Deborah Elizabeth de Vries 323.255.1816
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Technology
Bachelor of Arts in General Art
Post Graduate work in Jewelry Design and Metal Fabrication
California State University Long Beach
NO CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
PRIOR EXHIBITIONS
Michigan Avenue
Santa Monica, California
hardware necklaces, bracelets, earrings
September 1996 to January 2001
September 2001 to January 2004
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Fair Oaks Avenue
Pasadena, California
"Bedazzled: Contemporary Jewelry Design"
hardware necklaces, bracelets, earrings
April 5 - May 10, 2003
picture frames
November 2002 - December 2002
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Forget It Jake
Downtown Los Angeles, California
hardware necklaces, bracelets, earrings
December 2002 to March 2003
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Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California
hardware necklaces, bracelets, earrings
December 2001 to January 2003
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Broadway
Santa Ana, California
hardware necklaces, bracelets, earrings
October 1999 to January 2003
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923 East Third Street
Downtown Los Angeles, California
hardware necklaces, bracelets, earrings
November 17, 2002
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Passions
Topanga Canyon, California
hardware necklaces, bracelets, earrings
July 2001 to November 2001
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Harmony Works
South Catalina Avenue
Redondo Beach, California
hardware necklaces, bracelets, earrings
September 1996 to November 1997
January 2001 to July 2001
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The Brewery Artwalks (Spring and Fall)
Main Street
Los Angeles, California
hardware necklaces, bracelets, earrings and funky picture frames
August 1996 to 1999
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Gemini Manor
Performance Art: Monoprints of the Body in Mass
Los Angeles, California
May 1, 1998
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Fourth Street
Long Beach, California
hardware necklaces, bracelets, earrings
September 1997 to September 1999
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Art for Earth's Sake
Pippin & Leigh Gallery & Studio
San Pedro, California
Suigeneris Bracelet on Throne Under Glass
14" x 11" x 4" multi-level mixed media frame for bracelet
November 1, 1997
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The Lynne Doniger Collection
Ventura Boulevard
Studio City, California
hardware bracelets
August 1996 to February 1998
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West Third Street
Los Angeles, California
icon and tool bracelets
January 1997 to February 1998
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Handmade
Ventura Boulevard
Sherman Oaks, California
beaded necklaces, bracelets and earrings
hardware pins
September 1996 to January 1997
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ICAAN Gallery
Manhattan Beach Boulevard
Manhattan Beach, California
bola ties and pins
June 1990 to August 1990
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Faux Body Ornaments
Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, California
bola ties and pins
November 1989 to December 1989
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Adrienne's
Center Ridge Road
Westlake, Ohio
bola ties and pins
September 1989 to June 1990
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Orange County Contemporary Museum of Art
MacArthur Boulevard
Santa Ana, California
bola ties and pins
August 1989 to January 1990
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System M
Pine Avenue
Long Beach, California
bola ties and pins
May 1989 to July 1989
WORKSHOPS
The Art of Mendhi Painting. May 1998.
Puppet making with Halle Stanford of Jim Henson studios. February 1997.
Furniture painting with Carole Goldman of The Art Gallery. April 1997.
LECTURES ATTENDED
Bodies in Pieces: Figuration and
Fragmentation in Twentieth-Century Art.
Richard Meyer, assistant professor UCS, Fellow Getty Research Institute. April 1998.
Hannah Hoch, panel discussion.
Maria Makela, professor Maryland Institute of Art.
Timothy Benson, curator Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Brigid Doherty, assistant professor, John Hopkins University.
Mary Goodwin, associate professor CSU San Bernardino. September 1997.
Allen Ginsberg reading in conjunction with exhibition Ports of Entry at Los Angeles County Museum of Art. July 1996.
Writers in Focus: Anne Beatts and Pamala
Karol.
Meri Nana-Ama Danquah curator. May 1995.
Picasso and the Femme Fatale.
Robert Rosenblum, professor, New York University. April 1994.
Guernica - Pablo Picasso, 1953 film.
Picasso: War, Peace, Love, 1970 film. March 1994.
The Discovery of Outsider Artists in the
United States.
John MacGregor, art historian, author of "The Discovery of the Art of the
Insane". October 1992.
Art is This, That, and All of Those: A
Look at Modern and Contemporary Art.
Elliott Pinkney, painter, sculptor, muralist. May 1992.
Parma: From the Sacred to the Profane.
Jane Friedman, art historian. November 1991.
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Sacred
Monsters.
Hayden Herrera, author of "Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo". October 1991.
Liubov Popova: From Representation to
Non-Objectivity.
Magdalena Dabrowski, associate curator, New York Museum of Modern Art. June 1991.
Degenerate Art: The Fate of the
Avant-Garde in Nazi Germany, symposium.
Peter Selz moderator, professor emeritus, UC Berkeley. April 1991.
Jay Vigon on logo design. October 1989.
Sid Mead on design development. October 1988.
Claymation on development of animation with clay in film. October 1988.
Hunter S. Thompson on his books and life. February 1988.
Anton Wilson on his books and politics. February 1988.
Timothy Leary on politics and life. October 1987. April 1988.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Jewish Vocational Services
Los Angeles, California
Volunteer time discussing careers with those in transition.
August 2000 to present
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KCRW
Santa Monica, California
Volunteer Production Assistant on website..
March 1998 to August 1998
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Free Arts For Abused Children
Los Angeles, California
Volunteer time to teach art to children at facilities throughout.
Los Angeles County and San Fernando Valley.
February 1995 to April 1997
July 2001 to 2003
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Hsai Lai Buddhist Temple
Hacienda Heights, California
Fund raising with BLIA organization.
June 1993 to August 1994
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Delivered hot meals at holiday to shut-ins.
Long Beach, California
November 1992
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Orange County Youth Fair
Costa Mesa, California
Judged drafting competition.
Awarded Certificate of Appreciation.
April 1987, April 1988, April 1989
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Newport Beach Natural History Museum
Newport Beach, California
Volunteer lab assistant - cleaned and prepared fossils.
June 1988 to August 1988
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Saint Maria Gorretti Catholic Church
Long Beach, California
Set up and served coffee and donuts after all masses.
January 1987 to December 1987
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Heart and Soul Classic
Bike for heart held in Irvine, California
November 1988
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City of Hope Bike-a-thon
Held in Huntington Beach, California
September 1987
MEMBERSHIPS
Member of Los Angeles County Museum of Art 1990 to present.
Contemporary Museum of Art 1995, 2005.
Women in Design in Los Angeles 1989.
Epsilon Pi Tau industrial arts fraternity, Alpha Phi chapter, 1988 to present.
CSULB Alumni Association 1987 to present.
Alpha Gamma Sigma honor society 1976 to present.