Debra Disman

EXHIBITIONISTA: BRAND 51!!! Third Time's a Charm....
2023-07-08 08:00 - 2023-09-01 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Brand Library and Art Center, 1601 West Mountain Street, Glendale, CA, 91201, United States
I am honored to be in the Brand 51 Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper which will be on view at Brand Library and Art Center in Glendale, California, from July 8 through September 1, 2023. I had the pleasure of participating in 2019; as well as in 2021 in collaboration with artist Luciana Abait.

The Associates of Brand Library & Art Center in Glendale, California, announces its 51st Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper. This year’s juror is internationally known photographer, curator, author, and speaker, Ara Oshagan. A resident of Glendale, Ara is the co-curator of ReflectSpace Gallery at Glendale Central Library. Since 2017, ReflectSpace Gallery has installed nearly forty exhibitions focused on current and historical social issues that have local, national and international impact. As co-curator, Ara exhibits contemporary art as well as archives, employing a vast range of media from drawing to photography, to painting, projection, sound, installation, public art, technology-based and interactive media. His artistic practice demonstrates a keen eye and appreciation for conceptual as well as representational art.
A printed catalog of the exhibition will be available for purchase and will be accessible online.

The Associates of Brand Library & Art Center is an all-volunteer non-profit that raises funds to support the extensive free and public events offered at Brand including gallery exhibitions, classical and popular music performances, film screenings, dance performances, and activities for people of all ages. Entry fees and commissions from the sale of artworks from Brand 51 will be used to continue the important cultural programming that Brand Library & Art Center brings to the community.

West Valley Regional Branch Library Artist Residency CULMINATION Event!!!
2023-06-22 16:00 - 17:30 | West Valley Regional Branch Library, 19036 Vanowen Street,, Reseda, CA, 91335, United States
Celebrate a wonderful year of creativity and hands-on making at a special culminating event with our Artist in Residence in bookmaking Debra Disman!
Thursday, June 22nd at 4:00 P.M.
Learn how to create your very own travel journal to document your summer adventures!
See a slideshow sharing the bookmaking projects we have done together over the past year!
Pick up goody bags of fun library and art SWAG to use during the program and bring home!
COME CELEBRATE WITH US!

Learn to Create a RAINBOW BUTTERFLY Book in Honor of PRIDE MONTH at the West Valley Regional Branch Library!
2023-06-08 16:00 - 17:30 | West Valley Regional Branch Library, 19036 Vanowen Street,, Reseda, CA, 91335, United States
Celebrate Pride Month at the West Valley Regional Library with our Artist in Residence, Debra Disman!

Learn to create the Rainbow Butterfly Book in honor of PRIDE month with our artist-in-residence Debra Disman!
Learn new skills while having fun!

All materials provided.

For More Information:

https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/celebrate-pride-month-our-artist-residence-debra-disman
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrate-pride-month-at-the-west-valley-library-with-debra-disman-tickets-634274701707

EXHIBITIONISTA: TEXT/MESSAGE with Shoebox Projects
2023-06-03 00:00 - 2023-06-24 00:00 | Shoebox Projects, Los Angeles, CA, United States
“Text/Message” focuses on how we use text in fine art. Whether painting, sculpture, mixed media, video, digital, the use of text plays an integral part in telling stories. It can add a poetic layer, or a humorous anecdote. Text can challenge societal assumptions, activate our inner desires or crusade for long held beliefs. Text also lies.” —Kristine Schomaker
Curated by Kristine Schomaker
View the Show HERE
See and hear the Artists Talk/Exhibition “Walkthrough” HERE
Participating Artists: Stephen Anderson, Melanie Antuna Hewitt, Lisa Bahouth, Hazel Batrez, Chavez Fred Becker, Sheri Lynn Behr, Greg Blair, Renee Bott, Austin Brady, Marie Brix Tyler Brumfield, Nikyra Capson, Isabella Cardim, Andrée Carter, Lisa Cooperman, Ian Cross, Steven Dick, Debra Disman, Zahra Fard, Margaret Jo Feldman, Pennie Fien, Karen Fiorito, Martin Gantman, Candice Greathouse, Briena Harmening, Gigi Janko, Karen Ruth Karlsson, Judi Krew, Tom Lasley, Linda Litteral, Bachrun LoMele Gina M, Lori Markman, Monica R Marks, Beatrice (Bea) Antonie Martino, Nancy McDearmon, Katie Mead, Jennie E. Park, Dan Ragland, E. Y. Reilly, Christopher Taylor, Maria Trunk, Sean Tyler, Caro Volny, Daggi Wallace, Jack Weaver, David E. Weed, Isabel Winson-Sagan, Lorraine Woodruff-Long, Darlyn Susan Yee

