Found objects aren't just random items. They are carefully selected for their inherent histories, textures, and potential to evoke specific emotions and ideas. These gathered and curated materials beckon rebirth and become the raw vocabulary of a new narrative.
Assembling and layering is deliberate and contributes to the overall conceptual message of the piece. Juxtaposing disparate materials allows their contrasting natures to create visual tension and spark dialogue. Multiples introduce an element of repetition that further informs the meaning of the work. The simplicity of the final composition belies the thoughtful consideration behind each element's inclusion.
This process is driven by a strong conceptual framework. The selected materials and techniques are not merely aesthetic choices; they are intrinsically linked to the social or personal issues I explore.
My process is a thoughtful interplay between material exploration, conceptual rigor, and a deep commitment to authentic self-expression and empathetic connection with others.
GALLERY REPRESENTATION:
Kyo Gallery, Alexandria, VA
MEMBERSHIPS, POSITIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
Managing Committee, The Feminist Art Project (National Women’s Caucus for Art)
Transition Team Member, The Feminist Art Project (National Women’s Caucus for Art)
Regional Coordinator Chair, The Feminist Art Project (National Women’s Caucus for Art)
Regional Coordinator, The Feminist Art Project (National Women’s Caucus for Art)
Member, National Women’s Caucus for Art (District of Columbia & Northern California Chapters)
Artist Member, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, NY
Supporting Member, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
Ally, 5célula Arte y Comunidad
Member, Alexandria Arts Alliance, Alexandria, VA
EXHIBITION HISTORY
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Legacy: The Work of Debra Wright; Northern Virginia Community College, Manasass, VA
2023 Trigger Warning: The Art of Debra Wright; AFA Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Juried and Invitational Exhibitions
2025 Pull Up a Chair: A Seated Perspective (Invitational; Sandra Davis); The Arts Barn; Gaithersburg, MD
Salon (Invitational; Prudence Bonds); Waverly Street Gallery; Bethesda, MD
Pull Up a Chair: A Seated Perspective (Invitational; Sandra Davis); Goldman Gallery; Rockville, MD
Rogue X NVCC (Invitational; Rosemary Gallick); NVCC, Manassas, VA
Inaugural (Invitational; Curator); The Rogue Art Project; The Stacy C. Sherwood Center, Fairfax, VA
2024 American Roulette (Juried; Pat LaMarche); Carlisle Arts Learning Center; Carlisle, PA
Fuego: Women Set the World on Fire (Invitational; Curator); mosaicARTs Gallery, Fairfax, VA
Me, Myself & I (Juried; Kerry Molina, Nancy Clark & Julie Abrell); The Haymarket Museum; Haymarket, VA
2023 Not Strictly Painting 14 (Juried; Tim Brown); McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA
Slice of Americana (Invitational; Rosemary Gallick); Northern Virginia Community College, Manasass, VA
Absurdity (Juried; Caren Helene Rudman & Sally Edelstein); The Arts Center Highland Park, Highland Park, IL
Sculpture: Motley Cruise (Juried; Bernard Williams); Arc Gallery, Chicago, IL
The Art of Protest (Juried) Stola Contemporary Art; Chicago, IL
Alexandria Celebrates Women (Invitational; Alexandria Arts Alliance); Canal Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Hot Pink Platter (Juried; Veronica Clements, Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art); A.I.R. Gallery, Glencoe, IL
Resurgence (Featured Artist; Invitational; Jason Longfellow); Kyo Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Art Party (Featured Artist; Invitational; Jason Longfellow); Canal Center Gallery, Alexandria, VA
The Wild Side (Featured Artist; Invitational; Elizabeth Addison); Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2022 Art of Water VI (Juried; Kendra Bulgrin); James May Gallery, Algoma, WI
Best of Women (Juried; Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art); Stola Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Inclusion (Featured Artist; Invitational; Rosemary Gallick); NVCC, Manassas, VA
