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Deborah Kruger Page 1 \| Biography
Born: New York, NY Lives: Chapala, Mexico

Education Deborah Kruger�s innovative work in fiber and encaustic is the culmination of her training as a textile designer at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City and her background as a third generation textile worker. For eight years she worked as a wallpaper designer at firms in New York and New England and the impact of her fiber background has always been apparent in her studio work.
Solo Exhibitions 2010 HAUS DE KUNST, San Pancho, MEXICO, �Halcyon� 2008 TRANSLATIONS GALLERY, Denver, CO, �NEW WORK: Fiber & Encaustic� 2008 WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE, Springfield, MA �Plumage� 2003 FIBER ART CENTER, Amherst, MA �Attention to Detail� 2003 SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE, Springfield, MA �Attention to Detail� 1986 CERES GALLERY, New York, NY �Tribe of Dina� 1986 HARTWICK COLLEGE, Oneonta, NY �Tribe of Dina� 1986 MUHLENBERG COLLEGE, Allentown, PA �Tribe of Dina� 1985 THE WOMAN�S BUILDING, Los Angeles, CA �Anatomy of Worship� 1994 ZONE, Springfield, MA �Anatomy of Worship�
Group Exhibitions 2011 DIEGO RIVERA MUSEUM, Mexico City, MEXICO 2011 CULTURAL CENTER, Oaxaca, MEXICO 2011 KATHERINE NASH GALLERY, Minneapolis, MN 2011 BLUE DOOR GALLERY, Yonkers, NY 2011 ARTWORKS, New Bedford, MA 2011 CCCA GALLERY, Hudson, NY 2010 LAGUNA ARTES PLASTICAS ART FAIR, Ajijic, MEXICO 2010 PAPER CITY PROJECT SPACE, Holyoke, MA 2009 TABLA RASA GALLERY, Brooklyn, NY 2009 SACO ART MUSEUM, Saco, ME 2009 ARTISAN GALLERY, Chicago, IL 2009 HAYDON ART CENTER, Lincoln, NE 2008 CAIN SCHULTE GALLERY, San Francisco, CA 2008 BRIAN MARKI GALLERY, Portland, OR 2008 WHITNEY ART WORKS, Portland, ME 2008 MONTSERRAT COLLEGE, Beverly, MA 2008 CONVERGENCE CONFERENCE, St. Petersburg, FL 2008 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS ARTS COUNCIL, Steamboat Springs, CO 2007 BROWN GALLERY, Baltimore, MD 2006 VISUAL ART CENTER OF NEW JERSEY, Summit, NJ 2004 CERES GALLERY, New York, NY 2004 LOVELAND MUSEUM, Loveland, CO 2004 NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY GALLERY, Las Vegas, NM 2003 HEBREW UNION COLLEGE MUSEUM, New
Bibliography Anderson, Rosemary C. �Deborah Kruger�s Anatomy of Worship.� International Women Artist Archive News Magazine. No. 10. Winter 1985-86: 12. Anonymous. �Art Exhibit Questions Pornography.� Valley Women�s Voice. May 1984. Bauer, Jill. �Religion Oppresses Women.� Los Angeles Downtown News. Vol. 14, No. 3. 21 January 1985: 10. Bennet, Lennie. �Art that expands the creative fabric.� St. Petersburg Times. 1 June 2008: 2L-3L. Beem, Edgar Allen. �An Elegant Ensemble of Encaustic: New England Wax Artists at the Saco Museum.� Yankee Magazine. 20 May 2009:on-line Caro, Mark. �See is Disbelieving.� The Boston Phoenix. 27 November 1987: C9. Cheatham, Annie and Mary Claire Powell. �This Way Daybreak Comes: Women�s Values and the Future.� New Society. 1985. Crowe, Kathleen P. �Artist�s Work Reveals Impact of Pornography on Society.� Springfield Daily News. 18 May 1984. Dame, Enid. � A Gathering of Wild Women.� Genesis 2. Vol.18, No.4. Winter, 1988: 31-35. Ewing, Robert. �Re-examining the Figure.� ArtWeek. 6 July 1986: 6. Froyd, Susan. �Moral Fiber.� Denver Westword Arts. 14 February 2008: on-line. Gadon, Elinor. �The Once and Future Goddess.� Harper and Row: New York, NY. 1989. Color plate 11. Gamott, L.Kent. �Ancient Art Form gets Contemporary Look in Haydon Show.� Lincoln Journal Star. 15 March 2009: D1-D2. Gerard-Flynn, Anne. �When You Are an Artist, and a Parent, You Have Three Careers.� Sunday Republican. 4 October 1987: C1. Gordon, Ronni. �Artist�s Crucifixes Crusade for Women.� The Union News. 1 May 1984: C17. Graves, Rebecca. �Art on the Edge.� The Valley Advocate. 1 February 1988: 23. Holland, Laura. �Anatomy of Worship: An interview with artist Deborah Kruger.� The Valley Advocate. 9 May 1984: A24. Holland, Laura. �Deborah Kruger.