RESUME

Debra MacArthur
8170 Muirfield Cres, Whistler, BC, V0N 1B8
atwhistler@telus.net | www.debramacarthur.com | Telephone: (604) 938 - 0168

Selected Exhibitions

• Artwalk 2009, Whister Arts Council, July - August, Whistler, BC
• Art in the Garden, Whistler, BC (August 30 - September 1, 2008)
• Artwalk 2008, Whistler Arts Council Summer Arts Festival, Sundial Boutique Hotel, Whistler Village, BC, July & August 2008
• "Small, Smaller, Smallest", Federation of Canadian Artists, Federation Gallery, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, November 2007, Juried Show
• "Artists Choice", Federation of Canadian Artists, Federation Gallery, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, October 2007, Juried Show
• "Canvas Unbound", Federation of Canadian Artists, Federation Gallery, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, May, June 2007
• "My Whistler, My Home", Sutton Real Estate Offices, Whistler, Summer 2007
• Winterpride, Whistler Community Arts Council, February 2007
• Artgageous, Whistler Community Arts Council, October 2006
• "My Whistler, My Home At My Place”, Scotia Creek Gallery, Millennium Place Whistler BC, September 2006, Solo Exhibition
• Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver British Columbia, January 2006 Student Show
• Artrageous, Community Arts Council Cornucoppia Exhibition at the Garibaldi Lift Company, Whistler British Columbia, October 2005
• Artwalk, Community Arts Council Summer Arts Festival, Plaza Galleries, Whistler British Columbia, July 2005
• Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver British Columbia, January 2005, Student Show

 

Education

• October 2009, Federation of Canadian Artists, Impressionistic Oils, studied with Rick McDiarmid
• September 2009, Federation of Canadian Artists, Gabriola Island Plein Air Workshop
• Spring 2007, Federation of Canadian Artists, Advanced Acrylics, studied with Janice Robertson
• Spring 2007, Federation of Canadian Artists, Elements of Design, studied with Lalita Hamill
• August 2007, Advanced Acrylics, Mike Svobb
• 2006 Federation of Canadian Artists, Advanced Acrylic and Watercolour Workshops. Studied with Janice Robertson and Suzanne Northcott
• 2005 Federation of Canadian Artists, Advanced Watercolour, Acrylics, Composition and Intermediate Drawing Workshops. Studied with Janice Robertson, Robert Genn, Brent Lynch, Suzanne Northcott and Alan Wylie.
• 2004 Federation of Canadian Artists, Watercolour and Acrylic Painting Workshops. Studied with Janice Robertson and David Langevin
• 2003 Federation of Canadian Artists, What do Jurors Look For Workshop. Studied under Donna Baspaly and Kees Fransbergen
• 2003 Federation of Canadian Artists, Acrylic and Watercolour Painting Workshops. Studied under Janice Robertson, Michael Otoole, Kiff Holland and David Langevin
• 2002 Federation of Canadian Artists, Acrylic Painting Workshop. Studied under Michael Otoole
• 2002 Federation of Canadian Artists, Watercolour Workshops. Studied under Janice Robertson and Kiff Holland
• 2002 Vancouver Academy of Art, Watercolour Workshop. Studied under Joseph Fettingis
• 2001 Vancouver Academy of Art, Watercolour Workshops, Studied under Linda Cameron
• 2001 Whistler Arts Festival, Acrylic Painting Workshop; Studied under Mike Svobb.
• 2000 Vancouver Academy of Art, Introduction to Drawing from the Ground Up, Studied under James Lindfield

Affiliations

• Federation of Canadian Artists, Active Member Status, 2001 – present
• Federation of Canadian Artists, Associate Member Status 2000 – 2001
• Whistler Community Arts Council, Member 2005 – present

Publications

About the Artist

• "Meet the Artists", Parkhurst Exchange, article by Milena Katz, July 2007
• "MacArthur's Art Reflects her Surroundings", Whister Question, Article by Britt Germann, August 31, 2006.
• "When Words are Not Enough", Pique News Magazine, Article by Nicole Fitzgerald, August 31, 2006.
• ARTFUL BUSINESS Whistler Real Estate Company Honoured for Arts Patronage, Whistler Pique Magazine, January 19, 2006
• Getting Behind the Arts - Whistler Question, January 19,2006
• Portfolio of Real Estate Properties, Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton- Summer 2006; Cover Painting.