Biography
Debra Buchanan’s keen observational skills, attention to detail, and compositional acumen infuses her work with aesthetic ingenuity. Exquisite rendering is the hallmark of this accomplished artist. Whether in oils, pastel, graphite or charcoal, her technique is extraordinary. She ardently carries on traditions established by seventeenth century masters imbuing her own modern spin into her work. She carries her work into the contemporary realm of design sensibility while mastering old world techniques. Buchanan’s works have been exhibited in numerous galleries including The Toledo Museum of Art’s Collector’s Corner as well as being awarded a plethora of awards nationally, regionally, and locally including Best of Show, Roots of Diversity Multicultural Exhibition, Toledo, Ohio, Third Award, Purchase Award, and the Molly Morepeth Award for Painting at the Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, First Place Works on Paper, 71st Annual Ohio Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, Ohio to mention a few. Debra Buchanan earned a Master’s in Education degree from Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio and a B. F. A. degree from Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio. She studied in Italy for a summer and several years with renown painter Patrick Betaudier.
Resume / CV
Debra Buchanan 2009 Idaho Toledo, Ohio 42605. 419-693-3289 debrabuchanan2009@yahoo.com Https://debra-buchanan.squares...
Education: 2004 Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, Masters in Education Curriculum/Teaching 1993 Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio, BFA, Illustration/Advertising 1979 Louisiana Tech University, European Study Program, Italy, Greece, France
Awards: 2022 Honorable Mention, TFAS 10+5 Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts Toledo University, Toledo, Toledo, OH 2021 Finalist, Martha’s Vineyard Drawing Competition, Martha’s Vineyard, MA 2019 Finalist, Martha’s Vineyard Drawing Competition, Martha’s Vineyard, MA Third Place, Findlay Art League’s Fall Exhibition, Findlay, OH 2018 First Place, Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, OH 2017 Second Place & Honorable Mention, Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, OH 2016 First Place & People’s Choice, Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, OH 2015 First Place Works on Paper, 71st Ohio Annual Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, OH People’s Choice & Second Place, Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton. OH 2011 Molly Morepeth Canaday Award for Painting, 93rd Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH 2010 Leonardo da Vinci Award, Salon de Refuse Exhibition, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Toledo, OH 2009 Second Place, A Different Perspective, Findlay Art League, Findlay, OH Picasso Award & Honorable Mention, Prizm Member’s Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, Bowling Green State University, Toledo, OH 2005 Third Award, 87th Toledo Area Artist Award, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH Hancock Youth Leadership Award & Award of Merit, 29th Annual Show, Findlay Art League, Findlay OH 2004 Purchase Award, 86th Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
Gallery Representation: Collector’s Corner Gallery, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
Exhibitions: 2022 76th Ohio Annual Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, OH TFAS 10+5 Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts Toledo University, Toledo, OH Time Will Tell Exhibition, Coburn Gallery Ashland University, Ashland, OH Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, OH Magical World, Owens Community College, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College Perrysburg, OH 2021 Martha’s Vineyard Drawing Prize Competition, Martha’s Vineyard, MA Swanton Fine Art Competition, Swanton, OH 2020 A Touch of Color Exhibition, Fuller Art House, Sylvania, OH 74th Ohio Annual Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, OH 100+3 Toledo Federation of Artists, 20 North Gallery, Toledo, OH 2019 Inaugural Martha’s Vineyard Drawing Prize Competition, Martha’s Vineyard, MA. 38th Annual Michigan Fine Art Competition and Exhibition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, OH 12th Annual NowOh Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, Bowling Green State University, OH Findlay art League’s Open Fall Exhibition, Findlay, OH 2018 Art Now Drawing, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, OH Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, OH Fuller Art House Invitational, Sylvania, OH Findlay Art League’s Open Fall Exhibition, Findlay, OH 2017 The Chautauqua National Juried Exhibition, Order & Chaos, Richmond, KY Prizm Art-a-Fair Invitational Exhibition, One SeaGate, Toledo, OH Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, OH 2016 Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, OH The Artist