Join us Saturday, August 9, for the opening reception of Deborah Douglas' solo exhibit featuring new works created for display at The Green Center. The exhibit runs through September 12.

Speaking of her art, Douglas has said, “My work deals with the exploration of color and pattern juxtaposed with a vocabulary of imagery that come from a variety of personal and societal references. These images naturally deal with those things closest to me. They serve a purpose of providing a link to the viewer; perhaps through a shared experience, while at the same time serving as an autobiographical resource. Characters and fragments of stories from my own experiences are wrapped up in the formal elements of art making. My art illustrates how my head makes connections. I tend to think about things. A lot.”

Deborah Douglas received her B.A. from Truman State University (1988) and her M.F.A. in painting from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (1991).

Deborah’s work has been featured in the national publication New American Paintings, vols. 23, 41 (nee Touhill). She has juried various exhibitions, including the 8th annual Shaw Art Fair and been a visiting artist at Cottey College and St. Charles County Community College. Deborah has exhibited locally at such galleries as The Center of Contemporary Arts, Elliot Smith Contemporary Art, the Sheldon Art Galleries, the R. Duane Reed Gallery, and St. Louis University Museum of Art. In addition to exhibiting in both Missouri and Illinois, her work has been shown in Kansas City, Las Vegas, Dallas, Clarksville, TN, and Little Rock, AR. In 1999 she was the recipient of the Outstanding Artist Award by the National Association of Women Business Owners in St. Louis.