DEBORAH SHERMAN

ARTIST STATEMENT:

Deborah Sherman paints classic subjects, portraits, figures, and landscapes, with a unique brushstroke that she refers to as her personal form of calligraphy. Her work captures a recent moment in time and asks the viewer to reconsider stylistically classic paintings as a contemporary art form. Her overall painting technique feels spontaneous, and at the same time laborious and layered.

The artist’s intent is to share her own point of view and emotional response to her subject.

 BIO

Deborah Sherman was born and raised in a suburb outside of NYC, where she now lives and works. She travels for inspiration and has been awarded artist residencies at La Macina di San Cresci in Chianti, Italy, Dordogne, France and most recently in a lighthouse retreat in Port Bickerton, Nova Scotia.

Sherman exhibits her work frequently in New York City, including a solo show in the Mow Gallery at Riverdale Country School and group shows at M55, Synchronicity Space, Blue Mountain. She has also exhibited in Rome and Berlin.

Sherman holds an MFA in Painting from the Parsons School of Design where she received a Helena Rubenstein Fellowship. She studied with Leland Bell, Larry Rivers and Paul Resika. At the National Academy School, she was awarded a merit scholarship to study with portraitist Nelson Shanks.