{"Id":7445,"Name":"Debra Keirce","Biography":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EContact Info:\u003Cbr /\u003EPhone: 571-236-0047\u003Cbr /\u003EWebsite: \u003Ca href=\u0022http://www.DebKArt.com\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.DebKArt.com\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOriginally from Detroit, Debra Keirce is an accomplished fine artist. In her Northern Virginia studios, she paints in oils and draws in charcoal, up to four feet tall, with a specialty in true miniature pieces as small as your palm.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EDebra has earned several honors in acclaimed art circles. She is proud to be a US coast guard artist, and winner of the 2022 George Gray award. She is the recipient of a rare artist residency at sea with crew on the U.S. National Security Cutter Stone. Also, eleven of her paintings were commissioned and are hanging prominently in the newly\u0026nbsp; remodeled Boston Langham 5 star hotel. Debra is an Art Renewal Center Living Master, (ARCLM) and holds signature memberships in the National Oil and Acrylic Painters\u0027 Society, American Women Artists, Southwest Artists, and Miniature Artists of America.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EShe is also a juried member of several societies, including Copley Society of Art (as well as their juried portrait registry,) Salmagundi Club, International Guild of Realism, Women Artists of the West, and American Artists Professional League.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EDebra had a career as a biochemical design engineer in the 1980\u0026rsquo;s and 1990\u0026rsquo;s. Her project management and problem solving skills serve her well in her art career. She has studied painting and drawing with many instructors and programs over the years, but is currently working through the Ani Art Academies curriculum that was created by trompe l\u0026rsquo;oeil painter Anthony Waichulis. In 2010 she turned her passion for the visual arts into a full time career.\u003C/p\u003E","BiographicalImageUrl":"/artwork/744/7445/Images\\5b2811be-1c18-4373-82fc-bf25c426655a.jpg","Awards":"\u003Cp\u003ERESUME FOR DEBRA KEIRCE 2025\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E(I started working as a full time professional artist in 2010, but feel like my last few years are representative of my journey)\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJUDGING THE LARGEST MINIATURE SHOW IN THE WORLD!\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003EI have the absolute honor of being the judge for the Miniature Art Society of Florida international exhibition. I will do the judging in November 2024, and the show will open in January 2025. It\u0027s the 50th annual celebration.\u003Cbr /\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003EGUEST SPEAKER - 2024 MARINE COMBAT ART SYMPOSIUM AT QUANTICO:\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003ESeptember 2024 I was invited to speak about my Coast Guard Art Program and Salmagundi Club experiences for marines at the maritime art museum in Quantico.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003EJURIED U. S. COAST GUARD ARTIST:\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003EI am a juried U.S. Coast Guard artist with a total of 11 works in the government collection. In 2021, three of my paintings were juried into the Coast Guard Art Program permanent collection. In 2022 I had two juried into the collection. One of my pieces was awarded the\u0026nbsp;best of show George Gray award in 2022.\u0026nbsp;In 2023, three of my paintings were accepted into the collection. In 2024, 3 paintings were accepted.\u003Cbr /\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003EInvited to 5 Day Artist Residency - Deployment on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003EI am the incredibly fortunate recipient of an invitation to an artist\u0027s residency at sea. I was invited to be a guest of the Cutter Stone crew Nov 11 to 15, 2022. We set sail out of N. Charleston, SC, USA. My mission was to witness, document and participate in as many stories of the service men and women at work as possible. Then, I had the honor of taking those experiences and creating compelling paintings that share the stories of our military for generations to come. My expenses were paid for by a retired navy captain who loves art and the Coast Guard Art Program.\u003Cbr /\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003EAll of my artwork produced from this residency is created for the Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP) government collection.\u003Cbr /\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003E2022 Best of Show George Gray Award US Coast Guard Art Program Exhibition\u003Cbr /\u003EAwarded the best in show for the 2022 COGAP Inaugural Exhibition of 38 juried paintings from 27 artists. These works are now part of the government art collection. They are exhibited in venues such as Salmagundi Club, The Union League Club NYC, The Federal National Memorial, the offices of members of Congress, cabinet secretaries, senior government officials, the State Department overseas, the Art in Embassies program, and many other military services and Coast Guard Locations nationwide.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003EMy winning painting is titled \u0022Nurdles and Ghost Nets and Flotsam.\u0022 The collection facilitators renamed it \u0022Debris cleanup in Hawaii\u0022 when they took possession of the painting.