EXHIBITIONISTA: SAFEKEEPING: SDA's 2023 Member Exhibition
2023-06-02 11:00 - 2023-07-23 17:00 | !08 Contemporary Gallery, 108 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK, 74103
I am thrilled to be a part of “SAFEKEEPING“, the 2023 Member Exhibition of the Surface Design Association! (SDA)
EXHIBITION THEME:
This is a time for safeguarding both body and land, for seeking refuge through ritual and narrative, and for defending precarious boundaries and issues.
Sanctuary Cities, Nature Conservancies, Safe Houses, Communities of Care are at the forefront of public consciousness. As an artist, how do you sustain both the earth and its communities? How do you protect yourself in body and spirit as well as strengthen connections with others? How can you tend values that matter most? How do you use heritage, ritual, and the making process to anchor yourself? Safekeeping brings together works that explore these questions and the role artists play in stewarding communities, values, and the earth.
Safekeeping will celebrate works that push the evolution of textiles through the use of color, design, processes, and meanings.

View the Show HERE!
Listen to the Artists’ Talk HERE!

JUROR
Born in Oklahoma, Anita Fields is a contemporary Native American multi-disciplinary artist of Osage heritage. She is known for her works which combine clay and textile with Osage knowledge systems. Fields explores the intricacies of cultural influences at the intersection of balance and chaos found within our existence, explaining that: “The power of transformation is realized by creating various forms of clothing, coverings, landscapes, and figures. The works become indicators of how we understand our surroundings and visualize our place within the world.” In this way, the early Osage concepts of duality, such as earth and sky, male and female, are represented throughout her work.
IMPORTANT DATES:
*June 2, 2023: Exhibition Opening, First Friday Art Crawl
*June 21, 2023: Textile Talk Virtual Program
*July 23, 2023: Exhibition Closes

"A Common Thread" Artists' Talk at ArtShare LA!
2023-05-19 18:00 - 19:00 | ArtShare LA, 801 E 4th Pl, Los Angeles, CA, 90013, United States
Join us for a LIVE, IN-PERSON Artists’ Talk at ArtShare LA, focusing on the fiber-oriented works in the exhibition, “A Common Thread” on view in the ArtShare LA gallery through May 13th.

EXHIBITIONISTA: "Oh, Mother" at the Hera Gallery
2023-05-13 13:00 - 2023-06-17 17:00 | Hera Gallery and Educational Foundation, 10 High Street, Wakefield, RI, 02879, United States
I am thrilled to be a part of the international group exhibition: “Oh, Mother” at the Hera Gallery
“The word MOTHER – as both a verb and a noun – is rich and timeless, yet overdetermined, and even controversial when gendered and rendered exclusive. Mothers and motherhood have been romanticized and glorified since the Venus of Willendorf and have been the subject of representation over the ages in every ethnic, cultural, religious, spiritual, social, and environmental contexts.
What does the word MOTHER mean to you? As a child of a mother? As a witness to a mother? As a mother, or a person who mothers? As a human being deeply connected to Mother Earth? As an artist, what images does the notion of motherhood conjure up in you? Are they generous and abundant, filled with nourishment and laughter? Or are they frail, overwhelming, and. Confusing. Are they filled with a sense of darkness, destruction, or a void? Hera Gallery looks for works which examine, unravel, deconstruct, and re-write the myths of motherhood.”

