2021 Artists for Conservation
About: Artists for Conservation is the world’s leading group of artists supporting the environment. Founded in 1997, the non-profit organization comprises a membership of 500 of the world’s most gifted nature artists from 27 countries, across five continents. Our mission is to support wildlife and habitat conservation and environmental education through art that celebrates nature. My […]
2021 Manifold Global
About: Manifold Global is a new international on-line exhibition gallery. The co-Founders are Emily Strong and Matthew Pring. I have just had three pieces accepted for their upcoming show titled ABSTRACTION. Accidentals, along with Casanare and Turbulence will all appear in a show entitled Abstraction organized by Manifold Global, an international on-line gallery.Click on the […]
Deborah Kruger’s Summer Blog
Even though the pandemic has slowed down so many parts of the culture economy, things have been lively for me and I thought you enjoy hearing about where my art will be this summer. Since January, my work has been represented in two international Biennales. Kimono is traveling around Australia as part of the Art […]
How Artists Have Changed My Art
I don’t know about you, but I have seen art that has changed my life. Pre-pandemic, I had this experience numerous times. On one unforgettable day in 2012, I walked into the Brooklyn Museum to see the El Anatsui Gravity and Grace retrospective and the monumental scale, the beauty, the materials and the meaning just […]
On Fear of Failure
Anyone who is struggling with a fear of failure is actually really dealing with a fear of living fully. To live in the present is to experience the joys, sorrows and lessons of life. For artists, this means learning from each piece. Setting it up to succeed or fail is unfair to the piece and to you. It’s not a useful duality. I look at each piece as a teacher…
My Floor as Evidence of Productivity
You’re probably thinking, isn’t your work the evidence of productivity? Well, yes and no. Work ebbs and flows. Like most abstract painting, I build up the surface of my work and sometimes tear it down until I get it right. Despite the progress on the wall, the floor becomes the evidence of how much work […]
Apertura Internacional Fiberart
https://deborahkruger.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/FI2019.mp4 Apertura Internacional Fiberart Quedan 10 días para ver la Trienal Asistir a la inauguración de Fiberart International en Pittsburgh, Pensilvania, fue emocionante e inspirador. En esta 23ª exposición trienal participaron 55 artistas de 8 países y cerca de la mitad de ellos pudieron asistir a los eventos patrocinados por las dos galerías huéspedes de […]
Centro de las Artes de Sebastopol Sebastopol, California
Centro de las Artes de Sebastopol Sebastopol, California Una vez más, me siento honrada de ser incluida en el International Fiber Arts IX, un espectáculo internacional de fibras y textiles en el Centro de las Artes de Sebastopol en la costa del norte de California. Mi pieza, Homeland ganó un Premio al Mérito y también […]
The Making of Ropa Blanca
I have just finished my first huipil-inspired piece titled Ropa Blanca. Many of my pieces gestate for a long time and Ropa Blanca was no exception. Like in my piece Kimono, I used the huipil, a traditional women’s blouse, as my inspiration. The references included images of Frida Kahlo’s clothing that are now on view […]
Exhibición Material/ Proces
Portada de la edición de diciembre de la revista Carolina Arts presentando Kimono Artis frente a Conflagration con hija y nietos Artista hablando con espectador Panorama de la apertura y otros artistas y obras de arte. Joven espectadora respondiendo a la obra de arte Nieta Reina admirando a Kimono Exhibición Material/ Proces Durham Arts Council, […]