women’s Caucus for Art
Women in the Visual and
Literary Arts
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Born: Bronx, New York
Artist Statement
I am a self trained Artist.
After 11 years as a Director
of Information Technology at a
Financial Services company, I
felt major burnout and
despair. It was then that I
felt a calling to paint and
create. I purchased a book on
Acrylic painting, but it
remained on the shelf for
about a year before I opened
it.
As a child, I enjoyed coloring
books, sketching, and making
pictures. I took one art class
in school. I abandoned the
notion of becoming an artist.
I had no talent; my people
looked like monkeys and
everything else could not be
identified. 28 years later, I
find an unusual inspiration
that drives me to paint.
My first paintings were
created on ...
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Collections:
Mr. & Mrs. Barney McAnally,
Austin, Tx
Mr. & Mrs. James Haack,
Houston, Tx
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher
Daniels, Sierra Vista, Az
Ms. Dorothy Herrick, Houston,
Tx
Ms. Marliene Hardman, Largo,
Fl
Ms. Maureen Seeba, Houston, Tx
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Daniels,
Wolfeboro, NH ...
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Commissions:
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Exhibitions for Debbie Leyva:
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Exhibitions
January 3 -24, 2002 Painting II, Period Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska
Selection: "Urban Ghettoball"
January 26 - March 30, 2002 Reactions, Exit Art, NY, NY
Selection: "War"
Ongoing NURTUREart Non-Profit, Inc., NY NY
Art League of Houston Flag Sale
2001-2002 Tradiciones, Houston, Texas
2001-2002 theARTproject, Artists Respond to Terrorism
2001-2002 dArt fine-art Online Gallery
2001-2002 Absolute Arts Online Gallery
Potential Upcoming Events and Gallery Representation
2002 Fine Art Gallery, Kerrville and Austin, Texas
Mar, 2002 Irving Art Association, Irving, Texas
Jun, 2002 Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, Arizonza
Jun, 2002 TX Fine Arts Association New American Talent, Austin March, 2002 Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, IL
May 2002 New Orleans Art Association, New Orleans LA
May, 2002 Cambridge Art Assoc National Prize Show, Cambridge, MA
Jan, 2003 McCormick Gallery, Midland College, Midland Tx
2002 North Harris County College, Humble, Tx
2002 Commerce Street Art Warehouses, Houston, Tx
Collections
Corporate
Norwegian Seaman’s Church, Houston, Texas
Humana, Tampa, Florida
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Clearwater, Florida
Public
Mr. & Mrs. Barney McAnally, Austin, Tx
Mr. & Mrs. James Haack, Houston, Tx
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Daniels, Sierra Vista, Az
Ms. Dorothy Herrick, Houston, Tx
Ms. Marliene Hardman, Largo, Fl
Ms. Maureen Seeba, Houston, Tx
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Daniels, Wolfeboro, NH
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