Deborah Howard
EDUCATION
MFA University of Wisconsin-Madison Painting & Printmaking 1982
MA University of Wisconsin-Madison Painting & Printmaking 1980
BFA Rhode Island School of Design Drawing & Printmaking 1978
1987-Present UNIVERSITY OF DENVER Associate Professor and Head of Painting Program
1986-1987 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - DULUTH Visiting Artist Drawing and Painting
1982-1986 LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY - SHREVEPORT Assistant Professor Painting Drawing Etching
1982 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON Graduate Teaching Assistant 3-D Design
GALLERY AFFILIATION
EXHIBITIONS OF PORTRAIT PROJECT OF CHILD HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS
Five year project (2003-2008)
Interviewed and drawn twenty-five portraits of Child Holocaust Survivors in Denver, Chicago and Los Angeles
2009 HENDRIX COLLEGE Conway, Arkansas
“PORTRAITS OF CHILD HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS”
2008 SINGER GALLERY - MIZEL ARTS AND CULTURE CENTER Denver, CO
“ PERSIST AND ENDURE: PORTRAITS OF CHILD HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS”
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2009 EDGE Cooperative Gallery Denver, CO
Encaustic Paintings, shoe Installations, photography and sculpture relating to Women and time
2008 EDGE Cooperative Gallery Denver, CO
Encaustic paintings and wall installations relating to the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Holocaust
2007 STUDIO ART CENTERS INTERNATIONAL Florence, Italy
Exhibition of encaustic paintings as part of three week artist-in-residency
2001 PALLAS ARTS CENTER Denver, CO
“NIGHT VISION”
1999 REGIS UNIVERSITY O’Sullivan Arts Center Denver, CO
“LABYRINTH”
1996 CORE Artist Collective Denver, CO
1993 ST. THOMAS THEOLOGICAL SEMINAR Denver, CO
1992 DULUTH ART INSTITUTE Duluth, MN
"MOTHER ARTIST: PAINTINGS 1987-1992"
1991 McCONNELL GALLERY Denver, CO
1990 MARIANI GALLERY University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO
1989 EDGE GALLERY Denver, CO
"ECLIPSE "
1986 TRANSIT GALLERY Shreveport, LA
1985 TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY BROWN-LUPTON GALLERY Fort Worth TX
1983 CRAFT ALLIANCE GALLERY Shreveport, LA
1982 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON Madison, WI
“M F A THESIS EXHIBITION”
1980 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON Madison, WI
“M A THESIS EXHIBITION”
1978 RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN Providence, RI
“B F A EXHIBITION”
1993 FOX THEATER Aurora, CO
"STONE ANGELS”
Sculpted thirty-six cast - paper heads in a collaborative performance with
dancer Carol McDowell and musician Mike Vargas
1992 NAROPA INSTITUTE Boulder, CO
"ROCK ANGELS " an earlier version of “STONE ANGELS”
2003 KAREN WHITE GALLERY Denver, CO
Encaustic paintings with collage artist Patrcia Miller
2002 ZIP 37 Denver, CO
“ROBERT ST. JOHN + DEBORAH HOWARD”
1990 CONCORDIA COLLEGE Moorhead, MN invitational
1988 PIRATE: A CONTEMPORARY ART OASIS Denver, CO invitational
1986 THE TWEED MUSEUM Duluth, MN
. Faculty exhibit while guest artist at the University of Minnesota
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 ALAMOSA STATE COLLEGE Alamosa, CO
Members of EDGE Cooperative Gallery in Denver
2008 EDGE Cooperative Gallery
“ELECTORAL COLLAGE AND BACKROOM POLITICS”
In conjunction with the National Democratic Presidential Convention
2008 VICTORIA H. MEYHERN GALLERY University of Denver
“FACULTY TRIENNIAL”
2007 EDGE Denver, CO
“TRANSCENDANCE: KARIE EDWARDS MEMORIAL”
EDGE Denver, CO
”EDGESTREMIST” New Work by Edge Members
2006 BMH CONGREGATION Denver, CO
“50 ARTISTS SEEK CONSCIOUSNESS”
3-Day exhibit and event commemorating “Kristallnacht”
Members of the Colorado Jewish Artist Guild
CURTIS CENTER OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES Greenwood Village, CO
Exhibit of members of the Colorado Jewish Artist Guild juried
COLORADO GALLERY OF THE ARTS Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO
“FIGURE AND FORM” five person invitational
2005 KAREN WHITE GALLERY Denver, CO
“VESSELS”
Fiver person Invitational
SPARK GALLERY Denver , CO
Supporting members annual exhibition
DENVER UNITARIAN CHURCH
Members of the Colorado Jewish Artist Guild
2004 VICTORIA H. MEYHERN GALLERY University of Denver
“IN HOUSE – FACULTY TRIENNIAL 2004”
COMMON WHEEL GALLERY Manitou Springs, CO
“ENCAUSTIC – A REVIVAL OF AN ANCIENT TECHNIQUE” invitational
MIZEL MUSEUM OF JUDAICA Denver, CO
Opening Dedication of Museum & Exhibit of the Colorado Jewish Artist Guild
2001 TRI-LAKES ART CENTER Palmer Lake, CO
COLORADO ART EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL EXHIBITION juried
EDGE Denver, CO
“OUR FIRST TEN YEARS”
Colorado Chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art
2000 ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES Arvada, CO
“HUMAN FORM: AN ARTISTIC SURVEY”
curated by Rudi Cerri
MIZEL ARTS CENTER AT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER Denver , CO
‘CALL AND RESPONSE: CONTEMPORARY COLORADO ARTISTS AND THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES”
Curated by Simon Zolkind.