Juror: Nadiah Rivera Fellah, Associate Curator at the Cleveland Museum of Art
Opening Reception: Saturday May 13, 6-8pm
Virtual Artist Talk: TBD

Artists' Panel Discussion: Irvine Fine Arts Center!
2023-05-13 12:00 - 13:30 | Irvine Fine Arts Center, 14321 Yale Ave, Irvine, CA, 92604, United States
Join us for an online ARTISTS’ Panel Discussion May 13th at Noon!
The artists of the Irvine Fine Arts Center‘s Exhibitions, “Aires Rising” and “North Node” will share, discuss, and celebrate the creative process as seen through their work.
Organized by the incomparable Virginia Arce, Irvine Fine Arts Center Exhibitions Program Coordinator.
Featuring exhibiting artists:
Renee Azenaro
Susan Lizotte, Artist
Miranda Kim
Sophia V Gonzalez
Zara Kuredjian
Debra Disman
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Celebrate Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at the West Valley Regional Branch Library!
2023-05-11 16:00 - 17:30 | West Valley Regional Branch Library, 19036 Vanowen Street,, Reseda, CA, 91335, United States
Join us and learn how to create the Flower Fold book with Artist in Residence Debra
Disman!
Celebrate springtime and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
Month, and add special hopes and wishes to your book. All materials included.

This program is part of my Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Artist Residency in bookmaking at the West Valley Regional Branch Library!

EXHIBITIONISTA: "In Tandem" at the Cape Cod Museum of Art
2023-05-10 10:00 - 2023-07-30 16:00 | The Cape Cod Museum of Art, 60 Hope Lane, Dennis, MA, 02638, United States
I am thrilled to be participating in the exhibition, “In Tandem“, at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, with artist and collaborator Luciana Abait, through our work, “drift”, a collaborative artist’ book which serves as a warning about environmental damage and ecological devastation.

For this year’s CCMoA International, Juried Exhibition, we asked artists to interpret the theme “In Tandem” in a visual work of art.
“In Tandem” may be defined as the process of 2 or more objects, mechanisms, people or concepts working in conjunction with each other to achieve a desired result.
The response was record-breaking with 283 artists from 30 states across the USA as well as from Canada, England and China submitting 424 artworks for this competition. Only 85 artworks were selected by juror. 3 of the artists will receive awards for their pieces during the Opening Reception and Gallery Talk on Friday, May 19, 2023. In Tandem is sponsored by Bob and Cathey Portrie.

Friday, May 19, 2023Gallery Talk with the Artists: 4pm – 5pmOpening Reception: 5pm – 6:30pmFree and open to the public • RSVPs appreciated!

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Celebrate Earth Day and Poetry Month at the West Valley Regional Branch Library!
2023-04-13 16:00 - 17:30 | West Valley Regional Branch Library, 19036 Vanowen Street,, Reseda, CA, 91335, United States
Join us to celebrate Earth Day and Poetry Month in one project at the West Valley Regional Branch Library!
Learn how to create a special book that can hang on the wall, and how to write Haiku Poetry to put in it!
Combine visual art and writing and learn new skills!
This program is part of my Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Artist Residency in bookmaking at the West Valley Regional Branch Library!

EXHIBITIONISTA: FANTASTIC FIBERS 2023 at the YEISER
2023-04-08 10:00 - 2023-06-29 17:00 | Yeiser Art Center, 200 Broadway St., Paducah, KY, 42001, United States
I am thrilled to participate for the third time in: FANTASTIC FIBERS 2023 at the YEISER ART CENTER.
“FANTASTIC FIBERS is an international juried exhibition that seeks to showcase a wide range of outstanding works related to the fiber medium.
One of Yeiser Art Center’s most engaging, innovative & colorful international exhibits, Fantastic Fibers is an inspirational must-see for fine artists, quilters and textile art enthusiasts across the globe.
Contemporary and innovative works created with fiber as the primary medium or concept are welcome. This exhibition is open to all artists 18 years and over working in the field of fiber art.
The show began in 1987 as a wearable art show but has evolved over the years to include a compelling mix of traditional and non-traditional works created from natural or synthetic fibers, and work that addresses the subject or medium of fiber.”

