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Deborah Claxton Biography
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EDUCATION
Maryland College of Art & Design, Silver Spring, MD
Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC.
Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia–Junior Year in Rome, Italy.
Syracuse University School of Art, Syracuse, NY.
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PRIVATE/INDEPENDENT STUDY
Coloraid Paper Overlay Works:
Developed personal use of medium and created current body of 61 original works.
Established capabilities for in-house publication of giclee editions.Drawing:
The Sketchbook Years–a visual diary covering 10 years of the artist’s life.
Photography:
Photographic tour of Israel’s Old City of Jerusalem.
Large format photography and the zone system with Charles Rumph.
Textiles/Fiber:
Fiber paintings and ten-shaft loom weaving.
Sculpture:
Private study with Phil Ratner.
Independent work.
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COMMISSIONS
Tapestry commemorating the Apollo/Soyuz Space Flight, as a gift to the Soviet People,
Presented by The National Space Club in 1976, the tapestry went on to hang in the Soviet
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AWARDS
1997, Two Bronze Awards, Dimensional Illustrators 9th Annual.
1996, Two Bronze Awards, Dimensional Illustrators 8th Annual.
1995, One Bronze Awards, Dimensional Illustrators 7th Annual.
1995, 1st Place, Juried Exhibition, Maryland College of Art & Design.
1995, Outstanding Achievement Award, Maryland College of Art & Design.
1994, Featured Artworks, Maryland College of Art & Design Catalog.
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SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Various private collections.
The Soviet National Museum, Moscow.
Woodward Gallery, New York, NY.
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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“Extreme Paper,” Woodward Gallery, New York, NY.
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2008
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“Works on Paper,” Woodward Gallery at The Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY.
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2007
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“Cutting Across Cultures: The Art of Paper Cutting - Then and Now,” Group Exhibition, The Rye Art Center, Westchester, NY.
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2006
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“Gallery Artists ‘06-’07,” Group Exhibition, Woodward Gallery, New York, NY.
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2005
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“Winter Paper Seven,” Group Exhibition including works on paper by Jean Michel Basquiat, Alexander Calder, Richard Estes, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Tom Wesselmann, and others, Woodward Gallery, New York, NY.
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2004
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“Vote With Your Art,” at O.K. Harris Gallery, New York; Fundraising Campaign for Win Back Respect with George Soros and General Wesley Clark.
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2004
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“Still-Cut Paper”, Woodward Gallery, New York, NY.
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2003
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“Paper Invitational VI”, Group Exhibition including works on paper by Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein and others; Woodward Gallery, New York, NY.
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2002
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“Paper Invitational V”, Group Exhibition including works on paper by Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein and others; Woodward Gallery, New York, NY.
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2002
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Kate’s Paperie, New York in collaboration with Woodward Gallery, New York, NY
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2002
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“Deborah Claxton: Cut Paper Only”, Solo Exhibition, Woodward Gallery, New York, NY.
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2001
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“Paper Invitational IV”, Group Exhibition including works on paper by Ellsworth Kelly, Keith Haring, Robert Rauschenberg and others; Woodward Gallery, New York, NY.
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2001
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“Hit and Run 2001”, Woodward Gallery, New York, NY.
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2000
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“Paper Invitational III”, Group exhibition including Artists Basquiat, Escher, Haring, Indiana, Johns, Lichtenstein, Motherwell, Parsons, Warhol and others, Woodward Gallery, New York, NY.
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2000
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Trees, Woodward Gallery New York, NY
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1999 - 2000
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FEMALENERGY II 2000, Woodward Gallery New York, NY
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1999
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Juror–Dr. Virginia Mecklenberg, Senior Curator, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.
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1999
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“Frameless”: Juried Exhibition–Works on Paper, Whiteville, NC.
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1999
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“8th Annual Juried Show”, Art Institute & Gallery, Salisbury, MD.
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1999
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Frameless, Whiteville, North Carolina
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1998
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Deborah Claxton at Historic Savage Mill Solo Exhibition, Savage, MD.
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1998
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Historic Savage Mill Savage, Maryland
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1997
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Dimensional Illustrators 9th Annual International 3-D Awards Exhibitions, New York, NY.
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1995 - 1997
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Dimensional Illustrators 7th - 9th Annual International 3-D Awards Exhibitions, New York, NY
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1996
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Dimensional Illustrators 8th Annual International 3-D Awards Exhibitions, New York, NY.
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1995
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Dimensional Illustrators 7th Annual International 3-D Awards Exhibitions, New York, NY.
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1995
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Solo, Group, and Juried Exhibitions: Maryland College of Art and Design, Silver Spring, MD.
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1995
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Maryland College of Art and Design Silver Spring, Maryland
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1994
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Group show, Jackson School, Washington, DC.
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1984
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Jackson School Wahington, DC
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| Literature |
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ArtNews full page color illustration, October 2004 issue.
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The New York Times, Art and Leisure, recommended exhibits-Sunday(s), SoHo section-September-October 2004.
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Featured online artist September 27-October 4, 2004-www.Artnet.com.
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The Antiques and The Arts Weekly, September 10, 2004 issue page 82; text and illustration.
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Ed McCormack, “Fancy Delancey Starbucks Bohemia,” Gallery & Studio, p. 16, illustration.
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“On Location: Works on Paper at the Park Avenue Armory,” with color illustration, www.1stdibs.com, March, 2008.
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Juxtapoz, “Old Friends,” January 2007, p. 16.
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The Artist’s Magazine, “Painting with Paper” by Michelle Taute, April 2006, page 12-13.
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The American Enterprise “Fighting Artists,” October - December 2005 issue, page 12.
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ArtNews review by Mary Schneider Enriquez with full color illustration, December 2004 issue, page 141.
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The New York Times, “Deborah Claxton: Cut Paper Only at Woodward Gallery,” Art & Leisure, SoHo listings section-Sunday: March 3, March 10, March 17, March 24, April 1, April 8, April 15, April 22, 2002.
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Baltimore Sun, review by Lisa Respers, May 4, 2000; illustration.
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ArtNow Gallery Guide, Travelers Edition, Summer 2000 issue, illustration on cover/ text pg. TR7.
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Art and Antiques magazine, Feature article page 94-97-October 2004 issue; with illustraions.
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