COLORADO SPRINGS FINE ARTS CENTER Colorado Springs, CO
“COLORADO 2000” juried
BUSINESS OF ART CENTER Manitou Springs, CO
“MAGIC” juried
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER Denver, CO
“FACULTY 2000”
1998 EMMANUEL GALLERY Auraria Campus Denver, CO
“VESSELS” Five person invitational
1997 THE METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS Denver, CO
“ART THAT HEALS” invitational
Art from the public collection of Kaiser Perminente
THE BUSINESS OF ART CENTER Manitou Springs, CO
“FORM ‘97” juror award
1996 ROBERT E. LOUP JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER Denver, CO
“JUDAIC ART SHOW: CONTEMPORARY VISIONS” invitational
PLANET OFF GALLERY Denver CO
“MYTHOS”
WESTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY Silver City NM DANA HALL SCHOOL GALLERY Wellesly, MA
“IN SHARPE FOCUS”
Women’s Caucus for Art, Colorado Chapter traveling exhibit
BRIDGE GALLERY Co-operative Gallery Colorado Springs, CO
“1+1” invitational
DENVER PETROLIUM CLUB Denver, CO
“SIXTH ANNUAL BIZARRE WREATH AUCTION “ invitational
For Denver School of the Performing Arts
1995 GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART University of Colorado - Colorado Springs, CO
“AAA + PLUS” juried
WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN IN BEIJING CHINA
”GLOBAL FOCUS ART EXHIBIT”
1994 CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK New York City, NY
"FEMALE TROUBLE “
Juried by the Women's Caucus for Art New York Chapter for the National WCA Conference
MIZEL MUSEUM OF JUDAICA Denver, CO
“ARTISTS ON CAMPUS: JEWISH PROFESSORS OF ART IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION" invitational
FOOTHILLS ART CENTER Golden CO GLENWOOD SPRINGS CENTER FOR THE ARTS Glenwood CO
”ALTERNATIVE ARTS ALLIANCE TRAVELING EXHIBIT” juried
WYNCOOP BREWRY Denver , CO
”DIANA OF EPHESUS”
Fundraiser for Denver artist with breast cancer sponsored by Artists Helping Artist invitational
1993 EMMANUEL GALLERY Auraria Campus Denver, CO
"SILENT NO MORE Denver Women’s Caucus for the Arts Chapter Exhibition
THE GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART University of Colorado-Colorado Springs,
"AAA + PLUS"
ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES Arvada, CO
”COLORADO SCULPTURE: THE OBJECT” invitational
METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS Denver, CO
“OBJECT ’93 invitational
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER Shwayder Art Gallery
“FACULTY ART EXHIBITION”
CORE NEW ART SPACE Denver, CO
1992 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - TEMPE Memorial Union Gallery
"A WOMEN’S WORK IS...” juried
Three woman exhibition in honor of Women's History Month
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO Pueblo, CO
"THE CONTEMPORARY TEMPORARY”
CORE NEW ART SPACE Denver , CO
Women's Caucus for the Arts Denver Chapter Members
1992 ALTERATIVE ARTS ALLIANCE Denver, CO
”OPEN SHOW”
1991 23 PARRISH Denver, CO
“ART AGAINST AIDS”
Denver Art Dealers Association annual fundraiser
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER Shwayder Art Gallery
“ART FACULTY EXHIBITION”
1990 McCONNELL GALLERY Denver, CO
Inaugural Opening of Gallery Artists
1999 BROADWAY GALLERY Denver, CO
"COLORADO LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS ELEVENTH ANNUAL ART AUCTION”
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER Shwayder Art Gallery
“ART FACULTY EXHIBITION”
1989 COLORADO SPRINGS ART CENTER, ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, ASPEN ART MUSEUM
