Deborah Macy [NRA 2023]

First name: Deborah ;
Middle name:  ;
Last name: Macy ;

Member: Non-Resident Artist Member ; 
Begin: 2023 ;
End: n/a ;

Biography:

Deborah studied sculpture in clay and bronze at RISD from the live model, although she credits her progress in figure painting to holding her own studio life classes. A guiding light has been the teaching advice from the master, gleaned from her well-loved biography of John Singer Sargent by Charles Merrill Mount.

The Portrait Society and her admiration of Nelson Shanks’ work led her to Studio Incamminati in Philadelphia for a workshop with artists Jeff Hein, Ricky Mujica, and Natalie Italiano. Deborah is a juried member of The CLWAC and has won awards from The Cape Cod Art Center, Cape Cod Cultural Center, North River Arts Society, and the CLWAC at The Salmagundi Club.

Deborah describes the reflective feminine experience in her figurative work which shows her love of vintage costume and most recently, the Japanese kimono. Her subjects move from darkness into light, hinting at what will be.