� Art New England. Vol.5, No. 8. August 1984. Jones, Irmarie. �Unusual Imagery: Woman Uses Art to Oppose Pornography.� Greenfield Recorder. 21 May 1984. Keller, Gretchen. �Leave Your Analytical Side at the Door.� Amherst Bulletin. 21 March 2003: B2. Kruger, Deborah, �Spotlight� Quilting Arts, March/April 2009: Kruger, Deborah. �A Statement by the Artist.� The Annual Gallerie. 1988. Kruger, Deborah. �Eighty Bundles of Sticks in a Meadow. Hartford Advocate. 5 January 1987: C1. Lasarow, Bill. �Cheri Gaulke, Deborah Kruger.� ArtScene. Vol. 4, No. 5. January 1985: 6. Loguidice, Joel. �Political Statements.� Vanderbilt University Press, Exhibition Catalogue. 1986. Lyon, David. FiberArt. 1988. Lyth, Helen. �The Depths of Deception.� The Daily Free Press. 5 November 1987: 3. Malarcher, Patricia �Exposures.� Surface Design Journal Summer 2004:61. McCarn, Susan. �We Will Not Be Disappeared: Directory of Arts Activism.� Cultural Correspondence. 1984. McAllister, Pam. �Deborah Kruger.� Women Artist News. Vol. 2, No. 5. Winter 1987: 23. McAllister, Pam. �Tribe of Dina.� Off Our Backs. Vol. 17, No. 2. February 1987: 24. Mellen, Kathleen. �Billing biz supported art and kids.� Daily Hampshire Gazette. 14 February 2005: Moran, Julie. �Women Artists on Women.� Pulse. 3 October 1987: 4. Morell, Gregory. �Fabric Expressions Highlight of Gallery Walk.� The Recorder. 27 November 2003: 16. Okun, Rob. �The Rosenberg�s: Collected Visions of Artists and Writers.� Universe Books: New York, NY. 1988. Paque, Joan Michaels. �Salsa y Salsa.� The Arts Center, Exhibition Catalogue. 2008 Parnass, Larry. �Triangles that echo myth.� Daily Hampshire Gazette. 31 March 2003: B6. Rico, Diana. �Controversial show looks at sexuality and religion.� L.A. Daily News. 8 January 1985: C1. Rosenbluth, Helen. Feminist Magazine. KPFK Radio, Los Angeles. January 1985. Ross, Kenneth L. �Creative side drives businesswoman, artist.� The Sunday Republican. 18 February 2008: D1-D2. 18 February 2007: D1. Ross, Kenneth L. �Colors balance for artist-business owner.� The Sunday Republican. 20 April 2003: E1. Ruhl, Steven. �Making a Business of Art.� Daily Hampshire Gazette. 26 January 1988: B20. Ruhl, Steven. �On the edge.� Amherst Bulletin. 2 September 1987: C3. Ruhl, Steven. �Women Artists Join National Group.� Amherst Bulletin. 13 January 1988: B17. Russell, Gloria. �Exciting experiments at Wistariahurst show.� The Sunday Republican. 27 July 1986: E6. Rutkoski, Christine. �Fiber Art and Feminism.� Amherst Bulletin. 24 October 2003: 23. Sax, George K. �Exhibit Offers Look at Women, Roles.� The Buffalo News. 12 October 1987. Schneider, Susan. �The Woman�s Gallery.� Lilith. No. 16. Spring 1987: 2. Taylor, Robert. �BU Show Offers More Than Meets the Eye.� Boston Globe. 22 November 1987. Wong, Deborah. International Shadow Project. WFCR Radio, Amherst, MA. August 1985.
Grants/Awards 2011 FIRST PRIZE, Ajijic Cultural Center, Ajijic, MEXICO 2009 SECOND PRIZE, Saco Museum, Saco, ME 2008 GOTTLIEB FOUNDATION, Emergency Assistance Artist Grant 2008 FIRST PRIZE, Convergence Conference, St. Petersburg, FL 2004 BEST THREE-DIMENSIONAL PIECE, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM 2003 HONORABLE MENTION, International Surface Design Association, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO 1991 ARTIST RESIDENCY, Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, NY. 1989 SCULPTURE PRIZE, Southwest State University, Marshall, MN. 1987 ARTIST GRANT, Money for Women Fund, Brooklyn, NY. 1986 SCULPTURE PRIZE, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA.
Projects 360 XOCHI QUETZAL is a FREE artist residency located in Chapala, Mexico on the shores of the largest lake in Mexico. Applications for visual artists and writers are due November 17th through CAF�, https://www.callforentry.org/ for residency in December/January 2013. For more information: http://www.deborahkruger.com/1/art-residency.html

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