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Deborah Putman
Visual Artist
CURRICULUM VITAE
MARCH 2015
ART PRACTICE IN COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC ART
2015 Selection Panel for Public Art Award for Hazelgrove Park, Surrey, BC
2013-14 Four Essential Elements, public art mosaic, Sources Community Project, City of Surrey
2013 Divining Natures Panel Discussion, with Curator Brian Foreman, Surrey Art Gallery, July11
2013 Illustrations for “Ancient Tao Chinese Medicine”, Dr. Shen and Dr. Feng Li, Bei Jing, China
2012 Selection Panel for Public Art Award for Grandview Aquatic Centre, Surrey, BC
2012 Artist Juror “Mirror, Mirror” exhibition Surrey Art Gallery
2011 Circa, First Capital Realty, Richmond, BC, shortlist, April 2011 Glover/Putman Arts
2010 Kwomais Point Park Mosaic, Surrey Public Art Commission, installed 2011, in collaboration
with Connie Glover
2009, ‘06 Artist Juror, “Arts 2009” exhibition, “Arts 2006” Surrey Art Gallery
2008 Artist Representative in Ottawa, City of Surrey, Cultural Capital of Canada 2008, Invitation.
2007 Artist Illustrated Talk, 25 years of Professional Art-Making, Surrey Art Gallery Association,
Surrey Art Gallery, BC
2006 “Legendary Spirit of the Parkland” Spirit Bears in the City, Scotiabank sponsor. By invitation
1993-2002 Artist-Coordinator of annual “Celebration of Creativity, S. Fraser Women’s Services”
1996-97 Artist Rep., Board of the Public Art Policy Development Committee, Surrey BC
EDUCATION
1985 Institute for American Universities, Avignon, France
1983-84 Fraser Valley College, Abbotsford, BC studied stone lithography
1973-76, 1970-72 Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec Graduated with Honours BFA
1973 Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Studied Design
1972 Vancouver School of Art, Vancouver, BC, Studied Design
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 “Sharing and Transformation: Images, Metaphors and the Transpersonal”, Digital Images
of Drawings, Eurotos, European Transpersonal Association, Milan, Italy
2007 “Breaking Stereotypes” Digital photography portrait exhibition for World Elder Abuse
Awareness, South Fraser Women’s Services, Surrey, BC
2004 “Spiritual Traditions and the Labyrinth”, Letters from Beyond, The Spiritual Journey
Installation, Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1997 “Going into the Garden, contemplation eikons”, Marshall Clark Galleries, Tsawwassen, BC
1996 “Diary of a Summer”, The Gallery, White Rock, B. C.
1995 “Celebration of Life! 15 Years of Evolution”, Community Arts Council of W. R. & District
Gallery, White Rock, B.C. Invitational, Grand Opening of gallery
1992, ‘91, ‘89 Diana Paul Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1991, ‘90, ‘88 Humberston Edwards Gallery, West Vancouver, BC
1990 Jenkins Showler Gallery, White Rock, BC
1990, ‘88 Galerie Westmount, Westmount, Quebec
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2015 Amelia Douglas Gallery, with Elizabeth Carefoot, Douglas College, New Westminster, B.C.
1991 Jenkins Showler Gallery, with Dan Gray, White Rock, BC
1987 Kofu Shi, Japan, with Yasuo Araki Two Person Show
GROUP
2015 Views from the Southbank I. HISTORIES, MEMORIES, MYTHS, Surrey Art Gallery, BC
2014 “The TORSO project”, installation Day of Drawing Collective, Surrey beach, BC, Surrey
City Cultural Grant Award
2014 “Cascadia, West Coast Flora and Fauna” Surrey Art Gallery, B.C., juried exhibition
2014 “Oil and Water”, Delta Artist’s Guild, Tswwassen, B.C., juried exhibition
2013 Divining Natures: Mary Frances Batut, Elizabeth Carefoot, Deborah Putman, Surrey Art
Gallery, curator Brian Foreman, June 29-Aug. 31
email@deborahputman.com
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Deborah Putman
Visual Artist
CURRICULUM VITAE
2013 Day of Drawing Pop Up Exhibition, The Big Draw (UK), White Rock Moon Festival, Enver
Creek Secondary, Surrey Art Centre, Morgan Crossing & Kwantlen University, Oct. 5-18.
