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Artist Exhibitions:
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 ...
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
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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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Artist Statement for Debbie Leyva
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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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www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/d/dleyva http://www.fine-art.com/members/21352
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 paper. When I took them to the store to be framed, people behind me in line and the workers behind the counter expressed exceptional interest and desire in my work. I was completely amazed that anyone besides myself wanted to have my pictures. Since then I have done commissioned artwork for personal collections and have participated in numerous exhibitions, one leading to a piece of art at the National Library of Congress. So there you have the beginnings of my story.
I began painting in August of 2001 and have created the following artwork. I work from my home studio, seeking to understand and find a “special something” that makes these works unique. Perhaps one day soon it will become obvious, but for now the uniqueness comes only from random reflections on life.
Debbie Leyva
October 17, 2001
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