Deborah Kruger’s Art for Earth’s Sake!
Portrait of the Artist with Curator Stacy Bloom-Rexode Recycled Art, Community Conversations, and Creative Action for a Sustainable Future My enthusiasm for environmental advocacy shines through not only in my recycled artwork, but also in the environmental talks and workshops I present. Next week, for instance, I’ll be giving a Gallery Talk at the Block Gallery in […]
Nature Show in Italy
Exhibition Title: Naturales Quaestiones/ Hybridization About: Italian Curator Barbara Pavan explores the creative principle of hybridization through installations by eight international artists. The artworks all address the fusion and convergence of the pressing challenges of our time. Dates: 15 March to 31 May, 2025 Location: Palazzo Muglioni, Via Nicolo, Aggiunti 55, Sansepolcro, Italy Opening Reception: […]
Our Fragile Moment
Kruger’s Environmental Fiber Art on view in Chelsea, New York New York based artist and curator Fran Beallor has assembled a powerful and timely exhibition titled Our Fragile Moment. I will be joining over 30 artists working across a wide range of mediums and styles to express our concerns and understanding of the global climate […]
Deborah Kruger, North Carolina Artist
Deborah Kruger, North Carolina Artist Highlights of Kruger’s Environmental Fiber Art Since moving to Durham, North Carolina from Amherst, Massachusetts in 2014, Deborah Kruger has maintained an art studio in this vibrant art community. Over the last eleven years, Kruger’s environmental artwork has appeared in exhibitions, published in magazines and blogs and been awarded various […]
Environmental Duality in Turbulence: Birds/Beauty/Language/Loss at the Block Gallery
Reviewed by Samantha Oleschuk Here is a truly poetic art review of my current solo exhibition of my environmental fiber art at the Block Gallery in Raleigh, North Carolina. The reviewer, Samantha Oleschuk, writes for the Cultural Voice of North Carolina (CVNC) and is a recent graduate from Appalachian State College in Boone, NC. I […]
Deborah Kruger’s Corona de Plumas
Unpacking the evolution of a piece Corona de Plumas is a one-of-a-kind piece that evolved in an unusual way. The crown of this piece is evocative of feathered ceremonial objects used by indigenous peoples of the Amazon. However, this wasn’t my intent. Initially, the crown was facing downwards and was designed to cover a large […]
2025 Our Fragile Moment
Deborah Kruger shows her environmental work at a Climate-themed show in Chelsea, New York Butterfly Effect, 2011, 3’ x 3’ x 40”, scans on 300lb watercolor paper, paint, oilstick Exhibition Title: Our Fragile Moment About: Hudson Guild presents Our Fragile Moment as part of its Art in Response initiative — a series of exhibits in […]
OXYMORON OF ART: Deborah Kruger’s recycled plastic feathers
Artist interview by Sabino Maria Frassà in Cranum Magazine Thanks to my enthusiastic curator, Barbara Pavan, my textile artwork has been shown in Italy twice this year. As a result of this visibility, I have received more interest from other artists and writers in Italy. Sabino Maria Frassà writes for the Italian culture magazine Cranum […]
Deborah Kruger 2024 Highlights
9 Amazing Shows and Honors (click on each square to read more!) Although I set goals every year, never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would have these nine amazing highlights to share with you. The year began and ended with a First Prize! One […]
What does winning a First Prize mean?
Musings on Success Assessing one’s value when you’re an artist living in a capitalist world is challenging to say the least! Since few of us make a living from our craft, determining our worth via financial measures isn’t useful. General guidelines defining success have little relevance to us, so this becomes a private matter that […]