”STATE OF THE ARTS" traveling exhibition
Jurors:
Bruce Guenther Chief Curator Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago, IL
Richard Koshalek Director of Museum of Contemporary Art - Los Angeles, CA
Lucy Lippard Writer and Activist New York City, NY
ROBERT E. LOUP JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER Denver, CO
"THIRD ANNUAL JUDAIC ART SHOW” juried
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER Shwayder Art Gallery
“ART FACULTY EXHIBITION”
1988 PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION KBDI Denver, CO
"THE CITY" invitational
CRANE GALLERY Chicago, IL
Four person invitational
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER Shwayder Art Gallery
“ART FACULTY EXHIBITION”
1987 THE ART DEPARTMENT GALLERY Denver, CO
“DECADENT X” juried
THE TWEED MUSEUM OF ART Duluth, MN
“MINNESOTA ART FACULTY EXHIBITION”
1986 CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER New Orleans, LA
“OPRESSION EXPRESSION"
Jurors:
Leon Golub Artist
Lowrey Simms Art Critic for the Village Voice
BOOTS PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Shreveport, LA
"CONTEMPORARY SHREVEPORT " curated
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY - SHREVEPORT
"ART FACULTY EXHIBITION"
1985 THE ALEXANDRIA MUSEUM Alexandria, LA
”SEPTEMBER COMPETITION”
Juror
Patterson Simms curator Whitney Museum NYC
THE MEADOWS MUSEUM OF ART Shreveport, LA
”SHREVEPORT ART: 1985-1986”
Juror
Vicki Kopf Curator Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art Winston - Salem North Carolina
1984 VIDA GALLERY San Francisco, CA
"WOMEN SPEAK OUT ON THE NUCLEAR ISSUE " juried
1982 MADISON ART CENTER Madison, WI
"WISCONSIN BIENNIA"
Juror Thomas Garvar Director of Madison Art Center
SURVIVAL GRAPHICS Madison, WI
"VITAL SIGNS”
1981 THE PEACE MUSEUM Chicago, IL
Auction for the opening of the museum.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER Union City, NJ
”HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL PROJECT” juried
1979 LYSISTRATA GALLERY Madison, WI
"MOTHERHOOD" juried
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WAUKESHA
"WAUKESHA PRINT AND DRAWING EXHIBITION " juried
REVIEWS AND ARTICLES
“Holocaust Stories Told in Faces of Survivors”
Mary Voelz Chandler Rocky Mountain News Denver, CO June 6, 2008
'Exhibition of Encaustic Paintings by Deborah Howard from October 25th to November 18th"
Lifestyle, Arts and Entertainment The Florence Newspaper Florence, Italy October 29, 2007
On-line English monthly on news and cultural events in Florence, Italy
“Funkadelic”
Micheal Paglia Westword Denver, CO December 2, 1999
“Critics Choice”
Mary Voelz Chandler The Rocky Mountain News Denver, CO November 28, 1999
The best of the arts for the week, compiled by Rocky Mountain News entertainment writers and critics.
"Show of Jewish Artists Blends Secular with Religious"
Mary Voelz Chandler The Rocky Mountain News Denver, CO January 2, 1994
"Metro Center Craft Exhibit Defies Definition"
Marilynn S. Mason The Rocky Mountain News Denver, CO July 4, 1993
"Mysteries of Birth"
Mitch Kalish From the Ashes: Art, Community and Culture Exposed Tempe, AZ May 1992
"Deborah Howard, McConnell Gallery"
Simon Zalkind ICON Denver, CO October, 1991
"Colorado State of the Art Is Refreshing Show We Need".
Jennifer Heath Rocky Mountain News Denver, CO June 23, 1989
"Hung Jury"
Nancy Clegg Westword Denver, CO June 21, 1989
"Offerings by `Spiritual Twins' Transform Gallery at Pirate".
