In addition to blog categories about my News, Process and Inspirations I have added a new category named Inner Artist. My goal is to demystify what goes on in the mind of an artist. You may wonder what I’m thinking about and this is my way of shining a light on topics that are not only on my mind but often on the minds of other creatives like Fear of Failure, Creative Blocks and Reflections on 2020. If you have ideas about what you would like me to discuss, please:
Voyage Raleigh magazine reached out to me for an interview. Their interview format allowed me to curate an interview that had a theme, in my case, how having a mentor and being a mentor shapes an artist’s career and confidence.
Curator Dr. Milagros Bello, an internationally recognized curator and art critic, chose Deborah’s environmental piece ‘Descent,’ for her latest exhibition titled Drags and Woops: The Poetics of Rupture. The show will be presented at MIA Curatorial Projects in Miami, Florida.
Deborah Kruger’sEnvironmental artwork about the endangered Bengal Florican One critically endangered bird that has deeply touched my heart is the stately Bengal Florian. A ground-dwelling member of the pheasant family, it is also known as a bustard. Its quiet elegance
Returning to my FIT textile roots When I studied Textile Design at FIT in New York, I learned to weave—alongside many other techniques that still shape my artwork today. After graduation, I became a wallpaper designer, with silk screening being
Environmental Textile Exhibition in Sansepolcro, Tuscany, Italy 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. The artists
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
Gallerist Daria Loi invited Deborah Kruger to participate in her fiber exhibition titled Imperfecting held in conjunction with Portland Textile Month. imperfecta is an art & design gallery focused on elevating women artists and minority creatives, located in Oregon City, OR.
The Visions Museum of Textile Art (VMOTA) in San Diego, California presents the latest trends in contemporary quilting and fiber art. The jury chose Deborah’s environmental artwork titled ‘Corona de Plumas’ for the annual Interpretations exhibition.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Before I tell you about all the wonderful Mexican women I work with, let me set the stage by telling you a little about me. When I was young, I spent many weekends making clothing from scratch with my mother,
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
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
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
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
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
North Carolina Artist Deborah Kruger Chosen for Mint Museum Exhibition Ropa Arco Iris, 2023, 53 x 45 x 2″, hand screen-printing on recycled plastic, hand and machine sewing, wrapping, waxed linen thread Exhibition Title: Coined in the South: 2024 Biennial
News from Deborah Kruger’s studio that spans Italy, Iceland, Turkmenistan, Oregon, and North Carolina Right now, I have so much great news to share that it made more sense to send out a newsletter with blurbs about each one and
Imperfecta gallery welcomes Deborah Kruger as a gallery artist I have wonderful news to share. Beginning in August 2024, I will be represented by imperfecta, an art and design gallery in Oregon City, just south of Portland. Finding a good
2024 LOGOS Exhibition in Perugia, Italy 10 Fiber Artists using Text On my way back from exhibiting in Venice last April, my assistant Sandra and I stopped in Milan to meet Curator Barbara Pavan and an Italian fiber artist Michela
Deborah Kruger Represents Mexico The World of Threads Festival, curated by Dawne Rudman and Gareth Bate, opens October 12, 2023 and runs through December 17, 2023 at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community & Cultural Center in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, a
A project of ArteMorbida’s ‘Follow the Thread’ Invisible Matters is a duo exhibition with Deborah Kruger and Michael Pribich at Big Sky Studios in Chinatown/New York. The show is a part of the multi-location Follow the Thread celebration of contemporary