Exhibitionista: "A Common Thread" at ArtShare LA!
2023-04-01 18:00 - 2023-06-10 18:00 | ArtShare LA, 801 E 4th Pl, Los Angeles, CA, 90013, United States
I am thrilled to be participating in this 13-woman show focusing on use of threads, textile and fibers in contemporary art at the marvelous venue and organization, ArtShare LA!
A COMMON THREAD

April 1 – May 13

Art Share L.A. proudly presents A Common Thread, an exhibition featuring fiber-based and textile works of art exploring autobiography and social critique, connection and displacement. The artworks in this exhibition are interlinked through themes of history and memory.
Featured artists include:
Antoinette Adams
Amabelle Aguiluz
Doris Bittar
Chloe Cusimano
Yasmine Diaz
Debra Disman
Carmen Mardonez
Carolyn Mason
Michelle Montjoy
Marie-Jose Njoku-Obi
Katie Shanks
Aneesa Shami Zizzo
Artwork will be available for acquisition online beginning April 1, 2023.
On view, free, and open to the public April 1 – June 10, 2023
Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 1PM – 5PM
Please view a fabulous film of the show by Eric Minh Swenson HERE

EXHIBITIONISTA: "Aries Rising" at the Irvine Fine Ars Center
2023-03-11 12:00 - 2023-05-20 17:00 | Irvine Fine Arts Center, 14321 Yale Ave, Irvine, CA, 92604, United States
I am delighted to participate in:

ARIES RISING
Curated by Virginia Arce
Exhibition:
March 11–May 20
Irvine Fine Arts Center Main Gallery + Gallery 2
Opening Reception:
March 11, 2–4 p.m.
Rooted in the generative characteristics of spring, Aries Rising presents a collection of sculptural and two-dimensional artworks made of metal, fiber, and mixed media whose sensibilities reflect an organic source. Featured artists in the exhibition share a curiosity about human perception as it relates to the environment, both natural and manmade, reflected in their manipulation of material and form.
Artists featured:
Renée Azenaro, Debra Disman, Mirena Kim, Sofia V. Gonzales, Zara Kuredjian, and
Susan Lizotte.

"Women Artists Unfolding" at the West Valley Regional Library!
2023-03-09 16:00 - 17:00 | West Valley Regional Branch Library, 19036 Vanowen Street,, Reseda, CA, 91335, United States
In honor of Women’s History Month the West Valley Regional Branch Library celebrates women artists with a bookmaking workshop led by our artist in residence Debra Disman!
Please join us to create your own handmade book, learn about artists Faith Ringgold, Frida Kahlo and Yayoi Kusama and add what you learn about them to your books! All materials will be provided.
This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

This event is part of my Artist Residency in Bookmaking, “We Write the Book” at the West Valley Regional Branch Library of the Los Angeles Public Library, supported by the Los Angeles City Department of Cultural Affairs.
The Residency is comprised of a series of bookmaking workshops presented at the Library, planned in close coordination with Library Staff.
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Be The Change Book Festival! FREE Bookmaking Workshops!
2023-02-25 | Glendale Central Library, 222 East Harvard Street, Glendale, CA, Make Your Own Books with Debra Disman - Bookmaker and ReflectSpace Gallery exhibiting artist Saturday, February 25: 1:00pm - 2:00pm Glendale Central Library - ReflectSpace Annex AGE GROUP: ALL AGES EVENT TYPE: CLASSES & WORKSHOPS ARTS & CRAFTS Bring the whole family and learn how to create fun and fabulous handmade books using folding, cutting and gluing techniques., United States
Make Your Own Books with Debra Disman – Bookmaker and ReflectSpace Gallery exhibiting artist
Saturday, February 25: 10:00am – 11:00am, 1:00pm – 2:00pm, 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Glendale Central Library – ReflectSpace Annex
AGE GROUP: ALL AGES
EVENT TYPE: CLASSES & WORKSHOPS ARTS & CRAFTS
Bring the whole family and learn how to create fun and fabulous handmade books using folding, cutting and gluing techniques.

Presented as part of:
Be the Change Book Festival – Be the Change Series
Saturday, February 25: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Glendale Central Library
AGE GROUP: ALL AGES
EVENT TYPE: SPECIAL EVENTS
Celebrate diverse voices in reading at the Book Festival with author talks, local book vendors, food trucks, DJ, and activities for all ages.