Kitchen Invitational Exhibition, Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, OH 7th Annual NOWOH Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, Bowling Green State University, OH 2015 93rd Annual All-Media Exhibition, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI 71st Ohio Annual Exhibition, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, OH 2015 Ohio State Fair Fine Art Exhibition, Cox Fine Art Center, Columbus, OH People on Paper, Community Gallery, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH Swanton Fine Art Exhibition, Valleywood Golf Club, Swanton, OH 2014 7th Annual NOWOH Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, Bowling Green State University, OH 2012 Now Wow Project II, National International Juried Exhibition, Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, OH 5th Annual NOWOH Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, Bowling Green State University, OH 2011 93rd Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH Toledo Museum of Art Community Gallery, Prizm Creative Community, Toledo, OH 2010 Salon de Refuse, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo Parkwood Gallery, Toledo, OH 2009 A Different Perspective, Findlay Art League, Findlay, OH NOWOH Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, Bowling Green State University, OH Member’s Show, Prizm Creative Community, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Art Center, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 2008 90th Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH Spring Exhibition, Lima Art Space, Lima, OH 2007 Garden Exhibition, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo Parkwood Gallery, Toledo, OH Faces Exhibition, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College, Perrysburg, OH Faculty Exhibition, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College, Perrysburg, OH 2006 Faculty Exhibition, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College, Perrysburg, OH 2005 29th Annual Juried Show, Findlay Art League, Findlay, OH Art on the Mall, Toledo University, Toledo, OH Group Exhibition, Parkwood Gallery, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Toledo, OH 2004 Faculty Exhibition, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College, Perrysburg, OH 86th Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH 5 X 7 Group Show, Eberly Center, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 2003 85th Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH 16th Annual Roots of Diversity Multicultural Exhibition, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Toledo, OH The Black Swamp Arts Festival, Bowling Green, OH 2002 Great Lakes Pastel Society Regional Exhibition, Birmingham, MI 15th Annual Roots of Diversity Multicultural Exhibition, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Toledo, OH The Healing Power of Art National Exhibition, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY Solo Show, Franciscan Center, Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH Salon de Refuse Exhibition, 20 North Gallery, Toledo, OH 2001 The Nude 2001 National/International Exhibition, Lexington Art League, Lexington, Kentucky 2nd Annual Photography Exhibition, Turning Point Gallery, Washington DC 83rd Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio Solo Show, SeaGate Gallery, Toledo, Ohio Art on the Mall, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 2000 Harrisburg 72nd Annual National/International Exhibition, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Studio Artist Exhibition, 20 North Gallery, Toledo, Ohio Solo Show, Franciscan Center, Lourdes University, Sylvania, Ohio Award Winners Group Show, Angelwood Gallery, Grand Rapids, Ohio Art on the Mall, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
Projects: 2022 Bright View Senior Living, Virginia, collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my concept and design was selected to be installed as a glass mosaic mural Bowling Green State University Alumni Association, my concepts and designs in collaboration with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson were implemented a mural Franklin Park Mall, Toledo, Ohio, my concepts and designs in collaboration with glass mosaic artist were implemented as a glass mosaic instillation Facebook Data Center, New Albany, Ohio in collaboration with Glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my concepts and designs were implemented as a glass mosaic Mural 2021 Detroit Institute of Art, for the Macomb Library my design was selected and implemented by glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson New Mexico, Albuquerque Government Offices, my design concept was selected and implemented as a mural by glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson Our House, Ypsilanti, Michigan, my design was selected and implemented as a 5 x 12 feet mural by glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson 2020 Simpson Garden