debra flanagan

vivid abstract and symbolic original acrylic paintings and photography

 
 
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Awards

Honorable Mention Award  x2 in 6th color competition.  International Juried Art Competition.
September 2023. Teravarna.com 


Finalist Award x3 in 5th flower competition. International Juried Art Competition..
Dec 2022. Teravarna.com

Honorable Mention Award  x3 in 5th flower competition.  International Juried Art Competition.
Dec 2022. Teravarna.com 

Best of Worldwide Watermedia, Vol. 1, 2010. Published in book series.  www.bestofartists.com

Best of California Artists and Artisans, Vol. 1,  2006. Published in book series.  www.bestofartists.com


Best of exhibit: people's choice winner, 3rd place. Kennedy Publishing, August 2006.

 

 

Collectors

CEO, Senior Vice President of a Fortune 500 Company, Medical Doctor, Executive Director, Senior Director of Clinical Research, Director Clinical Services, Veterinarian, Registered Nurse, Senior Scientific Investigator, Pharmacist, Salon owner, Interior Designer, PhD scientists, Office Manager, Attorney, Real Estate Agent, Accountant, Singer/Songwriter, Computer Technology, Research Associate, Pharmacokineticist, Graphic Designer, graduate student, and an International Art Collector.

 

 

Commissions

Fortune 500 company/Top 5 biotech/lobby, San Diego, CA.


Private collectors:  Ireland, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah, Florida, Oregon, Washington, New Mexico, and California.

 

 

Projects

La Jolla Art Association 2010 calendar.  Juried group collaboration.

 

Create Peace.  April 2009-present.  Working to establish a vision of peace through artistic representation.  “Triad 5,” 2009, acrylic on canvas, is the centerpiece for the entire campaign.

Landfill Art Project. May 2009-present.  Group exhibition.  Project will go on tour around the world resulting in book publication.  www.landfillart.org

 

Exhibitions

 

Solo Exhibitions

 

Private Gallery Exhibit. San Diego, Ca. July 2015. Solo exhibition.

Summer Exhibit, San Diego, CA.  June 2012.  Solo exhibition.

 

Propel Pilates, San Diego, CA. Sept 2008-April 2012. Solo exhibition.

 

Zumbar, San Diego, CA.  Jan-April 2009.  Solo exhibition.

 

Salon Jose, La Jolla, CA. Sept 2007-Sept 2008. Solo exhibition.

 

Caffé Calabria, February 2006, North Park, San Diego, CA. Solo exhibition during Ray at Night.

 

Hot Java Cafe, September 2004, San Diego, CA. Solo exhibition.

 

 

Group Exhibitions

 
A Flower Affaire , LJAA Gallery, La Jolla, CA.  May 2011.  

Natural Vibrations, LJAA Gallery, La Jolla, CA. Jan-Feb 2011.

 

ArtWalk, April 24 & 25, 2010, Little Italy, San Diego, CA. Juried group exhibition.

 

End of Summer 2009, LJAA Gallery, La Jolla, CA. Sept, 2009.

 

Art and Poetry, La Jolla Art Association Gallery, La Jolla, CA.  June 2009.

 

Landfill Art Project. May 2009-present.  Group exhibition.  www.landfillart.org

 

ArtWalk, April 26 & 27, 2008, Little Italy, San Diego, CA. Juried group exhibition.

 

Gaslamp Art Showcase, San Diego, CA. March 29, 2008. Juried group exhibition.

The Last Gasp, Bethesda, Maryland. November, 2007.

 

Del Mar Art Stroll, Del Mar, CA. October 6, 2007. Juried group exhibition.

 

ArtWalk, April 28 & 29, 2007, Little Italy, San Diego, CA. Juried group exhibition.

 

Elements: an environmental art show. November 18, 2006, San Diego, CA.

 

ArtWalk, April 29 & 30, 2006, Little Italy, San Diego, CA.  Juried group exhibition.

 

 

Escondido Arts Partnership, Jan thru Mar 2005, Escondido, CA.

 

Art Fair in the Park, September 2004, Rancho Santa Fe, CA.

 

Education

 

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, California, 1999-present.

 

Master of Arts, Counseling Psychology, College of Notre Dame. Belmont, California, 1993.

 

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1988.

 

Membership

 

La Jolla Art Associaltion, La Jolla, CA.

 

San Diego Art Institute, Balboa Park.  San Diego, CA.

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