Enjoy my solo show and other exhibitions in the Library!
I Can’t I Won’t I Will I Do Exhibition by Debra Disman – ReflectSpace Gallery
Friday, February 24: All Day
Glendale Central Library
AGE GROUP: ALL AGES
EVENT TYPE: ART EXHIBITION
A solo exhibition featuring Los Angeles-based artist Debra Disman.

Making Memories: Create Your Own Photo Album at the West Valley Branch Library
2023-02-09 16:00 - 17:30 | West Valley Regional Branch Library, 19036 Vanowen Street,, Reseda, CA, 91335, United States
Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Los Angeles Public Library and learn to make your own special photo album with artist in residence Debra Disman.
For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.

Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.

This event is part of my Artist Residency in Bookmaking, “We Write the Book” at the West Valley Regional Branch Library of the Los Angeles Public Library, supported by the Los Angeles City Department of Cultural Affairs.
The Residency is comprised of a series of bookmaking workshops presented at the Library, planned in close coordination with Library Staff.

EXHIBITIONISTA: "I Can't I Won't I Will I Do" SOLO SHOW
2023-01-28 18:00 - 2023-03-26 17:00 | ReflectSpace Gallery, 222 East Harvard Street, Glendale, CA, 91205, United States
“I Can’t I Won’t I Will I Do”
ReflectSpace presents:
DEBRA DISMAN: I Can’t I Won’t I Will I Do
January 18 – March 19, 2023
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 28th, 6-8pm
Curators: Ara & Anahid Oshagan

ReflectSpace in Glendale, run by Ara Oshagan, presents new work by artist Debra Disman. Along with the exhibition, ReflectSpace is publishing an artists’ book based on Disman’s 2021-22 Santa Monica Artist Fellowship project, investigating linking and responding to the groundbreaking work of artist Charlotte Salomon and Eva Hesse which will be available at the opening. For more information, please visit HERE.

EXHIBITIONISTA: "Tenuous Threads"
2023-01-24 12:00 - 2023-02-11 12:00 | Atlantic Gallery, 547 West 27th Street or 548 West 28th Street Suite 540 – accessible from either street, New York, NY, 10001, United States
TENUOUS THREADS
Contemporary Work Incorporating Textiles, Fibers, Threads and Mixed Media
January 24th – February 11, 2023
Opening reception of Tenuous Threads: January 26th, 5:30pm-8pm:
Atlantic Gallery, located in the historic Landmark Arts Building in Chelsea NYC, presents the exhibition: Tenuous Threads, juried by Patricia Miranda

All of life is connected through networks, systems, fibers and webs. Communication (visual, verbal, electrical, chemical, and kinetic) enables an exchange of information amongst all life forms. Tenuous Threads alludes to the delicate lines that bring us together and sets us apart; that joins us yet repels us. This show features innovative artworks that utilize textiles, fibers, threads (natural and synthetic) in sculpture, collage, 3D and 2D mixed media that communicates the strength and fragility of what binds all life.

EXHIBITIONISTA: "I Can't I Won't I Will I Do' Solo Show at ReflectSpace Gallery
2023-01-19 08:00 - 17:00
I am thrilled to have a solo exhibition at ReflectSpace Gallery, part of Glendale Arts and Culture, opening Saturday January 28th and on view through March 19,2023.
Curated by the wonderful Ara and Anahid Oshagan of Glendale.
The title of the show is based on a work of the same name:
“I Can’t I Won’t I Will I Do”, 2022, 13 x 71.5″, repurposed table runner, paint, hemp cord and linen thread

Love to See You There!!!!

Make Your Own "Storybook Theater" at the West Valley Regional Branch Library!
2023-01-12 16:00 - 17:30 | West Valley Regional Branch Library, 19036 Vanowen Street,, Reseda, CA, 91335, United States
Join us to express yourself and learn how to create the fabulous Storybook Theatre which combines books, diorama drama and stories into one project.
All materials provided.

For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.

Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.