\u003Cbr /\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003E2021 NOTABLE COMMISSION - BOSTON LANGHAM HOTEL\u003Cbr /\u003EChosen to create 11 original paintings (8 portraits 30\u0022x40\u0022 and 3 palm sized still life paintings) for the Langham Hotel in Boston, MA. The Langham Hotel is the former Federal Reserve Bank of Boston building. I was chosen to complete 8 portraits of past Boston Fed presidents, to hang in the hotel\u0027s fine dining area. I also was commissioned to paint three miniature pieces for the bar area. This is a great honor. I lived in Boston in the 1990\u0027s and this project is a delight on so many levels.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003EIt is the largest commission I have ever endeavored.\u003Cbr /\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003EAUTHOR\u003Cbr /\u003EInvited contributing author - monthly articles on Bold Brush Blog, an art sales and marketing publication through Fine Art Studios Online, with an audience of approximately 70,000 subscribers\u003Cbr /\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003EJUDGE\u003Cbr /\u003EInvited to judge several local and international art exhibitions. Most recently,\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003E2025 Mena Gallery Small Works National Show, Mena, AR\u003Cbr /\u003E2025 Miniature Art Society of Florida International Exhibition, Dunedin, FL (largest miniature exhibition in the world with over 700 entries)\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 Miniature Fine Art Show, an international exhibition at Seaside Art Gallery in Nags Head, NC\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 Springfield Art Guild exhibition at Green Spring Gardens in VA\u003Cbr /\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003ESOLO SHOWS\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 Smith Galleries in Harrisonburg, VA all of July\u003Cbr /\u003E2020 Customs House Art Museum, Clarkesville, TN\u003Cbr /\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003ECURATED MUSEUM SHOWS\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003E2026 3 person show MonDak Heritage Museum in Sidney, MT - Good As Gold\u003Cbr /\u003E2026 3 person show WaterWorks Art Museum, Miles City, MT - Good As Gold\u003Cbr /\u003E2025 Women Artists of the West Homeland Exhibition, Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN\u003Cbr /\u003E2025 3 person show at Deines Cultural Center Museum, Russell, KS - Good As Gold\u003Cbr /\u003E2025 3 person show MonDak Heritage Museum in Sidney, MT - Small Wonders\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 Mountain Oyster Club Art Show, Tucson, AZ\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 Deines Cultural Center Mystery, Magic \u0026amp; Macabre, Russell, KS\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN - Wood, Paper, Paint: 40 Years of Collecting Art - select pieces from the museum\u0027s permanent collection of art\u003Cbr /\u003E2024, 2023 , Howland Museum, Beacon, NY - American Artists Professional League Realism on the Hudson\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 Old West Museum, Cheyenne, WY - Western Spirit Art Show and Sale\u003Cbr /\u003E2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 Bryn Du Annual Juried Exhibition in Granville, OH\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 WaterWorks Art Museum, Miles City, MT - The\u0026nbsp; Myth of Beauty Annual Exhibition\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 , Dunedin Fine Art Center,\u0026nbsp; Dunedin, FL - Miniature Art Society of Florida\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 3 person show Albrecht Kemper Museum, St. Joseph, MO - Small Wonders\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 Albrecht-Kemper Museum Annual Membership Exhibition, St. Joseph, MO\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 MonDak Heritage Museum Miniature Show, Sidney, MT\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 3 person show, Customs House Art Museum, Clarksville, TN - The Big and the Small of It\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 3 person show, Deines Cultural Center Museum, Russell, KS - The Big and the Small of It at\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 3 person show WaterWorks Art Museum, Miles City, MT - The Big and the Small of It\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 3 person show, MonDak Heritage Museum in Sidney, MT - The Big and the Small of It\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 3 person show, Waterworks Museum in Salisbury, NC\u003Cbr /\u003E2023, 2022, 2021 Mena Art Gallery, Mena, AR - Art of the Heartland Exhibition\u003Cbr /\u003E2022 3 person show, Mansion at Strathmore, Rockville, MD - The Big and Small of It at the - reviewed by Washington Post art critic!\u003Cbr /\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003ECURATED GALLERY SHOWS\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 Hardt Gallery 2nd Annual Miniature Art Show, Best in Show, and also Peoples\u0027 Choice Award, \u0026nbsp;St. Francis, KS\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 American Artists Professional League 96th Grand National Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY, NY\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 Mountain Mystique, Florence Thomas Art School, West Jefferson, NC\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 American Artists Professional League 96th Grand National, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 Salmagundi Fall Auctions, New York, NY\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 Salmagundi Spring Auctions, New York, NY\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty Art Show, Medicine Lodge, KS\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 VMRC Exhibition, Harrisonburg, VA\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 Southwest Artists Small Works National Exhibition, Mena Gallery, Mena, AR\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 International Guild of Realism Show at