2024 Highlights
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 […]
Coined In The South: 2024 Biennial
Deborah Kruger chosen for top contemporary artist showcase at the Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina For the third time, the Mint Museum mounted its Coined in the South: 2024 Biennial which showcases 49 of the top contemporary artists throughout Southern United States. I am deeply honored to participate in this important and inspiring exhibition and […]
2024 TURBULENCE: Birds, Beauty, Language & Loss
Portrait of the Artist with Curator Stacy Bloom-Rexode Solo Show at Block Gallery in Raleigh, NC I am excited to announce my solo exhibition at Block Gallery in Raleigh, North Carolina. The curator, Stacy Bloom-Rexode, contacted me through LinkedIn (good reminder to keep your LI profiles current!). Over the nine months preceding the show, the […]
BLACKBIRD: The Making of an Environmental Mural
For the last six months I have been screen printing thousands of feathers from black recycled plastic in preparation for starting a new series of black pieces. Blackbird is the first piece in this new collection and the fourth environmental mural that addresses the steep plunge in bird populations around the world as a result […]
Small Works – Holiday Edition
All Small Works are 10% off! It’s time to buy something unforgettable for someone you adore. Use Discount Code: HOLIDAY10 My Small Works Collection seems to have struck a chord! It seems that my Small Works Collection has truly resonated with people! These pieces have become my bestsellers, likely due to their appealing price point […]
Art in Embassies
A dream come true… We all harbor secret dreams, and recently, one of mine has come true. Not long ago, I opened an email from the Chief Curator of the Art in Embassies Program, inviting me to loan a piece of my artwork to the U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan. A dedicated […]
The Making of Broken
Using Ceramics to Tell the Story of Endangered Birds Drawing and research about endangered birds is the cornerstone of my environmental art practice. I created my first portfolio at an artist residency in 2016 at La Porte Peinte Centre Pour les Arts in the tiny medieval village of Noyers-sur-Serein, France, about four hours south east […]
Kruger’s Work at Contemporary Fiber Biennale in Italy
Thanks to curator Barbara Pavan, who I met in Milan last year, I now have an enthusiastic advocate for my environmental artwork in Italy. I currently have two pieces included in textile Biennale titled RADICI, METAMORFOSI, MESCOLANZE, which is La II Biennale Internazionale di Fiber Art Contemporanea at the Museo del Ricamo e del Tessile, […]
Fall Small Works Collection
My Small Works Collection seems to have struck a chord! My Small Works Collection seems to have struck a chord! These are my best selling pieces, probably because they are priced to sell! The inspiration for this collection was making my environmental art affordable to folks who want to live with it. The collection includes […]