artist statement
I am inspired by the natural world. I love to caapture all the beauty in the florals, working with the abstract shapes of the flower centers and the petals. The lighting and transparency of the flowers is always an artistic challenge for me.
Biography
Deborah Shea received a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and Design at the University of California at Davis. She studied with Wayne Thiebaud, Roland Peterson and Frances Butler. Since that time she has also taken classes and workshops in botanical drawing, watercolor and acrylic painting at the San Francisco Art Institute. She currently resides in Redwood City.
DEBORAH SHEA/CV
EXHIBITIONS
2020
Feb 28-Sept 11, Visitor Center, Filoli Historic Home and Gardens,
Woodside, CA
2019
Aug 12-Sept, Society of West Coast Artists, Juried, 1st Place Ribbon, San Bruno, CA
June 5-Aug 4, SWA's 69th Annual Exhibition of Art, Juried, San Bruno, CA
June 8 - July 31, ADC Fine Art, 2019 Blink Artist Showcase, Cincinnati, OH
July 1 - Aug 31, Sequoia Art Group, Redwood City Library, Redwood City, CA
May 16-- July 14, Pastels USA: 33rd Annual International Open Exhibition, Juried, Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA
May 1-June1, Tartine Cafe, Redwood City, CA
May 4 & 5, Silicon Valley Open Studios @ Art Bias, San Carlos, CA
March 4-April 30, The 15th Annual San Mateo County Women's View, Community Galleries, Redwood City, CA
March 13-April 12, Society of West-Coast Artists, Second Place Ribbon, San Bruno, CA
January 9-Feb 23, Society of West Coast Artists, First Place Ribbon, San Bruno, CA
2018
Dec, Silicon Valley Holiday Open Studios @ Art Bias, San Carlos, CA
Nov-Dec, Society of West Coast Artists, Juried, San Bruno, CA
Sept.-Dec, One Life Counseling Center, Artist in Residence, CA
Representation
Galleries
• Viewpoints Gallery, Los Altos, Ca
• Main Gallery, Redwood City, CA
Teaching, workshops and demostrations
Filoli
Breathtaking Blooms, Workshop March 14, 2020
Roses in Pastel, Workshop June 15 2019
Society of West Coast Artists and Sequoia Art Group
Pastel Demostrations
Private Lessons
Ongoing for children and adults