EXHIBITIONISTA: "YARN/ROPE/STRING" at the New Bedford Museum of Art
2022-12-08 18:00 - 2023-03-12 16:00 | The New Bedford Museum of Art, 608 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, MA, 02740, United States
I am thrilled to be showing “Profusion” in “Yarn/Rope/String” at the New Bedford Museum of Art, organized by Fiber Art Now, and juried by Michael F. Rohde , originally presented in print and online in Fiber Art Now.

“Profusion“, 2018, 8.5 x 24.5 x 7.75, Book board, mulberry paper, watercolor paper, canvas, hemp cord

Get Ready for the New Year: CALENDAR 2023 at the West Valley Regional Branch Library!
2022-12-08 16:00 - 17:30 | West Valley Regional Branch Library, 19036 Vanowen Street,, Reseda, CA, 91335, United States
Prepare for the New Year by creating your own 2023 sidebound calendar!
Fill it with your important dates and reminders!
OPEN TO ALL!
All materials will be provided.

For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.
Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.

Fall Into Bookmaking at the West Valley Regional Branch Library!
2022-11-10 16:00 - 17:00 | West Valley Regional Branch Library, 19036 Vanowen Street,, Reseda, CA, 91335, United States
Please join us at the West Valley Regional Branch Library and kick off your holiday season by learning how to create your own handmade book with our Artist in Residence Debra Disman!
Learn folding, gluing and sewing techniques, and use your book to hold holiday recipes, photos, good wishes and more!
All materials provided.

EXHIBITIONISTA: "50 Years of Fiber"
2022-11-06 11:00 - 2022-12-09 17:00 | Kelso Art Center, Broadway & Hildebrand, San Antonio, 78209, United States
The annual Fiber Artists of San Antonio 2022 Art Exhibition will be held November 6 through December 9, at the Kelso Art Center, University of Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX. The theme of the exhibit, “50 Years of Fiber Art,” celebrates the organization’s half century history. The show presents fiber artists from across the U.S. considering each decade since the 1970s as inspiration for their fiber art work.
*DEFINITION OF FIBER, as extracted from Merriam-Webster Dictionary: 1. A thread or structure or object resembling a thread; 2. A slender and greatly elongated natural or synthetic filament) such as wool, cotton, gold, asbestos, glass or rayon) which typically can be spun into yarn; 3. Material made of fibers (includes paper), fabric, plastic or metal fibers, tapestry, art cloth.
The exhibition is juried by Paula Owen.
Owen, president emerita of Southwest School of Art, began her tenure in1996, following 11 years as the Director of the Visual Arts Center in Richmond, Virginia. Under her leadership the school’s size, scope, and reputation grew significantly, and in 2014 a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program was added. In 2022 Southwest School of Art and University of Texas at San Antonio announced a merger to create a new and expanded school of art.
Owen has served as curator of numerous exhibits and on national and regional boards and panels, including the Pew Artist Fellowships, the Bush Foundation Fellowships, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She is a published arts writer and co-authored the book, Objects and Meaning: New Perspec5ves on Art and Craft:, published by Scarecrow Press. Most recently, her essay “Fabrication and Encounter: When Content is a Verb,” was published in Maria Elena Buzcek’s book, Extra/Ordinary: Craft and Contemporary Art.
Owen earned an MFA in painting and printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University and continues to show her work in group and solo shows throughout the nation.

I am thrilled to be showing:
“Rent Wound Tear, Mend Heal Repair”
The first time this triptych will be shown outside of Los Angeles.

Exhbitionista: "Telling Stories" with Shoebox Arts
2022-10-22 00:00 - 2022-11-18 00:00 | Shoebox Projects, Los Angeles, CA, United States
I am thrilled to participate in:
“Telling Stories”
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2022 3-5pm PST: Zoom Opening Reception and artist talks
Presented by Shoebox Projects
Curated by Michelle Robinson, Artist and Curator
“Art and craft are means to tell stories visually. Through mythology, fairy tales, cultural commentary, dream imagery, family history, and personal narrative, art has sought to examine the challenges and mysteries of how we live; to interpret and understand our world and share those thoughts with others. This exhibition showcases how artists are telling stories now, from abstract and non-linear to representational and narratives” at Shoebox Projects“
See the show and hear the Artists Talk HERE!
I am showing: Chromatic Interactions: The Golden Thread, 2020, 76 x 90 x 1.5″, mixed media installation utilizing file cards written and drawn upon by Craft Contemporary Museum patrons participating in my commissioned interactive artists’ book project: Chromatic Interactions

