Deborah Alastra's Watercolours and Prints
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Deborah Eve Alastra
Deborah paints because she needs to...perhaps to express an emotional response to the beauty she sees all around...without painting, the world for her would be a difficult place. For the last 28 years, in between having and raising two wonderful children, Deborah has kept her palette wet...dabbling whenever possible. Now that her children are older she is finding more time again to devote to her passion.
Deborah sells her Giclee Prints online using Paypal and her original art is available through email contact. Licensing of her art images is available. Designs for Greeting Cards, Dishware, Textiles. She is also available for commissions.
Website: http://www.alastraart.com
Education
Studied at Bellas Artes, Guanajuato, Mexico 1977-1980
Continued studies at UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 1980-1983
Achieving a BA in Fine Arts, Painting and Printmaking.
Further study at Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA 1998-2000
Certificate of Proficiency in Digital Media, computer graphics for print & the web.
Solo Exhibitions
2005-06 At Harmonic Inc. Company, Commons Room, in Sunnyvale, CA. Floral Watercolor Giclee Print Series titled 'Floral Interiors'; organised by Carol Dabb Corporate Art Consultants Inc., Los Altos, CA.
1999 at Bargetto Winery in Soquel, CA. Titled 'Reflections', Liz Freidman, curator.
1995 at Santa Cruz Art Center, in Santa Cruz, CA. Titled 'Views of Davenport'. With Beth Regardz as curator.
1989 at De Silva Gallery in San Jose, CA. 'Mexico Memories'. With Ricardo de Silva as curator.
1988 at Whole Earth, in UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA. Paintings and Diaramas. With Tom Brownbridge as curator.
1986 at Louden Nelson Community Center in Santa Cruz, CA. Curators were City of Santa Cruz, Art Committee.
1986 at Santa Cruz Art Center in Santa Cruz, CA. 'Views of the North Coast'. With Beth Regardz as curator.
1985 at Old Town Art Center, Los Gatos, CA. Accompanying works by Deborah Levin.
1984 at Santa Cruz Art Center in Santa Cruz, CA. Diaramas with Joseph Schultz as curator.
1983 at Del Mar Gallery in Del Mar, CA. Relief Prints. With Jack and Ur Sharpe as curators.
1979-1981 at Kipp Collection Showroom, Pacific Design Center,
Los Angeles, CA. Exhibition of four photo silkscreened Textile Designs for upholstery and drapery. Designer's showroom, with Jay Bowyer as curator.
Group Exhibitions
2005 at Invitation / Acceptance: The 51st International Art Exhibition, organized by the Fondazione la Biennale di Venezia and directed by María de Corral and by Rosa Martínez.
2003/2004 at Santa Cruz Digital Arts Exhibits, Daryl Wise. Digitalized and edited work using Photoshop. Group exhibitions.
1986-1988 at Santa Cruz Open Studios. Cultural Council of Santa Cruz. Paintings and Prints. Group exhibit from home studios.
1984 at Santa Cruz Art League, Dia de los Muertos, Group Art Exhibit. Painting and Diarama submissions.
Awards/ Commissions/ Publications
2005 Commission for CAL-Research, Richmond CA; for 2005 Poster.
Painting of farmworkers titled 'Healthcare for All'. Edition of 2,000 printed in October 2005.
May 2005 Featured in Progressive Greetings ArtSource, United Kingdom's International Trade Magazine for the Greeting Card Industry.
2005 Publication in Art Business News, Featured with photos of newest floral watercolor series. Susanne Casgar, Editorial Director, Art Business News, Pfingsten Publishing, L.L.C., Cleveland, Ohio.
2005 Commission by Rasco Products LTD, BookMarker Plates; four designs in print utilizing four paintings for the bookmark/bookplate industry. Steven Schultz, Rasco Products LTD, Fresno & New York.
2004 BriteVision Media, Java Arts Program. Coffee Sleeve Designs for print publication of two images for San Francisco CA.
Institutional Collections
University of California at Santa Cruz Slide Archives, titled 'Visions of the North Coast', Deborah (Levin) Eve Alastra. McHenry Library, UCSC. (1988).
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