Artist Bio

IN NATURE'S REALM

My focus is on the Appalachian landscape, not only the terrain we've come to know with its varied and distinct mountain vistas and lush veil of atmosphere but the ongoing daily relationship we have with the land. I am interested in the reciprocity we have with the landscape, and how we carry it in our bodies and behind our eyes in our memories and dreams. These iconic vistas are not mere "scenes" on the outside. They and the elements they embody are part of our own physical makeup, our psyche, and ultimately, our soul.

We carry the minerals, the air, water and light of this environment within and we share the eros of the region. Our relationship with the natural world is constant and profound. The experience is both organic and mystical. I am ever grateful for the transcendent quality of life afforded by these ancient mountains. They teach me and they touch me deeply.

With this in mind, a certain number of my works serve as meditation pieces. These are works which are more contemplative and focus on the elements of nature. These are subjects fashioned by the earth, fire, water and vegetation. They are generally more simplified and focused in terms of their subject matter. They are compositions about elements or habitats. They are points of departure in our connection to the earth. They invite the viewer into meditation as Yeats "Arrow."

It is my deepest hope that as we deepen our awareness of this complex and beautiful relationship with Nature, we can begin to heal the earth and ourselves.
Deborah Squier  2008

Artist Bio

Deborah Squier

Born: Newton, Massachusetts

Education:

Mentored by the late Donald Gordon Squier, renown landscape and portrait painter
Student at the Boston Museum School, Boston Massachusetts
    BA UNC Chapel Hill

Selected Group Exhibitions:

            Blue Spiral 1 In Nature's Realm Solo Show                           2008
            Blue Spiral 1 Blue Ridge Parkway Show                                2007
    Blue Spiral 1 "The Sky Above the Earth Below"                2006                  
            Rock School Foundation Group Show                2005
Summit One Gallery "The Highlands" Group Show        2005
Hanson Gallery "Holiday Open House"                        2004       
    Blue Spiral I "Landscape Blue Ridge Parkway"             2004
    16 Patton  "All Pastel" Group Exhibit                     2003
    16 Patton  "Timeless Landscape" Two Person Exhibit             2002
    16 Patton "Rite of Spring" Group Exhibit                  2002
    Lions's View Gallery Knoxville, Tn                    2001
    16 Patton "To Render Nature" Group Exhibit             2001
    16 Patton "The Disappearing Landscape: Group Exhibit         2001
    16 Patton "Holiday Open House" Group Exhibit            2001
    16 Patton "Awakenings in the Appalachians: Group Exhibit   2000
    16 Patton "Light, Shadow, Air" Two Person Exhibit            2000
    16 Patton "Holiday Open House: Group Exhibit                 2000
    Mountains to the Sea "Earth and Sky" Solo Exhibit        1999
    Runaway Moon Gallery "West Palm Beach, Fl Group Show 1999
    Summer House Gallery Highlands, NC Solo Exhibit         1998
    Blue Ridge Frame and Gallery Asheville, NC             1997
    Four Seasons Arts Council Hendersonville, NC             1996
    Walker Arts Center Asheville School, Solo Show                  1996

Selected Private Collections

Mr. And Mrs. Robert Patton, Great Grandson of General George S. Patton;  CT
Corporate Collection of Mr. And Mrs. William Cecil, Biltmore Estate, Asheville,
Jonesboro Storytelling Center, Jonesboro, Tn;
Dr. Toni Meador, Asheville, NC
Dr. Mary Helen McConnell, Asheville, NC
William Wescott, Asheville, NC
Hal and Claire Shapiro, Asheville, NC
Andrea and Joel Press, New York NY
David LaFave, Charlotte, NC
Joan Burtt, London England
Elizabeth Powers, Asheville, NC
Joseph McGuire, Att., Asheville NC
The Asheville School, Asheville, NC

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