Biography
Deborah is a Chichester-based visual artist working primarily with paint and print. She views art as a catalyst for emotion and thought, aiming to spark both conversation and connection through her work.
Her practice is deeply rooted in personal experience and exploration. With a background in the travel industry, Deborah has embraced adventure and interaction with the wider world, which continues to inform her creative process.
I feel the process of memory construction, and the loss of it, especially after trauma, impacts our sense of identity.
Before becoming an artist, I worked in the travel industry, and that sense of movement — of stepping into unfamiliar places, meeting new people, absorbing colours, textures, and stories — still shapes how I create. I bring that same openness into the studio.
Each piece begins with a memory or dream, evolving through the interplay of materials, music, and intuition, often resulting in abstract compositions that invite reflection and connection. Her paintings resonate with layered colour, texture, and mark-making. This process-led approach reflects how memory accumulates, disintegrates, and fades, offering a cathartic exploration of one's inner world.
Since graduating with a BA (hons) in Fine Art from the University of Chichester, Deborah has exhibited at the Oxmarket Gallery in Chichester, Aspex Gallery in Portsmouth, Gallery Grounds in Southampton, Sullington Manor and with the Oreofe Gallery in Woodstock.