About The Art of Debbi Becker
Debbi BeckereMail: Debbi_4asi.com Mobile: 305-343-0402www.debbiart.comBorn: Miami, Florida, May 26th 1951. Moved to Broward County in 1991 and to Hollywood in 2001Co-Owner FOR ART SAKE INC , Hollywood Florida Resident of Hollywood, Florida ARTIST CV:Exhibitions:FOR ART SAKE, EXHIBIT January and February 2011Juried Exhibit at Miami Independent Thinkers/ART BASEL 2010 CASA WYNWOOD 2010 (12/2 - 12/5)FOR ART SAKE: Day of the Dead Exhibition, November 2010FOR ART SAKE: Grand Opening Exhibition, August 2010ArtWalk on Harrison Street - April 2010 Live painting and exhibit of work City requestedBecBer Studio, Dania Beach displayed May 2009 through April 2010 Student Exhibition: Lincoln Road Art Center, Miami , July 2008Collectors:From 2009-2010 sold 19 paintings to 14 different collectors. (Will provide names if necessary)Donated for Auctions: 3 knife and oil paintings in excess of $4,000.00Art Education: 1969 recognized at NM Senior High for Art excellence upon graduation. Mary Mount University Boca Raton 1969- Drawing Classes (No degree) MDCC 1970 -1972 Art and Architecture courses (No degree) 1973 Worked at Architect firm building scale model of large important Miami buildings(1974 to 2006 worked in corporate world as a Manager for BellSouth, artwork was put aside)Resumed Art after retirement and in 2006. From 2006 to present, weekly painting instruction and feedback from mentor and teacher, Pablo Contrisciani, (Master of Fine Art) from Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach Florida. 2010 took and weekly classes Mixed Media with Megan Dejo, BA in Fine Arts from Barry University.2009-2011(March and September Bi-Annually) take Mixed Media Class/Workshop with Louise Freshman Brown, UNF Professor of Fine Art, at St. Augustine Art Institute Took additional instruction from:Painting Christina Major Masters Fine Art Drawing Mary Larsen Bachelor Fine ArtTeaching:Teaching non-profit for Gildas House for families affected by cancer Mixed Media Class started January 2010.Taught Mixed Media at Arts Park for the City of Hollywood from March 2011 until July 2011. Voluteer for "Off The Canvas" Art Education.Other: Asked to display work in Dania Beach City Hall in 2009 by City ManagerWrite up on FOR ART SAKE in Hollywood Gazette as Artist and Co-Owner in August 2010, helping to bring art to Down Town Hollywood.Write up in City Link as Artist displaying Day of the Dead artwork October 2010, and at Art Basel at Casa Wynwood in December 2010.Write up on FAS and had Artwork displayed in WeMerge Magazine 11/2010.Involved in events at FOR ART SAKE during monthly ArtWalk to draw business to Down Town Hollywood.Closed the business location FOR ART SAKE, Inc., on Harrison Street due to landlord issues and economy (store fronts all empty).
Specialties:
- Oil - Acrylic - Mixed Media - Knife Sculpting (Oil) - Drawing
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