Debra Joy Groesser [NRA 2017-2023]

First name:  Debra ; 
Middle name:  Joy ; 
Last name:  Groesser ;

Member: Non-resident artist member ; 
Begin: 2017 ;
End:  2023 ;

Biography:

Nebraska artist, Debra Joy Groesser received her BFA degree in art in 1978 from Bellevue College (Bellevue, NE).  Debra paints many subjects but is best known for her impressionistic landscape paintings, particularly her plein air work.  “Painting is such a spiritual experience for me. Nothing inspires me more than being out on location, capturing the subtle nuances of color, light and atmosphere that can only be achieved by painting from nature.” Debra also paints portraits and figurative works. In 2011, she was commissioned by Omaha Performing Arts to create a large portrait of Richard and Mary Holland, which hangs at the Holland Performing Arts Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Her work can be found in several corporate collections in the Omaha area as well as private collections in the US and around the world.

     Debra is a Signature member and President/CEO of the American Impressionist Society, a Master Signature member of Plein Air Artists Colorado, and a Signature member of Oil Painters of America, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association and American Plains Artists. She is an elected artist member of Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters and the Salmagundi Club in New York. Her work has been featured in several national art publications including International Artist (June/July 2021), Art of the West (March 2018), American Art Collector (May 2010), Southwest Art and a feature article in Plein Air Magazine (Oct/Nov. 2014).  She was a finalist in Southwest Art Magazine’s 2012 Artistic Excellence competition. Debra was a faculty member for the 2014, 2015, and 2018 Plein Air Conventions and the 2021 Plein Air Live Global Virtual Art Conference.

     Debra is represented by Mary Williams Fine Art, Boulder CO,  Montgomery-Lee Fine Art, Park City UT, Illume Gallery, St. George UT and her own gallery, Debra Joy Groesser Fine Art, Ralston NE.

https://www.debrajoygroesser.com/

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