Debbie Carlson
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EDUCATION
2014 Master of Fine Arts, Summa Cum Laude, 3-D Media, California State University, Long Beach
2010 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Summa Cum Laude, 3-D Media, Metals/Jewelry, California State University, Long Beach
2002 Associate of Arts, Highest Honor, Studio Arts, Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS (*denotes Solo Exhibitions)
2023 No Touching Group Exhibition, John Wayne Airport, Southwest Airline Terminal, Santa Ana, CA
- On view from November 10th, 2023 to March 10th, 2024
2021 Small Works Exhibition, Flux Art Space, Long Beach, CA
Tricksters and Transformation Exhibition, Helm Design Center, Culver City, CA
Cerritos College Alumni/Faculty/Student Exhibition, Online Exhibition
34th Made In California (MICA) Juried Exhibition, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
2020 Mine and Your, Virtual Exhibition, 7/10 - 8/15/2020, Curated by Renae Barnard
Call and Response: Collaboration at a Distance, Online Exhibition, organized by Kristine Schomaker, Sheli Silverio, S. Vollie Osborn,
Emily Wiseman and Susan T. Kurland of Shoebox PR/Art and Cake.
calm, centered, calm - torn, stitched, knotted, Chaffey Museum, Ontario, CA
2019 Small Works Exhibition, Flux Art Space, Long Beach, CA
Organic Synthetic, Embed Gallery, San Fernando Valley, CA
Sway Group Exhibition, Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale, CA
*to-gather, Flux Art Space, Long Beach, CA
2017 No Restraint, ARK Gallery, Altadena, CA
Pump Biennial, The Packard, Long Beach, CA
Strings Attached, Coastline Art Gallery, Newport Beach, CA
32nd Made In California (MICA) Juried Exhibition, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
CA101 2017 Art Show, It Takes A Village, Redondo Beach, CA
2016 2016 Southern California/Baja Biennial, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
Shift and Fade, BLAM Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
*FOUND, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
2015 30th Made In California (MICA) Juried Exhibition, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
2014 Fiber, Fibre, Long Beach Arts Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Home Makers?, Cypress Tunnel, Los Angeles, CA
CA 101 2014, Galleries with A View, Redondo Beach Pier Plaza, Redondo Beach, CA
*綁 bǎng, BOUND, Max L. Gatov West Gallery, Long Beach, CA
MFA Biennial, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
2013 *YuánFen, The Imperceptible Connection within…, Merlino Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Insights, California State University Long Beach Art Museum, Long Beach, CA
CA101 2013, AES Powerplant, Redondo Beach, CA
Amalgam, Gatov Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2012 Three Artists Exhibition, Merlino Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Little Games, ArtXchange, Long Beach, CA
Elements, Max L. Gatov Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2010 Metals/Jewelry Group Exhibition, D.W. Duzi Gallery, Long Beach, CA
5th Annual Intercollegiate Metals Exhibition, Arizona State University Step Gallery, Arizona
Metallurgy, Backspace Gallery, Long Beach, CA
*BFA Exhibition, Merlino Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Team Metals, Max L. Gatov Gallery
2009 Forged Together: Metals/Jewelry Group Exhibition, D.W. Duzi Gallery, Long Beach, CA
COLLABORATIONS
2016 VS. Collaborative Group Exhibition, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Yarn bombing the MatterApp:Pyramidal (MA:P) sculpture, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Shibori no Hasei, I'm Bringing the Monsters..., Roam Studio, San Pedro, CA
MatterApp Pyramidial, California State University Long Beach Art Museum, Long Beach, CA
Jewel Wonderland, Bower’s Museum, Kidseum, Santa Ana, CA
TEACHING & LECTURES EXPERIENCE
2022 Adjunct Instructor, Three-dimensional Design, Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA
2016 Spring to 2020 Fall
Adjunct Instructor, Beginning Jewelry/Metal Fabrication, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
Adjunct Instructor, Foundation Three-dimensional Design, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
2019 Teaching Artist, Pom & Tessel Adult Craft Night, Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale, CA
2017 Adjunct Instructor, Foundation Three-dimensional Design, Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA
2017 Kaleidoscope Family Art Day, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
2015 Visiting Artist Critique, Graduate Studies, 3-D Media, California State University Long Beach, CA
Guest Juror, Metals and Jewelry Design Department, Insights Student Juried Exhibition, California State University Long Beach, CA
2014 to 2015
Teaching Assistant, Foundation Three-Dimensional Design, Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA
2013 Teaching Artist, Bower’s Museum, Kidseum, Santa Ana, CA
Visiting Artist Lecture, California State University, Long Beach, CA
2012 Teaching Intern, Foundation Three-Dimensional Design, California State University, Long Beach, CA
2011 Teaching Intern, Beginner Metals and Jewelry Design California State University, Long Beach, CA
PUBLICATION, PRESS, AWARDS, RESIDENCY, and SCHOLARSHIP
2020 The Woven Tale Press, December 2020, VOL VIII #9, page 3-10
Sway: The Web of Life, Betty Ann Brown, Art and Cake, May 4
Holding "Sway" at the Brand and More, Genie Davis, ARTILLERY, May 2
2017 Fresh {AIR}: Artist in Residence, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
Mayor's Choice Award for the 32nd Annual Made in California Juried Exhibition
32nd Annual Made in California Juried Exhibition Catalog
CA 101 2017 Art Show, It Takes A Village Catalog
2016 Orange County's Best Art of 2016 was Frequently Woman-Made or -Curated (12/21/2016), Dave Barton, OC Weekly, CA
The Intense Rigors of "Found" Finds a Poetic Celebration at the Irvine Fine Arts Center (8/17/2016), Dave Barton, OC Weekly, CA
2015 Showing Off California's Artists (4/13/2015), Joanna Clay, Orange County Register, CA
Second Prize Award for the 30th Annual Made in California Juried Exhibition
30th Annual Made in California Juried Exhibition Catalog
MATERIALS & APPLICATIONS: BUILDING SOMETHING (BEYOND) BEAUTIFUL, Typecraft Inc., Pasadena, CA
Member of Los Angeles Artist Association
2014 CA 101 2014, Galleries with A View Catalog
2011 5th Annual Intercollegiate Metals Exhibition Catalog, Blurb Publication, USA
2006 John De Mott Memorial Scholarship