Jennifer Heath Rocky Mountain News Denver, CO September 16, 1988
"Home on the Strange"
Nancy Clegg Westword Denver, CO September 14, 1988
"It's Curtains for You"
Nancy Clegg Westword Denver, CO March 23, 1988
"Gallery Show Welcomes Summer"
Charles Moore The Shreveport Times Shreveport, LA June 15, 1986
"Deborah Howard Has Final Shreveport Show"
David Connelly The Shreveport Journal Shreveport, LA June 18, 1986
"Meadows Celebration of Art Tantalizes with Local Talent"
Charles Moore The Shreveport Times Shreveport, LA July 21, 1985
"Political Messages at Craft Alliance"
Ann Wakefield UpState Shreveport, LA October 13, 1983
RADIO INTERVIEW
COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO Program: Colorado Matters April 2008
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
` Holocaust Art Museum at Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Jerusalem, Israel
Penrose Library at University of Denver Denver, CO
Kaiser Permanente Denver, CO
Rocky Mountain Records Denver, CO
Elvejem Museum of Art Madison, WI
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN...
Chicago, Illinois
Racine, Wisconsin
Denver, Colorado
Longmont, Colorado
Littleton, Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Castle Rock, Colorado
Golden, Colorado
New Orleans, Louisiana
PUBLISHED ILLUSTRATION
2005 Denver Foundation:
“INCLUSIVENESS AT WORK”
Color illustration graphically communicating ideas of inclusiveness for workbook
on developing inclusiveness practices in the workplace of non profit organizations
2007 Faculty Research Fund Creative Arts Material Fund Rosenberry Grant Internationalization Grant
Humanities Institute Travel Award Sabbatical, Painting Exhibition in Florence Italy and travel
2005 Creative Arts Material Fund Holocaustic Portrait Project
2002 Faculty Research Fund Encaustic Painting Project
2000 Excellence in Education Award Disability Awareness Taught and mentored disabled art major throughout her BFA
1999 Rosenberry Grant Fund Catalogue for solo exhibition at Regis University
1998 Cultural Diversity Curriculum Grant Brought Native American Artist Emi Whitehorse for lecture & workshop
1995 Research and Creative Work Award Travel to prehistoric Stone Circles in Scotland
1989 Research and Creative Work Award Copy documentary film on artist Clyde Connell
ARTIST- IN – RESIDENCIES
2000 & 1993 Hambridge Center for the Creative Arts Rabun Gap, Georgia
GUEST JUROR, LECTURES and PANELS
2009 HENDRIX COLLEGE Conway, AK
Artist lecture on the development of my work in conjunction
with one-person exhibition of "PORTRAITS OF CHILD HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS"
2007 STUDIO ART CENTERS INTERNATIONAL Florence Italy
Artist lecture on my work at 9th Annual Consortium Conference of Universities & Colleges associated with SACI
Encaustic demonstration & workshop for students part of artist-in-residency & one person exhibition
2004 AFCA Alliance for Contemporary Art: Support group of the Denver Art Museum
Slide talk on the development of work along with four other artists at the Grant St. Studios Denver, CO
2001 Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO
Guest Artist -displayed and discussed work in Art Dept. and gave Individual senior student critiques
Alexandria Museum of Art Alexandria Louisiana
Lecture on Louisiana artist Clyde Connell at her retrospective
Arts & Humanities Assembly of Boulder County
Served on Selection Committee of the 2001 Milash Award for representational painter
2000 Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO
“Art Student’s Exhibition” guest juror & gallery talk.
Tri-lakes Art Center in Palmer Lake,Palmer Lake, CO
“Colorado Art Education Association Exhibit” guest juror
1996 Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center Denver, CO
“The Art And Jew In Text” Panel discussion
ACT NOW
Denver area art support group. Slide & Film presentation on artist Clyde Connell
1992 The Tweed Museum of Art Duluth MN
Lecture on my work in conjunction with exhibit at the Duluth Art Institute
Arizona State University-Tempe Student Union Gallery, Tempe, AR
Gallery Talk in conjunction with exhibit. "A WOMEN’S WORK IS...”
1991 University of Colorado-Boulder Guest Lecture
Guest lecture on artist Clyde Connell in Professor Erica Doss's course on Contemporary Art
1990 Concordia College and Moorhead State University Moorhead, MN
Slide lecture in conjunction with exhibition
1989 Mid-American College Art Association 53rd Annual Conference Cincinnati, OH
Figurative Artist Panel
1988 Denver Art Museum Denver, CO
Lecture on artist Clyde Connell as part of lecture series in conjunction with the exhibition
"Making Their Mark: Women Artists Move into the Mainstream 1970-1985"
2001-2002 Public Arts Commission City of Englewood, CO
1982-2005 College Art Association
1993-2001 National and Denver Chapters of the Women's Caucus for the Arts
1987-89 College Art Advisory Board to Denver Art Museum