Michelle Robinson studied architecture and visualization at Texas A&M University, producing animated short films that were shown at the Walker Art Center, the Dallas Museum of Art, and The AFI National Video Festival. She has been an artist and supervisor with Walt Disney Animation Studios for over 28 years, with credits that include Frozen, Zootopia, and most recently, Head of Characters on Encanto. She also holds an MFA from New Hampshire Institute of Art and has had her work published in Diffusion of Light, The Hand, and Precog magazine. Exhibition highlights include a curated show dealing with the urban environment at the Brand Library in Glendale, CA, and solo shows at the Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder, CO, The Wright Gallery at Texas A&M University, and the Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery at Coker University in NC. www.michellerobinsonstudio.com
Shoebox Arts is an arts organization focused on supporting and empowering artists, building community, offering peer mentorship, PR/marketing strategies and social media management. Shoebox Projects is our alternative art space that supports artists through curator opportunities, residencies and representation.

Make Your Own Halloween Book: Tunnel Bookmaking at the West Valley Regional Branch Library!
2022-10-20 16:00 - 17:00 | West Valley Regional Branch Library, 19036 Vanowen Street,, Reseda, CA, 91335, United States
Join us to create your own Halloween “Tunnel Book” where you can tell your Halloween stories!
Artist in Residence Debra Disman will guide you step-by-step on how to make a tunnel book.
All supplies will be provided.

For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.

Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.

Friday Art Night at LACMA—Fantastic Flag Books
2022-10-14 18:00 - 21:00 | Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Friday Art Night—Fantastic Flag Books

Friday Art Night classes are a great way to end the week!
Visit Objects of Desire: Photography and the Language of Advertising and create a fun flag book structure, learn to fold an accordion spine, design your own covers and flag pages that reveal a pattern when opened, and express your own special message using text and images. With artist Debra Disman.
This program will take place indoors on LACMA’s campus. Supplies are included with tuition.
About the Instructor
Debra Disman is a Los Angeles–based artist working primarily in the form of the book, both as a solo practitioner and in the public sphere of community engagement. She works across Los Angeles County in schools, museums, libraries, and other community settings. She holds a BA in painting from the University of Iowa and a certificate in Social Emotional Arts (SEA) from UCLArts & Healing. She shows her work nationally, and is a member of the Guild of Book Workers and the International Association of Colour Consultants/Designers.
Masks are strongly recommended indoors for everyone.
Learn more about all of the museum’s health and safety protocols.

Craft Lab Family Workshop: Tunnel Books with Debra Disman
2022-10-09 13:30 - 15:30 | Craft Contemporary, 5814 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90036, United States
Craft Workshops, Family Programs

Sunday, October 9, 20221:30pm – 3:30pm$10 Adults | $7 Children | Free for Members
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Create a multidimensional tunnel book with artist Debra Disman! Using accordion folds, framing techniques, and strategic cutouts, participants will explore a “layered view” that creates the setting for a dramatic sculptural book scene. Get some inspiration by visiting the diorama scenes in Lezley Saar: Diorama Drama. Craft Lab is for all ages, everyone is welcome!
Space is limited. Advance RSVP is required.
All participants must wear a mask during check-in and at all times while indoors. Masks are not required during outdoor programs but are suggested.
Thank you to all program participants for your understanding and cooperation. Learn more about our COVID-19 protocol on our Visit page.

EXHIBITIONISTA: Surface Design Association Southwest Regional Exhibition
2022-09-30 10:00 - 2022-11-13 16:30 | Tubac Center For The Arts, 9 Plaza Road, Tubac, AZ, 85646, United States
Current SDA members in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Southern California, Texas, and Utah were invited to submit work for the juried SDA Southwest Regional Exhibition. The exhibition was juried by Arizona artist, Annie Lopez.
September 30-November 13, 2022 at
Tubac Center of the Arts
9 Plaza Road, Tubac, AZ 85646