2021 Hyperlocal: Contemporary Artists of Northern Virginia (Invitational; Curator); AFA Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Vices (Juried; Philip Bewley; Juror’s Choice); Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Primal Disposition (Juried; Alexander Sands); Vestige Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Words Matter (Juried; Caren Helene Rudman); The Arts Center Highland Park, Highland Park, IL
Un-American (Juried; Rebecca Proctor); The Art Center, Dover, NH
Summer Showcase (Juried; Liam Cotter); Solas Studio, New York, NY
2020 Hear Us Roar! (Juried; Denae Keutzer); Roaring Artists Gallery, Houston, TX
The Feminine Agenda (Juried; Nikki Hung); Womenswork Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
Power of Women Art Exhibition (Invitational; Rosemary Gallick); NVCC, Manassas, VA
2019 PULSE Art Fair exhibiting with Treat Gallery (Juried; Sherri Littlefield); Miami, FL
Suburbs (Juried; Antonio Muratore); Millepiani Gallery, Rome, IT
Satellite Art Show exhibiting with Treat Gallery (Juried; Sherri Littlefield); New York, NY
Mind, BODY, Soul (Juried; Lindsey Yancich); Hisaoka Gallery at Smith Center, Washington, DC
Transformations (Featured Artist; Invitational; Jason Longfellow); Kyo Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2018 Photo Shoot 2018 (Juried; Todd Johnson); Blackbox Gallery, Portland, OR
Resistance Art in Trumpian Times (Juried; Andrea Limauro); Kyo Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Selected Benefit Exhibitions
2025 Wish You Were Here (Large Group); A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
RoCo 6 x 6 x 2025 (Fundraising Event); Rochester Contemporary Art Center; Rochester, NY
2023 Immigrant Centuries Postcard Exhibition 2023 (Large Group); A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2022 My Body/My Choice Postcard Exhibition 2022 (Large Group); A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2021 Keep On Keepin’ On (Large Group); A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2020 FE*MAIL*ART 2020 Postcard Exhibition (Large Group); A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Freedom Connection to End Human Trafficking (Charity Auction); Fairfax, VA
2017 Art for Aleppo (Benefit Event); Catalyst Gallery, Beacon, NY & Garnerville Art Center, West Haverstraw, NY
Selected Group Exhibitons
2025 Salon (Women’s Caucus for Art of Greater Washington, D.C.); Waverly Street Gallery, Bethesda, MD
Postal Collage #14 (Berkeley Commonplace); Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
2024 ALX 275 (Alexandria Arts Alliance); Canal Center Gallery, Alexandria, VA
The 6000 Circle Project (Elizabeth Addison; Meghan Lewis MacLeod; The Calling); Arc Project Gallery; San Francisco, CA
Letters of Love (Call & Response; Lisa Brown); Maryland Institute College of Arts, Baltimore, MD
2023 Harmony & Humanity: Peaceful Art for a Troubled World (Large Group); NCWCA Online Exhibition
2022 I Do Believe (Large Group); Vargas Gallery, Santa Clara, CA
2021 Celebration 2021 (Large Group); Celebrate845, Hudson, NY
2019 Priority Mail (Large Group); Ground Floor Gallery, New York, NY
2017 Bad Santa’s Grotto (Large Group); LIC Arts Open Gallery at the Factory, LIC, NY
Kaskistocracy (Small Group); Baked & Wired, Washington, DC
Nasty Women NYC (Large Group); The Knockdown Center, Queens, NY
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS
2025 Keys (Alexandria Celebrates Women); Alexandria, VA
Found object temporary art installation appearing in public view promoting mental health awareness.
2023 Hearts for Helmets (Mode on Main); Fairfax, VA Commissioned public art installation created with the community in support of The White Helmets organization. Handcrafted watercolor hearts on paper, suspended by high-visibility search and rescue flagging tape, were created and displayed on existing fencing in the City of Fairfax. A participation fee was not charged but donations were requested with 150 hearts being created and over $300 collected to directly benefit The White Helmets.