2013 Figuratively Speaking, Larger than life Drawing Group, Semiahmoo Arts, White Rock, BC
2009 “Sharing and Transformation: Images, Metaphors and the Transpersonal”, Digital Images of
Drawings, Eurotos, European Transpersonal Association Conference, Milan, Italy
2009, ‘08 “A Special Evening of Arts at Darts” Dart’s Hill Garden, Surrey, BC. Invitation
2008 “Earth Matters”, Surrey Art Gallery, curator Liane Davison, juried exhibition
2008 “Symbiotica”, Community Arts Council of White Rock
2005, ‘03“ Women’s Spirituality Celebration Exhibition” Vancouver School of Theology
2003 “Surrotica” Surrey artists group show, private venue, Surrey, B.C.
2002 “Journey” Surrey Art Gallery, Installation: Letters from Beyond, The Spiritual Journey.
Curated by Liane Davison and Brian Foreman by Invitation
1998 “Reflections and Revelations, Self Portraits”, Comm. Arts Council of White Rock
1997 Marshall Clark Galleries, Tsawwassen, BC
1995 “Points of View”, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC
1995 “Identity ‘95 Juried Show”, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey BC
1994 “Being Human”, The Gallery, White Rock, BC
1994 “Facets”, Identity 94 Juried Show, Comm. Arts Council Gallery, White Rock, BC
1993 “Body Forms”, Community Arts Council Gallery, White Rock, BC
1992 Jenkins Showler Gallery, White Rock, BC
1992 Jack Gibson Gallery, Richmond, BC
1988 Araki Gallery International, Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver, BC
1988 Federation of Canadian Artists Traveling Exhibit
1987 Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1986 Theatre New Brunswick Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick
1985 Institute for American Universities, Avignon, France
PUBLIC and PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Surrey Art Gallery Permanent Collection
Ronald Macdonald House Vancouver Art Collection
Institute for American Universities, Avignon, France
Peace Arch Hospital
St. Paul’s Hospital
B. C. Women’s Hospital, purchase “Motherhood” and commission “Reaching Out”
South Fraser Women’s Services Society
City of White Rock
Private collections across Canada, U. S. A., France, Germany, Australia and England
RADIO AND NEWSPAPER INTERVIEWS
Divining Natures: Preview Magazine, Feature article, Mia Johnson, June 2013.
Totem: From the Boreal, The Vancouver Sun, Featured image, gallery listings, June 27
Talk with a trio of artists. Surrey Leader, Entertainment, article by Staff writer about Divining
Natures Panel discussion at Surrey Art Gallery, posted on web, July 9, 2013
Perfect pairing The Peace Arch News; arts & entertainment, Alex Browne, March 18, 2011
Purse-onality rich: The Now, Tom Zillich, March 14, 2008
Community project has purse-onality: Peace Arch News, Tracy Holmes, July 22, 2007
Discover an inner landscape. Artist Talk, The Sounder, Janis Foster, April 28, 2007
Building bigger boxes, Artist Deborah Putman looks Outside the Box for inspiration. Illustrated
talk at Surrey Art Gallery. The Peace Arch News; the arts, Alex Browne, April 25, 2007
Of labyrinths and love, Deborah Putman's work reveals her spirituality: The Peace Arch News;
peninsula entertainment, Alex Browne, April 14, 2004
RADIO INTERVIEW: CBC Radio 1, “North by Northwest”, host Sheryl MacKay, Journey
exhibition, Surrey Art Gallery, September 7, 2002
email@deborahputman.com
604-541-0487
www.deborahputman.com
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Deborah Putman
Visual Artist
CURRICULUM VITAE
Letters from Beyond, A Spiritual Journey; “JOURNEY” catalogue, Surrey Art Gallery, Sept., 2002
NATURAL ENERGY, Going into the Garden: Contemplation Eikons: The Peace Arch News,
Arts/Entertainment, Alex Browne, Oct. 29, 1997
Paintings have mystic quality: The Peace Arch News, Arts & Leisure, Alex Browne, Nov. 1996
Putman’s choices: The Peace Arch News, Arts & Leisure, Alex Browne, Nov. 18, 1995
Putman show a strong opening for gallery: The Peace Arch News, Alex Browne, Sept. 20, 1995
The Dancers paintings a hit: The Peace Arch News, Carol Fox, June 10, 1989
Investir Dans Les Oeuvres D’Art, guide de la peinture figurative, Louis Bruens, Montreal, 1988
Deborah Putman, Art comes first: The Peace Arch News, Carol Fox, Nov. 1987
An exciting multi-media show: Peace Arch News, Mary Gillis, 1984
Splendid isolation, subtle balances: Vancouver Sun, Anne Tempelman-Kluit, Aug 13, 1983.
email@deborahputman.com
604-541-0487
www.deborahputman.com