Park, Bowling green, Ohio, my design executed in glass by Gail Christofferson as a sculpture in the park 2019 Facebook Data Center, Bend, Oregon, working in collaboration with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my Design was selected and installed as a mural 14 x 8 feet Mentor Library, Mentor , Ohio, my design was selected and implemented by glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson Facebook Data Center, New Albany Ohio, My second design was selected and installed as a 8 X 12 foot mural by glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson 2018 Facebook Data Center, New Albany, Ohio, working in collaboration with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my design was selected and installed as a mural 6 x 14 feet. First Federal Bank, Sylvania, Ohio, working in collaboration with glass mosaic artist, Gail Christofferson, my design was commissioned and installed as a glass mosaic window treatment First Presbyterian Church in Maumee, Ohio, working in collaboration with glass mosaic artist, Gail Christofferson, my design was commissioned and installed as a window hanging 2 x 11 ½ feet Abe’s Garden Alzheimer Facility, Nashville Tennessee, my design was selected and installed by glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson as a 3 X 5 foot mural. Maumee Valley Hospital South, Dayton, Ohio, collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, and the Dayton Arts Commission, my design was selected and installed as a glass mosaic mural of four panels, 10 x 6 foot each totaling 10 X 24 feet 2017 Southeast Branch Library, Dayton, Ohio, collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my design was commissioned and installed as a mural 10 X 15 feet Kroger’s Grocery, Waterville, Ohio, collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson, my design was commissioned and installed as a mural 10 X 19 feet Washtenaw and Monroe County Youth Centers, YAAW, Ann Arbor & Monroe Michigan, my designs for Obelisk sculptures, collaborating with glass mosaic artist Gail Christofferson were selected, constructed and installed for the youth centers 2016 Perrysburg Cancer Center, Perrysburg, Ohio collaborating with glass artist Gail Christofferson my design was commissioned and installed as a glass mosaic mural window treatment, 4 panels, 24 x 74 inches each panel 2015 Lorain Public Library, Lorain, Ohio, collaborating with glass artist Gail Christofferson, my design was commissioned and implemented as a 5 X 10-foot glass mosaic mural. Dayton Public Library, Kettering Branch, Kettering, Ohio collaborating with glass artist Gail Christofferson, my design was commissioned and installed as a glass mosaic mural, 6 x 9 feet
Publications: 2021 Toledo Museum of Art’s digital Winter 2021-2022 Catalog Toledo Museum of Art, arTMAtters, Winter/Spring 2021 Draft Diaries podcast interview WGTE 2019 Toledo Museum of Art’s catalog 2016 Toledo Blade, Thursday, November 3, 2016, Around Town 2011 Toledo Blade, August 28, 2011 Toledo Museum of Art, arTMAtters, September-December 2011 Toledo Museum of Art, arTMAtters, January-April 2011 Toledo Museum of Art, Late 2011 Exhibition Brochure 93rd Toledo Area Artist 2011 Exhibition Catalog, Toledo Federation of Artists & Toledo Museum of Art 2010 The City Paper, November 10, 2010 The Perrysburg Journal, June 2010 2005 Toledo Blade, January 28, 2005 The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, May 2005 2001 The City Paper, September 2001
Publications: The City Paper, September 6-12 2001: Matthew Weiderhold, “While many artists concentrate on one medium, Buchanan explores many tackling new forms until she conquers them. Once comfortable with her tools, Buchanan demonstrates bravado, playing light against shadow much like Kathe Kollwitz or photographer Margaret Bourke-White. Her creativity seems to ooze from her body.” The Weekly, 3-30-00: Rebecca Golden, “Debra Buchanan has two works in the show. “Red Plaid Shirt,” a pastel portrait depicting a man in a red plaid shirt. His piercing brown eyes gaze warily at the world through black-rimmed glasses. His dark hair is graying in a way people refer to as distinguished. Through the red plaid of the title shirt is perfectly rendered - indeed, the medium really lends itself to creating the texture of flannel - it seems as though this man would feel much more at home in a three-piece suit, complete with power tie. Something in his steady gaze conveys an authority belied by his attire. The portrait compels attention and is worthy of a second glance.” The Toledo Blade, 8-17-00: Rebekah Scott, “Soft textural decorative handmade paper creations. They are neat, beaded and threaded, shadow-boxed and utterly professional.” 20 North Gallery 2000: Peggy Grant, Art Director, “Debra Buchanan can be counted on to go far in the realist realm of painting. She holds an impressive record of awards and commissions for such a young artist. Her hauntingly beautiful black and white charcoal drawings are simply stunning.”
