Deborah McLaren
412-855-1148
www.deborahmclaren.com
Deborah McLaren Priore is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native. Deborah is a graduate of the Art
Institute of Pittsburgh and studied at The Woodstock School of Art, Lyme Academy College of
Fine Arts and with several well known local and international artists. Her work is in private
collections throughout the United States. Current mediums are oils, acrylics, egg tempera and
ink with subject matter ranging from still life, landscape (including historic sites), antique and
classic automobiles and iconography in addition to a children’s book she illustrated. I also paint
on recycled musical instruments; guitars, violins, ukuleles, mandolins, trumpets, clarinets,
baritones, French horns, flutes, etc.
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
Awarded an Artist-in-Residency for the month of November, 2003, in Costa Rica, as part
of an internationally selected group of five multi-disciplinary artists at The Julia and
David White Artists Colony in Ciudad Colon.
EDUCATION
Art Institute of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts
Woodstock School of Art
Studied under the following artists:
France – Ian Roberts
Pittsburgh, PA – James Sulkowski
Pittsburgh, PA - Frank Webb
Port Chester, NY – Jon deMartin
Old Lyme, CT – Deane Keller
SHOWS
Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Alumni Show, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2000
Shoreline Art Gallery, juried, Westbrook, Connecticut, 2001
Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, juried, Old Lyme, Connecticut, 2002, 2004
ArtSpace Norwich Gallery, Norwich, juried & solo, Connecticut, 2002
Lyme Art Association, juried, Old Lyme, Connecticut, several exhibitions, 2004
Renaissance Gallery, Carnegie, PA – annual show, featured artist, 2002, 2003
Mystic Art Association, Mystic, Connecticut, juried, 2003, 2004
The Julia and David White Artist Colony, Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica, 2003
Hygienic Gallery, New London, Connecticut, group show 2004
61st Annual Connecticut Artists Exhibition, juried, Slater Museum, Norwich, CT, 2003
Jonathan Edwards Winery, solo exhibition, North Stonington, CT, 2004
Jerram Winery, solo exhibition, New Hartford, CT, 2004
Legislative Office Building, Hartford, CT, solo exhibition, 2004
Tyme Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, two person exhibition, 2004
Zelienople Historic Society Art Show, Zelienople, PA, group show, 2005
Sweetwater Art Center Instructor’s Show, Sewickley, PA, 2005
Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators Show, AIP Gallery, 2005
Hoyt Institute 2006 Regional Art Exhibition, New Castle, PA
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Selected Salon at Sweetwater Art Center, 2007
Gallery 30, Sewickley Herald, solo exhibition, 2007
Deborah McLaren
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WORKSHOPS
The Color Wheel and Color Theory, Mystic Art Center, Mystic, Connecticut
Perspective Workshop, Mystic Art Center, Mystic, Connecticut
Drawing/Perspective/Color, Mystic Art Center, Mystic, Connecticut
Beginning Painting Fundamentals, Sweetwater Center for the Arts
MISCELLANEOUS
*Book Jacket Design – The Avatar by Terry Ray
*Book Illustrations – Confessions of a Male Stripper by Melville O’Donnell
Book about furniture stripping and repairing. Ink drawings.
*Mystic River Historical Society – Ink drawings of historic homes and buildings
for the House Tour, October 2004, 24 drawings total.
* Cherokee Soap Company of Anderson, Indiana uses art for their national soap labels.
*Children’s book illustrations – It’s Always a Good Day for Crabbing by Karin
Burgess, released July 2005 by Flat Hammock Press, Mystic, CT
MEMBERSHIPS – Past and Current
Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
Art Institute of Pittsburgh Alumni Association
Mystic Art Association – also on faculty, guest instructor for workshops
Lyme Art Association – previously on faculty
Connecticut Society of Plein Air Painters
Lyme Academy Alumni Association
Sweetwater Center for the Arts
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
The Renaissance Gallery and Black Swan Gallery both of Carnegie, Pennsylvania 15106
The Bottlebrush Gallery, Harmony, PA
Vita Hair for Life Salon, Sewickley, PA
TEACHING
Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, Connecticut, Adult beginning drawing classes
Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, Connecticut, Adult beginning drawing classes
Norwich Adult Education, Adult beginning drawing
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, Connecticut, Intro to Drawing
Sweetwater Art Center, Adult Beginning Drawing, Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA, Oil Painting