2022 Spare Change (The Red Sand Project); Fairfax, VA Microgrant recipient. Found object temporary art installation appearing in public view to promote awareness of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
2021 Keys (City of Fairfax Cultural Arts Department; Old Town Fairfax Business Association); Fairfax, VA Found object temporary art installation appearing in public view promoting mental health awareness.
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2025 Legendary: An Exhibition of Women Artists (Large Group); The Rogue Art Project; The Stacy C. Sherwood Center, Fairfax, VA
Inaugural (Invitational); The Rogue Art Project; The Stacy C. Sherwood Center, Fairfax, VA
2024 Fuego: Women Set the World on Fire (Invitational); mosaicARTs Gallery, Fairfax, VA
2022 Sweet Lil’ Things (Invitational); Fairfax, VA
2021 Hyperlocal: Contemporary Artists of Northern Virginia (Invitational); AFA Gallery, Alexandria, VA
I Am: A Public Art Postcard Exhibition (Large Group), Fairfax, VA
2017 Discover the Undiscovered (Small Group); Village Gallery, Fairfax, VA
PUBLICATIONS
2023 Vellum: The New Romantics; Issue Number 28; Brooklyn, NY
2022 Political Engagement (Exhibition Catalogue); Vargas Gallery, Santa Clara, CA
The Wild Side (Exhibition Catalogue); Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2021 Vices (Exhibition Catalogue); Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Bird Brained Zine Anthology; Issue Number 8; Brooklyn, NY
Unsmashed; Second Printing, Limited Run; Washington, DC
2020 Sullivan, Jenny. “Getting Scrappy.” Arlington Magazine, 5 October 2020. p 21.
ONLYCHILD Art Mag; Issue Number 1; New York, NY
2019 Murze Arts Magazine: Change; Issue Number 8; London, ENG
Murze Arts Magazine: Assemblage; Issue Number 7; London, ENG
2018 Photo Shoot 2018 (Exhibition Catalogue); Blackbox Gallery, Portland, OR
2017 Art for Aleppo (Group Catalogue; Charitable Endeavor), Catalyst Gallery, Beacon, NY
COMMUNITY ART ORGANIZING
2019-present
A Warm Gesture (Organizer) Fairfax, VA Artist organized outreach endeavor creating knitted and crocheted hats, scarves and gloves for homeless individuals in the Washington metropolitan area. An ongoing endeavor, artist manages all aspects year round with support from local makers as well as the City of Fairfax Parks and Recreation Department and Cultural Arts Manager.
Quilting a Revolution (Organizer) Chantilly, VA Artist organized outreach endeavor creating quilts for homeless individuals in the Washington metropolitan area. Fabricated completely from donated remnants, a sizeable contribution was received from the Arlington Arts Center of Arlington, VA, after the City of Threads installation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the artist diverted materials to mask making, ultimately sharing over 1,000 free masks nationwide.
2021-2023
Art Walk on Main (Organizer) Fairfax, VA Semiannual event hosted by the Old Town Fairfax Business Association in collaboration with the City of Fairfax Cultural Arts Department. Venue consisting of 330 linear feet with artist vending and 20+ points of interest showcasing tactical urbanism; found object, textile, ephemeral and site specific installations; and plein air, action, traditional Chinese brush, and mixed media painting demonstrations.
OTHER ENDEAVORS
Business Representative: City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts; Fairfax, VA; 1/2021 to 1/2024
Public Art Committee Chair: City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts; Fairfax, VA; 1/2021 to 1/2024
Diversity Committee Member: City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts; Fairfax, VA; 1/2021 to 1/2024
Operations Manager: Fairfax Art League Executive Committee; Fairfax, VA; 7/2017 to 5/2018
Gallery Manager: Village Gallery; Fairfax, VA; 6/2017 to 3/2018
Membership Chair: Fairfax Art League; Fairfax, VA; 5/2017 to 9/2017
Art Instructor (pro bono): The Lamb Center; Fairfax, VA; 3/2017 to 5/2017