T.H. Brennan Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 Bryn Du Art Show, Granville, OH\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 International Miniature Art Show at Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, NC\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 Punta Gorda Visual Arts National Biennial, Punta Gorda, FL\u003Cbr /\u003E2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 US Coast Guard permanent government collection - Exhibitions at Salmagundi Club, Federal Hall National Memorial, Union League Club-all in New York, NY\u003Cbr /\u003E2024, 2023 Copley Society of Art Small Works - Boston, MA\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 Salmagundi Club Thumb Box Exhibition, New York, New York\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 Bosque Art Classic in Clifton, TX\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 Mena Art Gallery Art of the Heartland in Mena, AR\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Best of America Small Works show at Mary Williams Fine Art in Boulder, CO\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 International Guild of Realism show at Sugarman Peterson Gallery in Santa Fe, NM\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 3 Person show at River Valley Arts Center\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 Two 3 Person shows at Deines Cultural Center in Russell, KS\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 Two 3 Person shows at Waterworks Visual Arts Center in Salisbury, NC\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 3 Person show at Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, FL\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 Women Artists of the West National Exhibition and Sale, Carriage Factory Art Gallery in Newton, KS\u003Cbr /\u003E2022 Women Artists of the West National Exhibition and Sale, McBride Gallery in Annapolis, MD\u003Cbr /\u003E2022 Long Beach Island Foundation Unmasked Exhibition, Loveladies, NJ\u003Cbr /\u003E2022 Academic Artists 72nd Exhibition of Traditional Realism, Hartford, CT\u003Cbr /\u003E2022 Small Works Show Southwest Artists at Mena Gallery, Mena, AR\u003Cbr /\u003E2022 Artists Painting Stories 4 person show at Florence Thomas Art School\u003Cbr /\u003E2022 3 Person show at Colgan Gallery in Manassas, VA\u003Cbr /\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003EONLINE JURIED EXHIBITIONS\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 Art Renewal Center finalist in figurative and another in still life\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Fall Online\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 American Artists Professional League\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 American Women Artists Annual\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;.\u003Cbr /\u003EOVERSEAS EXHIBITIONS\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 a drawing and a painting went to the moon on a codex through Art Renewal Center Salon Exhibition\u003Cbr /\u003E2022 International Society of Experimental Artists Exhibition, St., Albert Gallery in Alberta, Canada\u003Cbr /\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003ERECENT AWARDS\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 1st Place - Gateway to the Rockies Miniature Exhibition, Aurora, CO\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 Best in Show \u0026nbsp;and also People\u0027s Choice - 2nd Annual Miniature Exhibition at The Hardy Gallery, St. Francis, KS\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 American Artist Professional League 96th Grand National Exhibition, Outstanding Drawing\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 National Oil and Acrylic Painters Award of Excellence - Online International Exhibition\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 American Women Artists Outstanding Achievement Award in figurative- Spring Online show\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 - Honorable Mention Mena Art Gallery Small Works Show, Mena AR\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 - one of 15 honorable mention awards - 3rd Annual Best of Show | Pets Art Competition - The Artists Network\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 3rd place and honorable mention in the Miniatures in Mariposa exhibition, Mariposa, CA\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 1st Place, Gateway to the Rockies Miniature Show, Aurora, CO\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 3rd Place in Art of the Heartland Show, Mena Art Gallery, Mena, AR\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 2nd Place in the Mountainside Art Guild\u0027s 19th Annual Miniature Show in Lakewood Arts Gallery, Lakewood, CO\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 Finalist in the Favorite Subject competition, International Artist Magazine\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 Presidents\u0027 Award and also the Western Art Collector Magazine Editor\u0027s Choice Award, Women Artists of the West National Exhibition\u003Cbr /\u003E2022 1st Place, Small Works Winter Show at Parklane Gallery, Kirkland, WA\u003Cbr /\u003E2022 Two Honorable Mentions in the MonDak Heritage Center Miniature Show, Sidney, MT\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003E2022 1st Place, Still Life, Miniature Painters, Sculptors \u0026amp; Gravers Society of Washington, D.C. Annual Int\u0027l. Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature\u003Cbr /\u003E2022 3rd Place Historic Manassas Banner Contest, Manassas, VA\u003Cbr /\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003ELATEST PODCASTS\u003Cbr /\u003EGuest on March 21, 2024 American Artists Professional League Instagram Live with host Jon Bandish\u003Cbr /\u003EGuest on May 11, 2023 Fine Art Studios Art Sales and Marketing Circle Live Session with Clint Watson\u003Cbr /\u003EGuest on May 2023 Bold Brush Show with Laura Angelo Baier\u003Cbr /\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003ERECENT FEATURES IN PUBLICATIONS\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 November issue American Art Collector, for the Salmagundi Club auction\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 September feature article for Coast Guard Art Program wins - Art of the West Magazine\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 mention in the Forbes Travel Guide for my paintings in the Boston Langham Hotel\u0026nbsp;https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2024/05/01/8-hotels-with-gallery-worthy-art-collections/?sh=718e1d7f45e3\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 September/October issue Artists Magazine, for Honorable Mention in Contest\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 feature in April Beautiful Bizarre Magazine - https://beautifulbizarre.net/2024/03/28/artist-directory-debra-keirce/\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 September/October 2024 issue of Artists Magazine\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 April issue of online magazine - Artists Network\u003Cbr /\u003E2024 Feature in June issue Beautiful Bizarre Magazine\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 Full page feature in International Artist Magazine Oct/Nov issue\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 Full page Artist in Focus feature in Western Art Collector Magazine Oct issue\u003Cbr /\u003E2021 Feature in Elan Magazine 2021 Feature and cover in Broadlands Living Magazine\u003Cbr /\u003E2020 Feature in January issue of Ashburn Magazine\u003Cbr /\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003ESIGNATURE AND JURIED MEMBERSHIPS\u003Cbr /\u003EUnited States Coast Guard Artist\u003Cbr /\u003EAmerican Women Artists\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003ENational Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, and also a mentor for NOAPS\u003Cbr /\u003EInternational Guild of Realism\u003Cbr /\u003ESouthWest Artists, Inc. at Mena Gallery\u003Cbr /\u003EMiniature Artists of America, the highest recognition a miniature artist exhibiting in the USA can attain. There are just over 60 active members in the world today.\u003Cbr /\u003ESalmagundi Club juried member, New York, NY\u003Cbr /\u003ECopley Society of Art juried member, Boston, MA, also juried member of the Copley Portrait Registry\u003Cbr /\u003EArt Renewal Center Associate Living Master\u003Cbr /\u003EWomen Artists of the West\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003EElected Member American Artists Professional League\u003Cbr /\u003EElected Member Miniature Painters, Sculptors, Gravers Society of Washington, D.C.\u003Cbr /\u003EMember of Distinction Association of Miniature Artists\u003Cbr /\u003EElected member Fine Art Professionals of Northern Virginia\u003Cbr /\u003EFeatured Member International Community of Miniature Art\u003Cbr /\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003ECORPORATE COLLECTIONS\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 \u0026rdquo;FTAS\u0026rdquo; is part of the Florence Thomas Art School permanent collection\u003Cbr /\u003E2022 \u0022Groovy\u0022 is at Eaton Goldsmith\u0027s in Surrey, England\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003EMUSEUM COLLECTIONS\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026ldquo;Hot Topics\u0026rdquo; was acquired by the Yellowstone Art Museum Collection in Billings, MT\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026ldquo;All About the Hat\u0026rdquo; is in the WaterWorks Art Museum Permanent Collection in Miles City, MT\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026ldquo;Red, White and Blue\u0026rdquo; is in Customs House Museum\u0026rsquo;s permanent collection in Clarksville, TN\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0022Big Fish, Little Tank\u0022 is part of the permanent collection in MonDak Heritage Center Museum in Sidney, MT\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0022Little Black Box\u0022 is in the permanent collection at Deines Cultural Center in Russell, KS\u003Cbr /\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003EPAINTING AND DRAWING DEMONSTRATIONS:\u003Cbr /\u003EFeb 2025, Tuckahoe Artists in Richmond, VA\u003Cbr /\u003EJuly 2024 at Smith House Galleries in Harrisonburg, VA\u003Cbr /\u003EJune 2024 at Customs House Museum in Clarksville, TN\u003Cbr /\u003EMay 2024, Nov 2024, Oct 2023 at Seaside Art Gallery in Nags Head, NC\u003Cbr /\u003E.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003EEDUCATION\u003Cbr /\u003E1983 \u0026ndash; present\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003EMost recently, studied via the Ani Academies curriculum under the direction of Anthony Waichulis\u003Cbr /\u003EAttended, taught and hosted numerous workshops and study programs over the years.\u003Cbr /\u003EI passionately pursued a self directed program of study.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003EHosted workshops with hand picked artists I chose because learning from them promoted my career goals\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003EFormal education -\u003Cbr /\u003Ebachelor of science in biochemical engineering, 1983, Univ. of MI in Ann Arbor, MI, USA. and a successful career designing pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities across the world., during the 1980\u0027s and 1990\u0027s\u003C/p\u003E","HasAlbums":false,"HasPortraits":true,"HasRelationships":false,"HasArticles":false,"HasDepictedPlaces":false,"HasLetters":false,"HasLibraryItems":false,"HasProducts":false,"HasSignatures":false,"HasVideos":false,"HasMapLocations":false,"TotalArtworks":27}